From the report: "Varied
homeland security definitions and missions may impede the development of a
coherent national
homeland security strategy, and may hamper the effectiveness of congressional oversight.
Definitions and missions are part of strategy development. Policymakers develop strategy
by identifying national interests, prioritizing goals to achieve those national
interests, and arraying
instruments of national power to achieve the national interests. Developing an
effective homeland
security strategy, however, may be complicated if the key concept of homeland
security is
not defined and its missions are not aligned and synchronized among different
federal entities with homeland security responsibilities." Read more
