ABSTRACT

CONTENTS Introduction............................................................................................ 304 Literature Review .................................................................................... 305

Administrative and Organizational Aspect of Homeland Security..... 305 Homeland Security Collaboration .................................................. 306 Adaptive Management and Homeland Security ............................. 307

Research Questions................................................................................. 308 Survey Data Collection and Research Methods ....................................... 308 Descriptive Characteristics of City Managers and Their Governments .... 309 Possible Terrorist Threats........................................................................ 311 Types of Homeland Security Equipment Purchased ............................... 313 Homeland Security Funding ................................................................... 314 Organizations/Agencies that City Governments Collaborate

with on Homeland Security Issues...................................................... 315 Homeland Security Information Assessment ........................................... 315 Rating Homeland Security Coordination and Collaboration

across Governments ............................................................................ 316 Assessment of Homeland Security Collaboration Using the

Adaptive Management Model............................................................. 319 Administrative/Management Concerns and Homeland Security.............. 319 Organizational Aspects of Homeland Security......................................... 319 Overall City Government Homeland Security Assessment ...................... 321 Conclusion.............................................................................................. 324 References ............................................................................................... 325

Introduction September 11, 2001, or 9/11, has put extra pressures on local public officials and their agencies to avert and effectively cope with new terrorist threats (Rosenthal, 2003). After 9/11, the idea of homeland security became part of American thinking and behavior (Beresford, 2004). In this new environment that local governments must contend with, it is important to be aware of the scope and effectiveness of homeland security preparedness and planning. This study attempts to address the current state of homeland security preparedness in city governments.