“The Council on Competitiveness is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization whose members consist of corporate chief executives, university presidents, and labor leaders that are dedicated to setting an action agenda to drive the United States economic competitiveness by concentrating on a few critical issues, including national and regional …show more content…
Our economy the engine of jobs and prosperity could be brought to its knees by a well-placed terrorist attack. And, for the first time in our nation’s history, its economic assets and infrastructure were on the front lines of a battlefield: key targets and even pathways for attack. By the same token, however, the economy could suffer an equally damaging blow from excessive security measures that stifled productivity and slowed commerce. The Council and Carnegie Mellon University, in conjunction with, The Business Roundtable, the National Academies, the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Governors Association, convened the first-ever National Symposium on Competitiveness and Security. Its goal: to bring together America’s public and private sector leaders to “Create Opportunity Out of Adversity.” Two hundred and fifty national leaders—CEOs from some of America’s largest companies, as well as executives from government, labor and academia gathered in Pittsburgh to share their experiences and insights on the right balance between competitiveness and security” (Opstal, 2007).
There are several aspects as to how the Homeland Security Assessment process follows the Council on Competitiveness Business Model. Both, the Homeland Security Assessment process and the Council on Competitiveness begin their process with virtually …show more content…
These sectors were also the target of homeland security assessments as they play a vital role in the homeland security process.
References
Fisher, D. C. (2004), Homeland security assessment manual: A comprehensive organizational assessment based on Baldrige criteria. Milwaukee, WI: ASQ Quality Press
Van Opstal, D. (2007). Transform: The Resilient Economy: Integrating Competitivness and Security. Retrieved November 26, 2016, from www.compete.org: