HOMELAND SECURITY: DHS Needs a Strategy to Use DOEs Laboratories for Research on Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Detection and Response Technologies
Abstract
DHS has not yet completed a strategic plan to identify priorities, goals, objectives, and policies for the R and D of homeland security technologies, and some gaps remain in its coordination with other federal agencies. According to DHS officials, the department has not completed a research strategic plan because it has spent much of the time since its March 2003 creation organizing the Science and Technology Directorate, developing policies and procedures, and hiring necessary staff. DHS has worked with some interagency R and D groups and has signed a memorandum of agreement with DOE establishing policies for resolving priority conflicts at DOEs laboratories, but gaps remain in its efforts to coordinate and establish partnerships with other agencies conducting homeland security R and D. Failure to complete a strategic plan and to fully coordinate its research efforts may limit DHSs ability to leverage resources and could increase the potential for duplication of research.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- AD1179642
Entities
People
- Gene Aloise
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office