Protecting the American Homeland One Year on 2nd Edition by Michael O’Hanlon, Peter Orszag, Ivo Daalder, David Gunter, Destler, Robert Litan, James Steinberg 0815764537 9780815764533

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ISBN 10: 0815764537 

ISBN 13: 9780815764533

Author: Michael E. O’Hanlon; Peter R. Orszag; Ivo H. Daalder; David L. Gunter; I. M. Destler; Robert E. Litan; James B. Steinberg

A good deal has been done to improve the safety of Americans on their own soil since the attacks of September 11, 2001. Yet there have been numerous setbacks. The Bush administration and Congress wasted at least six months in 2002 due to partisan disagreement over a new budget for homeland security, and as one consequence, resources were slow to reach first responders across the country. Most improvements in homeland security have focused on “refighting the last war”—improving defenses against attacks similar to those the country has already suffered. Not enough has been done to anticipate possible new kinds of terrorist actions. Policymakers have also focused too much attention on the creation of a department of homeland security—rather than identifying and addressing the kinds of threats to which the country remains vulnerable. While the creation of a cabinet-level agency focusing on homeland security may have merit, the authors of this study argue that the department will not, in and of itself, make Americans safer. To the contrary, the complexity of merging so many disparate agencies threatens to distract Congress and the administration from other, more urgent security efforts. This second edition of Protecting the American Homeland urges policymakers to focus on filling key gaps that remain in the current homeland security effort: identifying better protection for private infrastructure; using information technology to share intelligence and more effectively “connect the dots” that could hold hints to possible terrorist tactics; expanding the capacities of the Coast Guard and Customs Service, as well as airline transportation security; dealing with the possible threat of surface-to-air missiles to airliners; and encouraging better coordination among intelligence agencies. While acknowledging the impossibility of preventing every possible type of terrorist violence, the authors recommend a more systematic approach to homeland security that focuses

Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Securing America’s Perimeter

Chapter 3: Preventive Measures Within the United States

Chapter 4: Protecting Targets Within the United States

Chapter 5: Consequence Management

Chapter 6: Principles for Providing and Financing Homeland Security

Chapter 7: Organizing for Success

Chapter 8: Conclusion

Appendix A: The Legal Liability System

Appendix B: The Bush Homeland Security Budget

Appendix C: Funding to Combat Terrorism, Past and Future

Appendix D: The Coast Guard

Appendix E: The National Guard

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