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QHSR Outlines Enduring Missions As Threats Evolve

QHSR Outlines Enduring Missions As Threats Evolve
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson speaking at Dulles International Airport for the opening of an application center for PreCheck, a key risk-based security program managed by the Transportation and Security Administration. Photo: DHS

Expanding risk-based security, addressing the increasingly decentralized terrorist threat, and better connecting-the-dots between various sources of data are among the key areas of emphasis in carrying out the nation’s homeland security missions, according to the latest strategic review by the Department of Homeland Security that grapples with the shifting threats to the homeland in recent years. “The terrorist threat is increasingly decentralized and may be harder to detect,” says the executive summary of the new Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR)…

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