Current Projects
National Dialogue on the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review
(posted 7/20/2009)

Purpose and Scope:
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has engaged the National Academy of Public Administration to facilitate a series of online dialogues with it vast array of partner organizations as part of its first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) process.  Between July and September 2009, a series of three online dialogues will invite the DHS community of partners and stakeholders to discuss and prioritize the Department’s missions, goals, and success measures, as proposed by six cross-functional DHS Study Groups.  They will focus on border security, immigration, counterterrorism/domestic security, emergency response, planning capacity/development and national risk assessment.  Feedback and analysis from each dialogue will inform and refine the work of the DHS internal teams.  The overall goal of the effort is to analyze and include the views of a broad range of stakeholders in this first-ever top-to-bottom review of DHS missions and capabilities.

Project Director:
Kathleen Harrington

Panel:
The Academy has appointed the following individuals to a Panel to oversee and direct the study. The public may send comments on the composition of the panel for a period of seven (7) days after the posted date to mditmeyer@napawash.org.

Franklin S. Reeder*, Chair--President, The Reeder Group; Director, Office of Administration, The White House; Positions with U.S. Office of Management and Budget: Deputy Associate Director for Veterans Affairs and Personnel; Assistant Director for General Management and Deputy Assistant Director; Chief, Deputy Chief, Information Policy Branch; Policy Analyst, Chief, Systems Development Branch. Former Deputy Director, House Information Systems, Committee Staff, Committee on House Administration, U.S. House of Representatives; Former positions with U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Department of Defense focusing on information technology and systems.

Beverly A. Cigler*—Professor of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Affairs, Penn State at Harrisburg; Strategic Planning Advisor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University; Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration and Director, Master of Public Affairs Program, North Carolina State University.

Ellis M. Stanley, Sr.*—General Manager, Emergency Preparedness Department, City of Los Angeles; Former Director, Atlanta-Fulton County (Georgia) Emergency Management Agency; Director, Emergency Management Agency, Durham-Durham County, North Carolina; Director, Emergency Management Agency, Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Darrel W. Stephens*—Former Police Chief, City of Charlotte/County of Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Police Chief and City Administrator, City of St. Petersburg, Florida; Executive Director, Police Executive Research Forum; Police Chief, City of Newport News, Virginia; Police Chief, City of Largo, Florida; Assistant Police Chief, City of Lawrence, Kansas; Police Officer, City of Kansas City, Missouri.

*  Academy Fellow

Meetings:
Meeting 1: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 (Meeting closed)

For further information, contact Marty Ditmeyer at (202) 347-3190, or at MDitmeyer@napawash.org.

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