Meeting the Challenge of 9/11: Blueprints for More Effective GovernmentThomas H. Stanton 9/11 revealed serious public sector shortcomings in such areas as border security and immigration control, cybersecurity, and first responses to hostile acts. This book focuses on how to make government more effective, especially in our post-9/11 era of heightened concern for national and homeland security. "Meeting the Challenge of 9/11" is a top-to-bottom guidebook for improving government organization and performance. While it specifically addresses the key issues of homeland security (biodefense, border security, immigration control, and infrastructure protection), it has a broader agenda - the renewal of an effective, well-managed government. The chapter authors have extensive senior-level experience in managing government organizations or in analyzing government organization and management. Most are Fellows of the National Academy of Public Administration and active participants in NAPA's Standing Panel on Executive Organization and Management. |
Contents
Meeting the Challenge of September 11 | 1 |
Moving toward More Capable Government A Guide to Organizational Design | 25 |
Developing the Domestic Security State | 71 |
Creating the Department of Homeland Security An Old Approach to a New Problem | 93 |
An Undersecretary for Management Its Potential in the Department of Homeland Security | 105 |
The Need for an Office of Federal Management Now More than Ever | 119 |
Observations on Organization and Management | 155 |
Managing Change that Makes a Difference | 164 |
The Many Cultures of Government | 217 |
ContractingAn American Way of Governance Post911 Constitutional Choices | 228 |
Improving the Military Personnel System | 272 |
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About the Editor and Contributors | 331 |
Index | 335 |
Developments in the Federal Performance Management Movement Balancing Conflicting Values in GPRA and PART | 197 |
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