Homeland Security: New Department Could Improve Biomedical R and D Coordination but May Disrupt Dual-Purpose Efforts
Abstract
In response to global challenges the government faces in the coming years, we have a unique opportunity to create an extremely effective and performance-based organization that can strengthen the nations ability to protect its borders and citizens against terrorism. There is likely to be considerable benefit over time from restructuring some of the homeland security functions, including reducing risk and improving the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of these consolidated agencies and programs. Realistically, however, in the short term, the magnitude of the challenges that the new department faces will clearly require substantial time and effort, and will take additional resources to make it fully effective. The Comptroller General has testified that the Congress should consider several very specific criteria in its evaluation of whether individual agencies or programs should be included or excluded from the proposed department.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 09, 2002
- Accession Number
- AD1101867
Entities
People
- Deborah Miller
- Janet Heinrich
- Marcia G. Crosse
- Robert Copeland
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office