Learning Homeland Security - How One Executive Education Program Engages State and Local Officials
Abstract
Whether one defines homeland security as a discipline, activity, programmatic approach, or a national security objective, learning homeland security is a new endeavor. The scope of the task is particularly daunting when added to the normal responsibilities borne by senior state and local officials. Not only must they address the tactical and operational components of what we are calling homeland security, but they must master the more complex policy, strategy, and organizational design issues as well. Further, the relative infancy of homeland security as a public policy issue, and its constant and rapid evolution in concept and implementation, is a significant complicating factor. How can senior state and local leaders learn the basics of an evolving doctrine and strategy, and how can they apply it in their own jurisdictions? The National Strategy for Homeland Security clearly states that homeland security is a shared responsibility between states, localities, and the private sector. It further sets the stage by posing four critical questions: (1) What is homeland security and what missions does it entail? (2) What do we seek to accomplish, and what are the most important goals of homeland security? (3) What is the federal executive branch doing now to accomplish these goals and what should it do in the future? (4) What should non-federal governments, the private sector, and citizens do to help secure the homeland?
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA484991
Entities
People
- Glen Woodbury
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School