NCJ Number
223618
Date Published
October 2007
Length
62 pages
Annotation
This National Strategy for Homeland Security is the Nation’s guide for leveraging talents and resources for meeting the challenges of preventing terrorist attacks in the Nation and strengthening the Nation’s preparedness for both natural and man-made disasters.
Abstract
The strategy has four goals: prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks; protect the American people, the Nation’s critical infrastructure, and key resources; respond to and recover from incidents that do occur; and continue to strengthen the Nation’s foundational resources for ensuring long-term national security. The first three goals guide national efforts; and the fourth goal entails creating and transforming homeland security principles, systems, structure, and institutions. Objectives for achieving this goal include applying a comprehensive approach to risk management, building a culture of preparedness, developing a comprehensive Homeland Security Management System, improving incident management, better use of science and technology, and leveraging all instruments of national power and influence. Across all four goals, the strategy leverages the strengths and capabilities of all levels of government, private and nonprofit sectors, communities, and individual citizens. Recognizing the international features of some of the threats to national security, the strategy also includes working closely with international partners throughout the world. This updated strategy, which builds directly from the first National Strategy for Homeland Security issued in July 2002, reflects an expanded understanding of terrorist threats to the United States, incorporates lessons learned from exercises and real-world catastrophes, and proposes new initiatives and approaches for achieving homeland security objectives. This strategy also complements the National Security Strategy issued in March 2006 and the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism issued in September 2006.