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Department Of Homeland Security: Challenges And Steps In Establishing Sound Financial Management
White Papers The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the largest entity in the federal government that is not subject to the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990. The Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act.
[December 22, 2004, 2:00]
Department Of Homeland Security: Formidable Information And Technology Management Challenge Requires Institutional Approach
White Papers DHS is working to address the daunting challenge of standardizing and integrating the various legacy IT environments and management approaches it inherited from its predecessor agencies while it is concurrently attempting to ensure that existing...
[August 30, 2005, 3:00]
Department Of Homeland Security - TOPOFF 2
White Papers Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of State, involved more than 100 Federal, state, local, private-sector and Canadian agencies and organizations. TOP OFFICIALS 2 (TOPOFF 2), a joint effort by the U.S.
[January 12, 2005, 23:00]
Department Of Homeland Security Nominations
White Papers This webcast talks about nominations made in the Department of Homeland Security.
[February 18, 2005, 23:00]
Department Of Homeland Security Opens Doors, Proposes $1.0 Billion For R&D
White Papers On March 1, the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) took shape with the transfer of nearly 180,000 federal employees in nearly two dozen federal agencies to the new department. While the DHS officially came into existence on January 24 with a...
[December 28, 2004, 2:00]
Department Of Homeland Security
White Papers The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Pursuant to this legislation, the Department came into existence on January 24, 2003, and is administered under the supervision and direction of the...
[December 28, 2004, 2:00]
Homeland Security: The Department Of Defense's Role
White Papers With the heightened concern about large-scale terrorism, have come efforts to involve Department of Defense (DOD) more closely with federal, state, and local agencies in their homeland security activities.
[January 5, 2005, 2:00]
Department Of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan
White Papers As agencies and subdivisions are transferred into the Department, any functions of those entities that are not directly related to securing the homeland will continue to be allocated to the agencies and subdivisions in which they are currently...
[February 8, 2005, 2:00]
Department Of Homeland Security To Begin Biometric Exit Pilot
White Papers Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had announced that it will pilot and evaluate US-VISIT automated biometric exit procedures for foreign visitors. US-VISIT is a continuum of security measures that begin overseas and continuous on through entry...
[December 28, 2004, 2:00]
President Welcomes Employees To Department Of Homeland Security
White Papers This webcast is the speech of the President of United States of America to welcome the members of the Department of Homeland Security.
[February 18, 2005, 23:00]
Assessing The Department Of Homeland Security
White Papers This paper states that although the idea of creating a Department of Homeland Security was sound, the Congress should modify key elements of the President's 2002 suggestions. The issue of homeland security is one of the most important challenges...
[January 5, 2005, 2:00]
Policy Issues Surrounding Department Of Homeland Security Implementation
White Papers Customs (now Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and, going forward, the Department of Homeland Security, to partner with the private sector over a wide variety of issues, most recently in order to secure the supply chain and American...
[January 17, 2005, 2:00]
Funding For Critical Infrastructure: A Review Of The 2005 Appropriations For The Department Of Homeland Security
White Papers The House Appropriations Committee has completed its mark-up of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill for FY 2005, which provides over $30.7 billion to finance homeland security initiatives.
[December 28, 2004, 2:00]
Refugees, Asylum Seekers And The New Department Of Homeland Security: Initial Concerns And Preliminary Recommendations
White Papers The mission of the Department of Homeland Security is set out in Section 101 of the Homeland Security Act. The Department's mission includes: preventing terrorist attacks in the U.S.reducing the vulnerability of the U.S.to terrorism, and minimizing...
[January 21, 2005, 2:00]
An AFGE Guide To The Department Of Homeland Security's Proposed Human Resources System
White Papers Congress and the President created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by the passage of the Homeland Security Act in November 2002. The Act brought together 23 agencies and 170,000 workers in one of the largest reorganizations in the history...
[January 17, 2005, 2:00]
Agency Merger And Managerial Flexibility In The Department Of Homeland Security
White Papers This report examines the issues of agency merger and managerial flexibility in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This report examines the creation and integration of DHS, especially the "freedom to manage" the new Department.
[January 12, 2005, 2:00]
Homeland Security: Challenges Facing The Department Of Homeland Security In Balancing Its Border Security And Trade Facilitation Missions
White Papers Addressing this challenge falls principally to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP). This report addresses the challenge of balancing the nation's security and commercial needs, an issue that...
[December 22, 2004, 2:00]
Protecting Our Nation: The American Fire Service Position Paper On The Department Of Homeland Security
White Papers The American fire and emergency service was very encouraged when the president proposed the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, especially since it has long advocated the need for a central point-of-contact for terrorism preparedness.
[January 25, 2005, 2:00]
Securing America's Critical Infrastructures: A Top Priority For The Department Of Homeland Security
White Papers While the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will take the lead in many of these efforts, the level of security required demands unprecedented levels of cooperation and coordination across government and private-sector boundaries.
[January 25, 2005, 2:00]
Coast Guard: Challenges During The Transition To The Department Of Homeland Security
White Papers This testimony before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, outlines the challenges faced by the Coast Guard during its transition to the Department...
[January 27, 2005, 2:00]
