Implementing a New Vision: Unity of Effort in Preparing for and Responding to Catastrophic Events

摘要

In an understandable concern over the division of requirements and responsibilities surrounding domestic security, the public and private partnership that must characterize our preparedness, response and recovery capabilities is frequently disjointed. Within the federal interagency effort, and proceeding through essential intergovernmental coordination activities before and after an incident, this discontinuity increases with the severity of the event. From civil-military interaction across federal, state and local efforts, to the coordination of private sector and community response, more must be done to achieve efficacies and efficiencies through unity of effort across the homeland security enterprise. This paper will highlight initiatives and point to new directions that must be taken to prepare our citizenry and respond to their needs in time of severe crises.