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Letters & CommentsWill Goodman
Will Goodman serves as the assistant for plans to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and America’s Security Affairs. In this role, Mr. Goodman oversees operational and contingency plans on behalf of the assistant secretary. He also participates in National Level Exercises and manages several counterterrorism projects and portfolios. Mr. Goodman is a recipient of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Award. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Defense, its components, or the United States Government. Mr. Goodman can be reached at william.goodman@osd.mil.
Making Consequence Management Work: Applying the Lesson of the Joint Terrorism Task Force
ABSTRACT:
Using the successful apprehension of the “Fort Dix Six” as an example,
this essay identifies the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF) as the most successful effort in the area of homeland security.
The essay also nominates consequence management as the area most critical for future success in homeland security.
After analyzing the organizational structure of the JTTF, the essay proposes that the departments and agencies responsible for consequence management
adopt the JTTF “cross-functional team” approach to mission areas that cross the boundaries of departmental authorities.
By assigning cross-functional teams a clear mission and defining their roles and responsibilities,
the federal government can best serve the taxpayer with effective operations and avoid the confusion that has plagued consequence management planning and
operations in the past.
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