“One DHS” Revisited: Can the Next Homeland Security Secretary Unite the Department?

Kahan Jerome ()
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Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2014, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-24

Abstract: Jeh Johnson has been confirmed as the new Secretary of Homeland Security. All three previous Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretaries have sought to ensure that the disparate set of components, directorates, and offices that compose DHS work together in a unified manner with common goals, attitudes, performance, and culture. However, while progress has been made, this essential but somewhat elusive “One DHS” goal has not yet been reached. The purpose of this article is to investigate the concept of One DHS to see how it might become a renewed rallying cry for making the second decade of this agency’s existence more successful than the first. It parses this goal into 10 dimensions or substantive areas, embellishes each of these topics, and suggests ways for gaining greater unity. Conclusions and recommendations for the new Secretary are offered for attaining and sustaining the One DHS goal going forward.

Keywords: Department of Homeland Security; One DHS; unification of DHS; Homeland Security Enterprise (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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