National Security

Agencies must engage in a whole-of-government approach to protect the nation and its interests from diverse threats such as terrorism and infectious diseases. However, the gaps in national security staff knowledge and skills pose a barrier to the interagency collaboration needed to address these threats. Training and other professional development activities could help bridge those gaps. This report identified: (1) training and other professional development activities intended to improve the ability of key national security agencies' personnel to collaborate across organizational lines; and (2) how these activities were intended to improve participants' collaboration abilities. Illustrations. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.