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handle is hein.crs/govdcbg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: --,F.$ p\w -- , gnom go mppm qq\ , q I MM 11LULANJILiM, Updated October 9, 2020 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review: Evolution of a Strategic Review In June 2014, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported the second iteration of the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) to Congress. DHS states that the QHSR is a comprehensive examination of the homeland security strategy of the Nation, including recommendations regarding the long-term strategy and priorities of the Nation for homeland security. DHS never issued a statutorily required QHSR in 2018. The QHSR is a process in which DHS examines the nation's homeland security strategy; the report delivered to Congress provides an explanation of this process. Neither the review process nor the report to Congress is the strategy, instead the 2014 QHSR (both the process and the report) are part of the constant reevaluation of the nation's homeland security and part of the process by which the combined National and Homeland Security Staff develops the next iteration of the national security strategy. In 2010, the Obama Administration combined the national and homeland security strategies with its 2010 issuance of the National Security Strategy. Congress originally tasked the National Homeland Security Council and staff to assess homeland security objectives, commitments, and risks in Section 904 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA). Additionally, the council was to oversee and review homeland security policies. Review and Report Requirements With the enactment of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act), Congress required DHS to conduct a quadrennial homeland security review. Congress required both the QHSR review and report to include * prioritized missions; * a description of the interagency cooperation, preparedness of federal response assets, infrastructure, budget plan, and other homeland security elements; and * an assessment of DHS's organizational structure with the national homeland security strategy. Congress specifically required the DHS Secretary to consult with other federal entities, and required the review process to include * a delineated and updated national homeland security strategy; and * a review and assessment of the effectiveness of DHS mechanisms for meeting the QHSR's requirements, and turning those requirements into an acquisition strategy and expenditure plan within the department. Additionally, Congress required the DHS report on the review to * provide a result of the review process; * describe national homeland security threats; * discuss the status of cooperation among all levels of governments in preventing terrorist attacks and responding to emergencies; and * explain any underlying assumptions used in conducting the review. Mee%,,-, QH&SR Processrz an ., .ot Rq remn k.s Congress specifically tasked DHS with the QHSR process and report requirements in Section 707 of the HSA (as amended). It could be said that DHS met a significant number of the review process and report requirements with the FY2014 QHSR. DHS, however, only partially met the requirement to prioritize missions because the department only identified cross-cutting priorities instead of prioritizing missions. DHS did not provide a review and assessment of DHS mechanisms and programs for meeting the QHSR's requirements, or for turning those requirements into an acquisition strategy and expenditure plan. Finally, DHS has not provided an updated national homeland security strategy, but instead provided the review, and its corresponding congressional report, of the nation's homeland security strategy as embodied in the 2010 National Security Strategy. LHS Rf pnse t.KW 0 .AYQ H In 2010, DHS issued the first QHSR, and it was criticized for not communicating the nation's homeland security priorities, not comparing favorably to the Department of Defense's Quadrennial Defense Review, and not identifying a budget plan or resources to secure the nation. One of the primary criticisms of the 2010 QHSR was the absence of homeland security strategic priorities. In the 2014 QHSR, DHS states it will adopt strategic shifts and renewed emphases on the following priorities: * securing against the evolving terrorism threat; * safeguarding and securing cyberspace; * countering biological threats and hazards; * securing and managing flows of people and goods; and K~:>

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