interagency
Between government bodies
Interagency describes cooperation or coordination between two or more government agencies: an interagency task force, interagency communication.
The word appears almost exclusively in bureaucratic and policy contexts, where different branches of government must work together on shared problems like national security or disaster response.
Joint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- jointShared by multiple parties
- taskforceTeam assembled for purpose
- committeeAppointed group for duties
liaison · partnership · multilateral · interdepartmental · cross-functional · interoperability · working group · memorandum
Divided governmental authority
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
- agenciesOrganizations providing services
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
executive · regulatory · oversight · civil service · public sector · national security · homeland · intelligence
Connector between groups
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- intelligence sharingPassing secrets between agencies
- briefingConcise information session
- reportingConveying documented information
exchange · notification · channels · contact · outreach · debriefing · secure · classified
Underlying support system
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
legislation · compliance · procedures · jurisdiction · authority · accountability · governance · planning
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- jointShared by multiple parties
- taskforceTeam assembled for purpose
committee · liaison · partnership · multilateral · interdepartmental · cross-functional · interoperability · working group · memorandum · agreement
federal
Divided governmental authority
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
- agenciesOrganizations providing services
administration · executive · regulatory · oversight · civil service · public sector · national security · homeland · intelligence · law enforcement
liaison
Connector between groups
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- intelligence sharingPassing secrets between agencies
- briefingConcise information session
reporting · exchange · notification · channels · contact · outreach · debriefing · secure · classified · clearance
framework
Underlying support system
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
regulation · legislation · compliance · procedures · jurisdiction · authority · accountability · governance · planning · initiative
- "Inter-" wordsinterstate, international, internet, interview, interact
- collaborationscollaborators, joint task force, joint project, duo, coalition forces
- Officialesehereby, heretofore, hereunto, whereas, aforementioned
- Secret Servicebodyguard, counterfeit currency, protection detail, executive protection, motorcade
interagencydepartmental
Of a unit within organization
internal · in-house · unilateral · siloed · insular
interagencyisolated
Separated from others
compartmentalized · stovepiped · autonomous · independent · uncoordinated
agent, agency, agenda, agents, interaction, intermediate, interactive