Number: RL34455 Title: Organizing the U.S. Government for National Security: Overview of the Interagency Reform Debates Authors: Catherine Dale, Nina Serafino, and Pat Towell, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Abstract: The purpose of this report is to help frame the emerging debates by taking note of the leading advocates for change, highlighting identified shortcomings in key elements of the current system, and describing categories of emerging proposals for change. Pages: 15 Date: December 16, 2008