Department of Homeland Security, Office of Policy Development (Office of Policy)
Department of Homeland Security, Office of Policy Development (Office of Policy) : "The Office of Policy Development ensures the coordinated development of all policy matters before for the Department. The Office of Policy Development: (1) Supports the Secretary in the identification, development, and implementation of the Department's policy objectives. Regularly interacts with Department entities such as Legislative Affairs, Public Affairs, the Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officers, the General Counsel, and the Department's agencies to ensure effective and coordinated development of Department policy. (1) Serves as principal representative for the Department in promoting the policies before the White House and other cabinet agencies. (2) Works with foreign governments and institutions, stakeholders in the affected private sector industries, think tanks, and media to identify potential concerns and solutions". There are 13 units within Policy Development. (3) Biothreats (4) Border Security (5) Cargo Maritime & Trade (6) Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (7) Counterterrorism Strategy and Policy (8) Cyber Security (9) Emergency Preparedness and Response (9.a) Emergency Preparedness & Response is responsible for developing and coordinating Department-wide policies and plans for preparedness, response and recovery missions, as well as the federal emergency management mission within the Department's overall incident management function. Issue areas include the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, school preparedness and interoperable emergency communications. (10) Immigration, Refugee & Asylum (11) Law Enforcement Intelligence (12) Rad/Nuke/Chem and S&T Policy (13) REAL ID Program Office (14) Regulatory Policy (15) Transportation Infrastructure (16) Visa Waiver Program. (DHS, Office of Policy Development, February 8, 2008)
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