Quadrennial Homeland Security Review: Results Overview

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of the first-ever QHSR is to outline the strategic framework to guide the activities of participants in homeland security toward a common end. By defining the homeland security missions and setting prioritized goals and objectives, the QHSR charts a course for action for the next 4 years. OVERVIEW: Preventing a terrorist attack in the United States is the cornerstone of homeland security. However a safe and secure homeland must mean more than preventing terrorist attacks from being carried out. The liberties of all Americans must be assured. Privacy must be protected. The means by which we interchange with the world--through travel, lawful immigration, trade, commerce, and exchange--must be secured. In addition, much has been learned since September 11, 2001, about the range of challenges we face. Examples include Hurricane Katrina, widespread international cyber attacks, the expansion of transnational criminal activities, and H1N1 influenza.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 11, 2010
Accession Number
ADA517068

Entities

People

  • Alan D. Cohn

Organizations

  • United States Department of Homeland Security

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Defense
  • Commerce
  • Criminals
  • Cyberattacks
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Operations
  • National Security
  • Risk
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Vulnerability
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber