Date of Conferral
2022
Degree
Ph.D.
School
Public Policy and Administration
Advisor
David Milen
Abstract
There is a problem in the United States national security enterprise related to the National Guard’s organizational responsibilities to state and federal governments, and it was unknown whether this hybrid structure caused capabilities to diverge between pre-9/11 and post-9/11 national security priorities. This quantitative study’s purpose was to investigate the use of Congressional funding to determine how and to what degree the National Guard’s capabilities diverged from the United States national security priorities from pre-9/11 to post-9/11 periods. Organizational change and stream analysis conceptual frameworks identified organizational challenges in overcoming inertia and resistance to change. The statistical analysis included public data to evaluate the federal government’s security threat assessments and actions that addressed the threats. United States national archival and national security research data supported a comparative study assessing continuity or discontinuity with National Guard resources between 1996 and 2006. Data analysis revealed the National Guard’s resources and capabilities did not significantly change in this period. Findings support an argument for active duty and reserve forces focusing on conventional warfare and allowing the National Guard to prioritize para military state militia missions. The National Guard could prioritize homeland security missions creating positive social change by improving stability and socioeconomic development within the United States.
Recommended Citation
McMahon, Michael Christopher, "Impact of 9/11 Attacks and Federal Funding on the National Guard’s Organizational and Operational Focus" (2022). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 13572.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/13572
