A new report from a team of homeland security experts at the Brookings Institution recommends that Congress modify key elements of President Bush's proposal. The report concludes that the Bush proposal "merges too many different activities into a single department, including many that have little day-to-day connection with one another." The authors recommend that Congress include in the new department only border, transportation, and infrastructure security agencies, plus a major new intelligence assessment and analysis unit. The full report will be distributed and discussed, and questions about it will be answered, at a briefing on Monday, July 15, at 9:00 am. The briefing will also be webcast live. Brookings heavyweights oppose most of the White House's plans on homeland security. They side with Congress and applaud them for "not seeking scandal." Is anyone listening? Can an effective department be created? Brookings Report Urges Congress to Revise President Bush's Homeland Security Proposal | 
