Building a Contingency Menu: Using Capabilities-Based Planning for Homeland Defense and Homeland Security

Abstract

A capabilities-based approach to contingency planning offers important opportunities to strengthen both Homeland Defense and Homeland Security. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have already begun moving beyond traditional threat-based and scenario-based planning methodologies toward a more capabilities based approach, but require embracing this concept more in order to counter challenges in developing contingency plans against current threats to the US Homeland. Additionally, given the critical responsibilities of state and local governments in Homeland Security, this planning approach might be applied far beyond the Federal government. This thesis examines ways that a specialized capabilities-based planning process might be applied to Homeland Defense and Homeland Security, and applies the proposed methodology to two case studies: the US Navy Component of US Northern Command and the New York City Fire Department.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA433146

Entities

People

  • Thomas J. Goss

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Systems
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • United States
  • United States Northern Command
  • Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Systems Analysis and Design