Beyond measure: new approaches to analyzing congressional oversight of homeland security
| dc.contributor.advisor | Rollins, John | |
| dc.contributor.author | O’Leary, David P. | |
| dc.contributor.department | National Security Affairs (NSA) | |
| dc.contributor.secondreader | Dahl, Erik | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-06T19:17:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-05-06T19:17:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-03 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper will explore the implications of congressional oversight of homeland security, specifically the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Oversight of DHS has been extensively researched since the 9/11 Commission recommended that it be reformed. This thesis argues that much of the previous research into this topic relied on a limited view of oversight and used a limited set of tools to measure it. This thesis reviews the existing literature on homeland security oversight and offers alternative ways of measuring oversight. It conducts two case studies to establish a more complete view of homeland security oversight. Then, it quantitatively analyzes legislative data and offers a new approach to using agency interactions to provide a more meaningful picture of homeland security oversight. Finally, the thesis offers recommendations based on the conclusions of the research to achieve optimal congressional oversight of homeland security. | en_US |
| dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. | |
| dc.description.service | Associate Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/beyondmeasurenew1094545235 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/45235 | |
| dc.publisher | Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School | |
| dc.rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | homeland security | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | Department of Homeland Security | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | oversight | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | congressional oversight | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | Congress | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | 9/11 Commission | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | policy recommendations | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | social network analysis | en_US |
| dc.subject.author | legislation | en_US |
| dc.title | Beyond measure: new approaches to analyzing congressional oversight of homeland security | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense) | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
| etd.thesisdegree.name | Master of Arts in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense) | en_US |
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