Terrorism and Homeland Security Management

Running head: TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY MANAGEMENT
Terrorism and Homeland Security Management
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TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY MANAGEMENT
Executive Summary
The Department of Homeland Security was founded in the year of 2002 as a countermeasure
of terrorist attacks on the USA. Further, it was entrusted with the entire task of managing the
homeland security including the responsibilities of anti-terrorism, customs, immigrations,
cyber security, disaster prevention, border security etc. The department manages domestic
and foreign issues by employing a unique combination of criminal and civil laws and it
operates through a number of allied agencies. In order to keep these entities in track with the
central objective and the goals of the department, the DHS employs specifically designed
planning and strategies. To evaluate the performance of the respective agencies, the DHS
uses strategic review systems. Moreover, this review process help the DHS identify any
misalignment in the part of the agencies. The following paper is a decision support paper that
provides a review of certain necessary documents attached with the operations and strategic
planning of the DHS. In the due process, the report analyses Homeland Security Quadrennial
Review (HSQR), Bottom Up Review (BUR), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Fiscal Years (FY) 2014–2018 Strategic Plan (StratPlan), and the DHS FY2015 Budget in
Brief (BIB) to evaluate the operations of the agencies and report any misalignment found in
the process. It also recommends measures to address those gaps to ensure enhanced security
of the nation and its people.

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TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY MANAGEMENT
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Purpose Statement......................................................................................................................3
Background discussion...............................................................................................................4
Analysis methodology discussion..............................................................................................4
Summary of the specified documents........................................................................................4
Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR)................................................................4
Bottom-Up Review (BUR)....................................................................................................5
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Fiscal Years (FY) 2014–2018 Strategic Plan
(StratPlan)..............................................................................................................................5
DHS FY2015 Budget in Brief (BIB).....................................................................................6
Summary of key findings...........................................................................................................6
Conclusion and Recommendations............................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................8