Simply strengthening the current "layered systems" approach to U.S.border security will not secure the border. Congress and theAdministration need to make key investments in infrastructure,organization, technology, and resources and then support theseefforts with appropriate legislation and policy reform.
Japan's new foreign policy outlook signals that the country isready to move from a purely self-defense security strategytoward regional concerns, particularly challenges posed byChina and North Korea, but the United States and Japan shouldnot allow expectations for the alliance and future cooperation to outpace current realities and challenges
So why does Congress allow this? Because changing the oversight situation to fit with the commission's recommendation would rankle the many committee chairmen - members who might (gasp!) see the authority and prestige of their fiefdoms diminished. And that's unacceptable, even if it leaves the nation less safe.