1. Assessing the Department of Homeland Security
- Author:
- Michael E. O'Hanlon, Peter R. Orszag, James B. Steinberg, Ivo H. Daaldar, James M. Lindsay, Robert E. Litan, Paul C. Light, and I. M. Destler
- Publication Date:
- 07-2002
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Brookings Institution
- Abstract:
- President Bush's June 6 proposal to create a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would constitute the largest reorganization of the federal government in fifty years. Given the urgency of the terrorist threat, Congress has pledged to act rapidly. It aims to have a bill ready for the President's signature in time for the one-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
- Topic:
- Security, Defense Policy, Government, and Terrorism