Rethinking Research, Development, and Acquisition for Homeland Security
In 2004, a joint research project by The Heritage Foundation and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) offered extensive recommendations on how to improve the organization and operations of the newly established Department of Homeland Security (DHS)[1]. After appointment as Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff undertook a “Second Stage Review” that adopted many of the recommendations in The Heritage Foundation/CSIS report.
However, both efforts at rethinking the department gave scant attention to the Directorate for Science and Technology (S&T Directorate). At the time, the directorate was still establishing its organization and research priorities. Now, five years after its creation, its track record is clear enough, and it is not good. Reorganization of the S&T Directorate is unfinished business that the department can no longer ignore.
Source: The Heritage Foundation
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