premise: It is important to recognize that this transition to a more effective homeland security approach is part of a larger transformation effort that our government must make to address emerging security, economic, demographic, scientific, technological, fiscal and other challenges of the st century and to meet the expectations of the American people for timely, quality and cost-effective public services.
hypothesis: Streamlining homeland security to a smaller department is the first step in a multi-milestone approach to ensuring the government is addressing national security, cultural shift, technological and financial changes. 