Homeland Security Today: Watchdog Calls for DHS Reform to Improve Homeland Security - 2 views
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plays a critical role in securing the United States against a number of threats
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In light of these reports, the House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency held a hearing last Thursday to examine DHS’s performance and provide recommendations to improve homeland security.
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“These reports show serious deficiencies in how DHS secures the border, protects federal buildings from cyber attacks, and manages billions of taxpayer dollars,” said subcommittee chairman Scott Perry (R-Penn.). “DHS must act on these and other recommendations to improve our homeland security.”
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r 22 disparate agencies to form the third largest cabinet level department has continued to prove challenging.
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ded to be replaced. Gerstein also observed a lack of national preparedness, which he believes was highlighted by the response to the Ebola outbreak, the critical shortfalls surrounding the fire in a Washington Metro station several weeks ago, and the growing number of cybersecurity incidents.
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The House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency held a meeting last Thursday to analyze DHS's efficiency and performance, to decide whether reforms are needed to be made. After this meeting, they came to the consensus that DHS shows "serious deficiencies" in their performance and that reforms are needed to be made.
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The results of this article really show in specific detail how the DHS has secured the border and helps prevent cyber attacks from federal buildings. The meeting last week analyzed the efficiency of the DHS and if the reforms are needed. In my opinion, they are not; the DHS is doing sufficient work.