Public Support for the Department of Homeland Security

Department of Homeland Security.

This is one of a series of audit, inspection, and special reports prepared as part of our oversight responsibilities to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness within the department. This report addresses FEMA's preparedness for the next catastrophic disaster. It is based on interviews with employees and officials of relevant agencies and institutions, direct observations, and a review o...

Ensuring Successful Personnel Management in the Department of Homeland Security

Notwithstanding the debate in recent months between the Bush administration and members of Congress about how personnel should be managed in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the secretary of the new department will be faced with the challenge of implementing and further improving the human resources (HR) system agreed upon by the President and Congress. This challenge will be made mor...

Homeland Security

Logic Models in Support of Homeland Security Strategy Development

The use of terrorism as a mechanism for securing political change has been a fact of life since the dawn of civilization. Throughout history, this form of conflict has served the needs of committed zealots as they struggled to oppose repressive regimes, fight to secure liberty, or undermine democracy. Terrorism has taken on many forms over the years and been referred to by many different names ...

Mobile GIS for Homeland Security

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