Role of the DoD in Homeland Defense: Executive Summary

Abstract

Over the past several decades, the Department of Defense (DoD) primarily focused on power projection abroad under the assumption that the U.S. homeland was immune to any serious non-nuclear attack(s). That assumption has now been called into question by the 2018 National Defense Strategy Summary, which states, It is now undeniable that the homeland is no longer a sanctuary. Our competitors have become more aggressive and are developing power projection capabilities of their own, coupled with cyber offensive and exploitation operations. In spite of the awareness raised by the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS), the Task Force found that the DoD is currently ill-prepared to deter and defend against these threats to the homeland.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 09, 2019
Accession Number
AD1090335

Entities

People

  • Amy Alving
  • Andrew Liepman
  • Christopher Day
  • Chuck Jacoby
  • Edward Straw
  • James Jeffrey
  • Joe Markowitz
  • Kenneth Rapuano
  • Leigh Warner
  • Pete Verga
  • Ray Carpenter
  • Ronald Kerber
  • Ruth David
  • Steve Metruck
  • Todd Rosenblum
  • William Delaney

Organizations

  • Defense Science Board

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air National Guard
  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Executives
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Infrastructure
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • United States

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber