Homeland defense : DOD needs to take actions to enhance interagency coordination for its homeland defense and civil support missions : report to Congressional requesters.

Numerous occurrences in the United States-- both scheduled events and emergencies-- require the Department of Defense (DOD) to coordinate, integrate, and synchronize its homeland defense and civil support missions with a broad range of U.S. federal agencies. In response to congressional inquiry, GAO...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	United States. Government Accountability Office
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2010]
Subjects:	United States. > Department of Defense > Rules and practice. Interagency coordination > United States. Civil defense > United States. National security > United States. Emergency management > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo3170

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Results in brief
Background
DOD has issued documents to facilitate coordination, but its entities lack clearly defined roles and responsibilities
DOD communicates with federal partners through various means, but its approach could be improved
DOD has generally successfully exchanged liaisons with some federal agencies, but greater use of key practices would enhance their effectiveness
Conclusions.