MATCHETT Leah <br/><br/>
Putting on the blitz:  urgency and department of defense communications in times of budget shortfall/ 
Leah Matchett 
<br/><br/> This article builds on theories of bureaucratic reputation to argue that the DOD uses its public communications to advocate for its own budget. The existing theories of interaction between Congress and the Department of Defense (DOD) focus on elite-level principle-actor problems. However, the Department, as one of the most popular institutions in the United States, also has significant public appeal and maintains an active public affairs arm.  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>MILITARY