Estimaciones y juicios o criterios críticos de la Administración

As previously stated, this document identifies and

addresses four key areas which our government must correct

in order to make the NEP a viable program for improving our

Nation’s preparedness. Chapters II through V, which

address each key area, contain recommended actions

necessary to improve the shortfalls in each of those areas.

With DHS as the lead agency for administering the NEP, it

will be incumbent on it to implement the changes

identified. By following the framework and processes

contained in the NEP IMPLAN, the NEP with its full-scale

exercises should continue to grow and become more viable.

However, DHS faces other challenges in its attempt to

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As stated previously in this chapter, funding is a

critical piece to fix in the NEP. Federal Organizations

must submit budget requirements for their exercise

participation. Then DHS must validate that the budget

requested supports the participation required of that

organization. These budget amounts must be included in the

President’s budget and eventually funded by Congress.

Fixing funding will go a long way in fixing interagency

participation.

The CAP Program must have the support and attention of

national leaders in order for it to be effective.

Implementing an effective CAP Program will be a significant

step forward in interagency participation since it will

require multiple organizations collaborating on ways to fix

policies and procedures at the Federal level. However,

this will not happen if National leaders do not require

these changes to occur.

By fixing exercise funding and implementing the CAP

system, interagency participation should naturally

increase. This will also contribute to improving stability

and predictability within the NEP. However, it will not

happen overnight. It will likely take years to get the NEP

to become an accepted and viable means for improving our

Nation’s preparedness in responding to a terrorist event or

a natural disaster. A better and tougher exercise program

makes us all better and tougher when the real event comes

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