Cramer, JaneSimone, Caroline2024-08-302024-08-302024https://hdl.handle.net/1794/30007Since its inception in 2003, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has faced scrutiny for its inefficient bureaucracy, its undesirable workplace environment, and its problematic budgeting allocations. Formed at a time of crisis, the department’s swift formation and opening immediately made it susceptible to mismanagement and deleterious budget expenses. Within the past century, a theory called “organization theory” has become increasingly popular to describe how organizations, companies, and groups of people choose to assemble, order, and operate themselves.en-USCC BY-NC-ND 4.0HomelandSecurityOrganizationBureaucracy9/11Thesis/Dissertation0009-0000-2004-6063