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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.