Number: RL31357
Title: Federal Interagency Coordinative Mechanisms: Varied Types and Numerous Devices
Authors: Frederick M. Kaiser, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: Interagency coordinative mechanisms at the federal level have become more prominent and prevalent recently. The Office of Homeland Security and the companion Homeland Security Council are the most visible. Other examples not only include such well-known entities as the National Security Council and the so-called "drug czar" but also extend to a multiplicity of nearly anonymous working groups and task forces. This report provides information on, examinations of, and preliminary comparisons among federal interagency coordinative devices.
Pages: 33
Date: Updated July 22, 2002