NSEP

Experts Call for National Preparedness Revamp

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 6, 2020
NSEP, Emergency management

The country must begin to view national emergencies in a broader context instead of a narrow local or topical view, or it will fall prey to whatever major crisis strikes next, they explain.

Key Points: 
  • The country must begin to view national emergencies in a broader context instead of a narrow local or topical view, or it will fall prey to whatever major crisis strikes next, they explain.
  • Any comprehensive national security emergency preparedness (NSEP) capability in the United States has atrophied amid the increase of threats that could cause a catastrophic disaster across the country.
  • The ongoing pandemic has laid bare the lack of a national NSEP policy, and the paper serves as a blueprint for NSEP for the foreseeable future, its writers say.
  • This approach would be followed up with a grading system that holds agencies accountable to Congress, the group recommends.