出版社：Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security
摘要：At the federal level, homeland security is inherently and fundamentally an
interagency undertaking. The quality of interagency relationships and processes
is central to the success or failure of federal — and national — homeland
security activities. Short of giving a single Cabinet secretary directive
authority over other Cabinet secretaries during major domestic incidents, the
only way to ensure effective unity of effort at the federal level is to exercise
strong leadership from the White House. This kind of leadership is needed not
just during an actual catastrophe but also when the government is engaged in the
day-to-day activities of working to prevent, protect against, and prepare for
such catastrophes. In recent years the White House has not played this role, in
large part because of the bifurcation of national security issues into a
National Security Council and a Homeland Security Council. This article thus
suggests that one of the most important and necessary changes the new
administration should make is to merge these organizations into a single council
with a largely shared professional staff.
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