Homeland Security in the Next Administration


 

Publication Date: May 2008

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): James Jay Carafano

Research Area: Government

Keywords: interagency; Homeland defense; homeland security transition; Department of Homeland Security

Type: Speech

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The Department of Homeland Security has received disparate and, at times, contradictory direction from Congress, which has resulted in a plethora of unrealistic mandates. Congress's first objective should be to address the lack of effective congressional leadership, and consolidate congressional oversight.