The threats we face at and within our borders are expansive and include a continuously evolving terrorist and criminal threat - both foreign and domestic, cyber intrusions, naturally occurring disease outbreaks, industrial and environmental accidents, and the full span of natural disasters - hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, snow and ice storms, fl oods, wildfi res, and even tsunamis. The social, economic, and human impact of these events can range from inconvenient to catastrophic. While many threats are regular and predictable, it is the unknown, unpredictable, and indiscriminate nature of many threats that requires everyone to care about and play a role in homeland security. Government at all levels are tasked with the responsibility to prevent and prepare for these events, as well as to respond when they occur; but it does not have the manpower, money, expertise, technological innovation, or legal authority to handle the job by itself. Homeland security is and must be a shared, multi-tiered mission for local, state, and federal government in coordination with the general public, non-profit organizations, and the business and critical infrastructure community. Creative and effective partnerships are therefore a critical component of providing solutions to address our country's most challenging safety and security problems. Read the monograph



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