"Guiding Principles: (1) Make America "Safer, Stronger, and Better". (2) Recognize the effects of all terrorist attacks occur locally. (3) Maximize collective efforts to prevent terrorist attacks, reduce risks, and respond effectively to attacks that do occur. (4) Assure that efforts are State based but locally focused and driven-flexible, scalable, and adaptable. (5) Recognize that our enemy is networked and can only be defeated by a networked system - therefore homeland defense must resemble networked PCs rather than a mainframe computer. (6) Ensure that our homeland security efforts do not result in significant alteration of our federalist form of government. (7) Empower state and local officials' Homeland Security efforts, leveraging existing emergency preparedness and response programs and capabilities to meet emerging threats to the Nation and its citizens. (8) Promote interoperable and reliable telecommunications capabilities nationwide. (9) Promote integrated and collective training, exercises and evaluations. (10) Facilitate the adoption of best practices from other jurisdictions. (11) Enable government and private sector at all levels the ability to carry out its Homeland Security responsibilities. (12) Promote citizen participation in state, local, private sector and regional homeland security efforts through volunteer service activities, preparedness, education and awareness. (13) Ensure funding follows policy. (14) Process matters-specific measures of performance in plans drive clarity, accountability, and success. (15) The Homeland will be secure when Hometowns are secure. (PHSAC, STI. 2003, 3)