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Basic Practices Aiding High-Performance Homeland Security Regional Partnerships
Title: Basic Practices Aiding High-Performance Homeland Security Regional Partnerships
Author: Sharon Caudle
Date: October 2006
Institution: Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Bibliographic Entry: Caudle, Sharon. “Basic Practices Aiding High-Performance Homeland Security Regional Partnerships.” Homeland Security Affairs. Volume II, Issue 3 Oct 2006. http://www.hsaj.org/pages/volume2/issue3/pdfs/2.3.7.pdf
Electronic Link: http://www.hsaj.org/pages/volume2/issue3/pdfs/2.3.7.pdf
Key Words: regional collaboration, high-performance partnerships, mutual aid, benchmarks, outcomes, performance management, free-rider partners, all-hazards
Summary of Key Issues, Points, Conclusions:
Adhering to the requirements of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8 (HSPD 8) and the National Preparedness Goal, funding pathways of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) include three benchmarks for regional collaboration. In this article, Dr. Caudle, Assistant Director of the Homeland Security and Justice Team in the Government Accountability Office (GAO), addresses these benchmarks with a base set of eight priorities for developing and implementing regional collaboration strategies.
Based on a literature review of related regional approaches to homeland security preparedness, response and recovery, she establishes the critical importance of regional cooperation and its numerous challenges. Continuing with a detailed discussion of three strategic practices, Dr. Caudle then delves into a set of five enabling practices essential for high performing regional partnerships. To close, Dr. Caudle offers nine areas ripe for exploration, which would expand upon the basic practices discussed in this article, and provide for a complete set of homeland security partnership practices.
Name of Researcher: Ann Marie Pease
Institution: Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
Date Posted: Sept. 18, 2007