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Strategic Guidance To Establish Homeland Security Programs

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The role that strategic guidance serve in establishing a homeland security program is to create a common operating picture for government and agencies to follow. It is a means for the President and Congress to paint the picture of how they envision homeland security. This common operating picture help agencies to set priorities that align with strategic goals which also allows agency's departments to develop missions and programs. The strategic guidance needs to be clearly defined but at the same time broad enough to allow the various agencies to develop comprehensive programs that is specific to their unique capabilities. Not to mention that broad strategic guidance allows leadership some flexibility to adjust to changing environments or …show more content…

To disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qa'ida and its affiliates, we are pursuing a strategy that protects our homeland, secures the world's most dangerous weapons and material, denies al-Qa'ida safe haven, and builds positive partnerships with Muslim communities around the world." (The White House 2010) Similarly the Quadrennial HLS Review Report dated February 2010 was very specific, like the National Security Strategy, targeted al Qa'ida "The mission goals and objectives set forth here reflect the President's emphasis on preventing introduction and use of high-consequence weapons of mass destruction, the continues fight against al-Qaeda and the imperative to increase not only security but also resilience of America's critical infrastructure and key resources." (Homeland Security 2010) Whereas the Department of Homeland Security Strategic Plan dated 2012 does not mention al-Qa'ida but protecting United States from terrorist threats "Protecting the United States from terrorism is the cornerstone of homeland security." (Department of Homeland Security

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