Organizing for Homeland Security

For much of the twentieth century, Congress and the president were rivals for determining the organization of the executive branch. The events of September 11, 2001 did not end that contest. The president sought to be the architect of new arrangements for protecting and maintaining homeland security...

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Published in:Presidential studies quarterly 2003-09, Vol.33 (3), p.602-624
Main Author: Relyea, Harold C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrative agencies
Antiterrorism measures
Bush, George W
Central government
Centralization
Company business management
Company business planning
Congressional committees
Executive branch
Executive orders
Executive-legislative relations
Government
Government Agencies
History
Homeland Security Act 2002-US
Legislatures
National Security
Organizational Change
Organizational Structure
Planning
Political aspects
Political power
Political science
Presidency
President of the United States
Presidents
Prevention
Public administration
Ridge, Tom
Security systems industry
Senators
Separation of powers
Terrorism
U.S.A
United States history
United States of America
United States Senate
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Summary:For much of the twentieth century, Congress and the president were rivals for determining the organization of the executive branch. The events of September 11, 2001 did not end that contest. The president sought to be the architect of new arrangements for protecting and maintaining homeland security, a nebulous term seeking to be a policy concept. Initial institutions created to exert leadership and coordination on behalf of the president were the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council, simultaneously established by an executive order. Several months later, the president called for a new administrative organization, and steadfastly pursued the mandating of a Department of Homeland Security, composed of existing entities of his choosing and vested with managerial flexibilities he considered to be essential. Ultimately, he largely obtained what he wanted in the legislation mandating the department.
ISSN:0360-4918
1741-5705
DOI:10.1111/1741-5705.00008