THE ARCHITECTURE OF GOVERNMENT IN THE FACE OF TERRORISM. IN: COUNTERING TERRORISM - DIMENSIONS OF PREPAREDNESS

This chapter explains why the U.S. government was surprised by the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, and describes some approaches to ensure that the United States is more secure, and not surprised again at a later date. Some topic headings mentioned in the chapter include: The Governance Issue; Four Failed Approaches (the lead agency approach, the command and control approach, the appointment of a White House "czar", and the Department of Homeland security approach); the Crux of the Managerial Challenge; the Role of the Office of Homeland Security; the Role of the Department of Homeland Security; Key Ingredients of the Homeland Security Program - Red team / Blue Team, Science and Technology, Transnational Intelligence, Intelligence of Means, Control of Weapons and Materials, the Costs of Protection, Interdiction, Public Health Surveillance and Response, State and Local First Response, Forensics for Attribution, and Mobilization and Sunset.

• Corporate Authors:

  Harvard University

  Kennedy School of Government, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
  79 JF Kennedy Street
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02138
• Authors:
  • Carter, A B
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 17-36
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Harvard University
  • Publisher: Harvard University

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Control; Costs; Countermeasures; Disaster preparedness; Federal government; Forensic science; Governance; Interagency relations; Leadership; Local government; Management; Materials; National security; Protection; Public health; Science; State government; Surveillance; Technology; Terrorism; Weapons
• Identifier Terms: Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interdiction; Mobilization; National intelligence
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00988780
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 3 2005 12:00AM