Neglected Defense: Mobilizing the Private Sector to Support Homeland Security - Couverture souple

Stephen E. Flynn, Daniel B. Prieto

 
9780876093580: Neglected Defense: Mobilizing the Private Sector to Support Homeland Security
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0876093586 ISBN 13 : 9780876093580
Editeur : Council on Foreign Relations, 2008

Synopsis

The withering scrutiny that ports have received in recent weeks has highlighted America's ongoing state of national vulnerability. In the fifth year since 9/11, federal efforts to enlist the private sector in bolstering homeland security remain largely stillborn. In January 2005, the Council on Foreign Relations initiated a year-long project, informed by a nonpartisan working group drawn entirely from the private sector, to assess and identify practical solutions for what is inhibiting progress on this vital agenda. Neglected Defense: Mobilizing the Private Sector to Support Homeland Security is the fruits of that effort. The central finding is that the federal government has had a naïve view of what the market is able to do when left largely on its own to protect critical infrastructure. First and foremost, the private sector needs active and sustained leadership by the White House and Congress. Washington needs to set priorities based on risk and consequences versus politics as usual. It needs to move beyond clarion calls for the private sector to do more and establish smart regulations where industry seeks them and provide meaningful incentives for their early adoption. Agency heads must be held accountable for their foot dragging on information sharing. Finally, the federal government needs to resolve the questions of who pays, and tackle the many unique liability issues associated with security. Everything that can be done is not being done to redress America's most glaring vulnerabilities.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The withering scrutiny that ports have received in recent weeks has highlighted America's ongoing state of national vulnerability. In the fifth year since 9/11, federal efforts to enlist the private sector in bolstering homeland security remain largely stillborn. In January 2005, the Council on Foreign Relations initiated a year-long project, informed by a nonpartisan working group drawn entirely from the private sector, to assess and identify practical solutions for what is inhibiting progress on this vital agenda. Neglected Defense: Mobilizing the Private Sector to Support Homeland Security is the fruits of that effort. The central finding is that the federal government has had a naïve view of what the market is able to do when left largely on its own to protect critical infrastructure. First and foremost, the private sector needs active and sustained leadership by the White House and Congress. Washington needs to set priorities based on risk and consequences versus politics as usual. It needs to move beyond clarion calls for the private sector to do more and establish smart regulations where industry seeks them and provide meaningful incentives for their early adoption. Agency heads must be held accountable for their foot dragging on information sharing. Finally, the federal government needs to resolve the questions of who pays, and tackle the many unique liability issues associated with security. Everything that can be done is not being done to redress America's most glaring vulnerabilities.

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Éditeur
Council on Foreign Relations
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0876093586
ISBN 13 
9780876093580
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
60
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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