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Report: U.S. security system needs repair
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 | No comments posted.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a report aimed at the next president, security specialists are proposing a vast overhaul of the U.S. security system, declaring it problem-plagued.
The report, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, said frequent feuding and jurisdictional disputes among Cabinet secretaries and other agency heads force the president to spend too much time settling internal fights.
Time and money are wasted on duplicative and inefficient actions, slowing down government responses to crises, the report said.
The president and his top advisers focus on day-to-day crisis management rather than long-term planning.
The report said “allowing problems to escape presidential attention until they worsen and reach the crisis level,” said the report, to be issued later in the week.
The study, mandated by Congress, was undertaken by the Project on National Security Reform. The research was conducted by more than 300 national security experts from think tanks, universities, federal agencies, law firms and corporations.
The report, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, said frequent feuding and jurisdictional disputes among Cabinet secretaries and other agency heads force the president to spend too much time settling internal fights.
Time and money are wasted on duplicative and inefficient actions, slowing down government responses to crises, the report said.
The president and his top advisers focus on day-to-day crisis management rather than long-term planning.
The report said “allowing problems to escape presidential attention until they worsen and reach the crisis level,” said the report, to be issued later in the week.
The study, mandated by Congress, was undertaken by the Project on National Security Reform. The research was conducted by more than 300 national security experts from think tanks, universities, federal agencies, law firms and corporations.
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