HOMELAND SECURITY: Responsibility And Accountability For Achieving National Goals

Abstract

Seven months ago today, terrorist-related events in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania profoundly changed the United States and much of the world. As the country has begun to come to terms with the pain and consequences of this tragedy, so, too, has it started to develop a effective response to homeland security challenges. This report discusses homeland security, one of the most vital issues confronting the nation. This testimony today will focus on: (1) the need for a statutory-based structure for leading, coordinating and evaluating the nation's homeland security to help ensure an effective approach and appropriate accountability to Congress and the American people; (2) the Executive Branch s initial efforts to develop a national strategy for homeland security; (3) the impact of an invigorated homeland security program on budgets and resources; and (4) our efforts to obtain information from the Office of Homeland Security (OHS).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 11, 2002
Accession Number
ADA401097

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Domestic Terrorism
  • Emergency Response
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Homeland Security
  • Local Governments
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Public Health
  • Risk Management
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Strategic Security Studies