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Washington needs to end the dual-headed federal agency fight over which entity should be the primary federal partner of state and local law enforcement. Rather, the federal government needs topresent a federal enterprise solution to state and localgovernments. Too many of the United States' higher-riskjurisdictions lack the requisite level of counterterrorismcapabilities to engage in effective prevention activities. Thisdeficiency must end.

Six years after 9/11, the federal government still lacks acomprehensive regime for planning and preparing for large-scaledisasters. Fixing the problem will require renewed vigor from theAdministration in setting clear policy guidelines, particularly inimplementing a National Exercise Program, emphasizing the priorityof interagency disaster preparedness for the National PlanningScenarios, and improving professional development.

A Resource Guide and Report of the Health Care and Homeland Security Conference, July 17-18, 2007 Introduction

The right step forward for PPD-8 is to leverage what has already been done and focus on getting measurable results.

The President’s budget request would maintain homeland security funding at current levels, but the budget request would increase funding for several programs that add little additional security while cutting others that could significantly enhance U.S. homeland security. Congress should use the budget process to refocus the Department of Homeland Security on its primary objective of improving security. Counterproductive homeland security grants to state and local governments should be eliminated or curtailed and redesigned. Conversely, Congress could significantly enhance security by signifi...