Quadrennial Homeland Security Review: Improved Risk Analysis and Stakeholder Consultations Could Enhance Future Reviews

Abstract

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assessed risk for the second Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) and considered threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences; however, DHS did not document how its various analyses were synthesized to generate results, thus limiting there producibility and defensibility of the results. Without sufficient documentation, the QHSR risk results cannot easily be validated or the assumptions tested, hindering DHS's ability to improve future assessments. In addition, the QHSR describes homeland security hazards, but does not rank those hazards or provide prioritized strategies to address them. Comparing and prioritizing risks helps identify where risk mitigation is most needed and helps justify cost-effective risk management options. Without determining prioritized risk outcomes, DHS is missing an opportunity to more efficiently mitigate risk or identify the resources required for addressing different levels and types of risks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1154670

Entities

People

  • Amanda Miller
  • Andrew Von Ah
  • Ben Atwater
  • Charlotte Gamble
  • Chuck Jr Bausell
  • Katrina Taylor
  • Nanette Barton
  • Susan Hsu
  • Thomas Lombardi

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Emergency Response
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government

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