Homeland Security Department
Participants testified about potential legislation to reorganize the federal government in order to respond to terrorist acts on U.S. territ… read more
Participants testified about potential legislation to reorganize the federal government in order to respond to terrorist acts on U.S. territory. Among the issues addressed were the potential creation of a Department of Homeland Security, information sharing and coordination, border and costal security, and command and control of agencies under a new department. close
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Philip Anderson Director Center for Strategic and International Studies->Homeland Security Initiative
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I.M. "Mac" Destler Senior Fellow University of Maryland, College Park->Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland
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