THE CHALLENGE OF ANTICIPATING CHANGE
AND DEALING WITH IT

A. Prepare for New Organizational and Institutional Steps, by means of New Organizational Arrangements, such as

  • Public and Private Efforts: Cooperation, Coordination, Partnerships.

  • Working relationships that foster team work, sharing and trust among the multi-disciplinary and multi-organizational teams.

  • New Equipment and New Ways and Means of Working, such as
    • Use of the Internet
    • On-line conferencing
    • Telecommuting

B. Build on Existing National Response Plans and Experience

  • Expansion of the Federal Response Plan for Counter-Terrorism efforts.

  • Enhancing communications, training, information sharing via new means, such as the EIIP.