inter-agency
Across multiple bureaus
Inter-agency describes cooperation or coordination between different agencies, typically government departments or organizations: an inter-agency task force on drug trafficking, inter-agency communication broke down during the crisis.
The term appears frequently in bureaucratic and policy contexts where multiple organizations must work together.
Also spelled interagency.
Joint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- task forceTemporary goal-oriented team
- joint operationsUnified multi-branch military activities
- liaisonConnector between groups
partnership · working group · memorandum of understanding · multiagency · intergovernmental · joint committee · shared resources · mutual aid
Concise information session
- intelligence sharingPassing secrets between agencies
- secure channelsProtected communication pathways
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
protocols · reporting · liaison officer · interoperability · data exchange · network · database access · cross-referencing
Divided governmental authority
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- regulatoryInvolving official oversight
oversight · policy · executive branch · cabinet · FBI · CIA · DEA · ATF
Organized aid after catastrophe
- FEMANational crisis response agency
- crisis managementHandling urgent threatening situations
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
- emergency managementSystematic disaster response coordination
relief operations · evacuation · humanitarian · preparedness · mobilization · rapid deployment · surge capacity · resource allocation
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- task forceTemporary goal-oriented team
- joint operationsUnified multi-branch military activities
liaison · partnership · working group · memorandum of understanding · multiagency · intergovernmental · joint committee · shared resources · mutual aid · jurisdictional
briefing
Concise information session
- intelligence sharingPassing secrets between agencies
- secure channelsProtected communication pathways
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
clearance · protocols · reporting · liaison officer · interoperability · data exchange · network · database access · cross-referencing · notification
federal
Divided governmental authority
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
regulatory · oversight · policy · executive branch · cabinet · FBI · CIA · DEA · ATF · intelligence community
disaster response
Organized aid after catastrophe
- FEMANational crisis response agency
- crisis managementHandling urgent threatening situations
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
emergency management · relief operations · evacuation · humanitarian · preparedness · mobilization · rapid deployment · surge capacity · resource allocation · triage
inter-agencyinternal
Situated within
departmental · siloed · in-house · insular · compartmentalized