Top Ten Challenges Facing the Next Secretary of Homeland Security (PDF; 428 KB)
Source: Homeland Security Advisory Council (via Federation of American Scientists)

• Key challenge 1: Homeland security is more than just a single cabinet Department.
• Key challenge 2: Quickly get an inventory of the Department’s commitments and deadlines and work with Congress to achieve a rational system of oversight.
• Key challenge 3: Continue to improve intelligence and information sharing.
• Key challenge 4: Build a cadre of homeland security leadership through a unified national system of training and education.
• Key challenge 5: Build the strong research and development, procurement and acquisition process necessary to support the Department’s various missions.
• Key challenge 6: The work of strengthening our Nation’s disaster response capabilities is not complete.
• Key challenge 7: Lead the building of a resilient America.
• Key challenge 8: Find the right balance between secure borders and open doors to travelers, students, and commerce.
• Key challenge 9: Improve risk management and risk communications for homeland security.
• Key challenge 10: Sustainability of our Nation’s homeland security efforts.

This entry was posted on Monday, November 3rd, 2008 at 7:40 pm and is filed under Government and politics, National security. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.