Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano invites you to participate in the National Dialogue on the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR). This groundbreaking, web-based interactive dialogue is designed to allow a broader range of opinions and ideas to inform the QHSR process, and to strengthen the Department’s relationship with its vast array of partners and stakeholders, including other federal agencies, state, local, and tribal governments, law enforcement professionals, first responders, academic institutions, and the business community.
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I would be intrested in giving comments and also receiving informative information from your department. I am also a veteran with 4 yrs in and 4 yrs inactive. 3 years at sea.
Respectively submitted,
R. Etner
I would be intrested in giving comments and receiving information from your department. EMT, C.E.R.T, Moreno Valley CA Neighborhood Watch Coordinator
There are several things we can do to enhance our homeland security. I’m interested in receiving information and future emergency planning data from Homeland Security.
I am a 21 year USAF retiree, (Nuclear Command and Control).
First, let’s secure the borders. Currently, Almost anyone, from any country can enter. This will also make it harder for smuggling drug into the country.
Additional Border patrol personnel will be required. Additional high tech sensing devices are essential. Both borders, North and South need enhanced security.
A National Homeland Security Command Center is required and should be located in a non published, secret location. This center should be staffed by personnel from all the elements that comprise Homeland Security and would bring together all the suspicious events for evaluation in one place.
Fixing our borders is a definite first priority. Next I would suggest that we utilize our 1,100 community colleges as mini-DHS Centers for Excellence where government funded training could be delivered free of charge to our citizens, emergency responders and public safety officers. Those 1,100 community colleges (CC’s)are within an hours drive of the vast majority of our nation’s populace. CC’s train over 70% of our local EMS, firefighter, nursing and law enforcement personnel. Community colleges have an established rapport, direct knowledge of and a community nexus with the citizenry, emergency personnel as well as the leaders of our communities. Most local public safety departments have little funding available for training and find it almost impossible to send their limited staff away on travel to train. Many community colleges are just getting by and are strapped to deliver training without at least covering their costs. Why not bring all this together and make community-based Homeland Security training available direct to the citizens and their protectors? Topics could range the gambit from Citizen Preparedness, CERT, terrorism awareness, threats and vulnerabilities, tourism security to advanced skills for our public safety officers such as CBRNE, tactical medical and tactical response teams, search and rescue and ICS training. In addition to basic training that will need, local HS critical issues and training needs would be locally assessed and training delivered close-by to address the needs. Outside experts could be brought in when needed. This could build a solid homeland security system – delivered in the heartland for the homeland – from the bottom up.
Bob Martin
Retired National Security and Intelligence Manager, NPS
Law Enforcement and Homeland Security Coordinator, Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood, PA