Combating Terrorism: Comments on Counterterrorism Leadership and National Strategy

Abstract

Based on our prior and ongoing work, two key issues emerge that the new President and Congress will face concerning programs to combat terrorism. First, the overall leadership and management of such programs are fragmented within the federal government. No single entity acts as the federal governments top official accountable to both the President and Congress. Fragmentation exists in both coordination of domestic preparedness programs and in efforts to develop a national strategy. The Department of Justice worked with other agencies to develop the Attorney General Five-Year Interagency Counterterrorism and Technology Crime Plan. While this plan is the current document that most resembles a national strategy, we believe it still lacks some critical elements to include measurable desired outcomes, linkage to resources, and a discussion of the role of state and local governments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 27, 2001
Accession Number
ADA387866

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attorneys
  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Response
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • International Relations
  • Local Governments
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Strategic Security Studies