Achieving Unity of Effort: A Call For Legislation To Improve The Interagency Process and Continue Enhancing Interservice Interoperability So All May Labor As One

摘要

Defending our Nation against its enemies is the first and fundamental commitment of the Federal Government. 1 National security has never been so critical or so challenging, given 21st century asymmetric threats and the nation's demonstrated vulnerabilities following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The rapidly changing global environment characterized by these unconventional threats requires the United States Government to 'use every tool in our arsenal military power, better homeland defenses, law enforcement, intelligence, and vigorous efforts to cut off terrorist financing' to defeat today's threat. Interagency and inter-Service integration and interoperability are critical to bring the nation's full capabilities and resources to bear on the national security challenges of today and tomorrow.