Information Technology Challenges Facing the Strategic Leaders of Homeland Security in the 21st Century

Download or read book Information Technology Challenges Facing the Strategic Leaders of Homeland Security in the 21st Century written by Dan Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines the Information Technology challenges that face strategic leaders of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the United States transitions into the 21st Century. Author assumes that Information Technology is the enabler to providing the Department of Homeland Security a high fidelity effective and operational infrastructure and is critical to the overall success of the Global War on Terrorism. The author reviews and discusses options for maintaining an effective infrastructure of Information Technology that protects the vital interests of the U.S. homeland. Author argues that by having positive control of the five (5) challenging areas of cultural change systems integration knowledge management decision-making and telecommunications DHS can successfully maintain an efficient and effective organization that will provide a protective wall between terrorist activities and the homeland of the United States.