The Department of Homeland Security delivered the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) Report to Congress on February 1, 2010 (PDF, 108 pages - 989 KB). The QHSR outlines the strategic framework to guide the activities of participants in homeland security toward a common end.

Read the executive summary of the report (PDF, 4 pages - 95 KB).

The QHSR was the beginning of a multi-step process. It offers a vision for a secure homeland, specifies key mission priorities, outlines goals for each of those mission areas, and lays the necessary groundwork for the subsequent steps. The next step was a bottom-up review of the Department which aligned the programmatic activities and organizational structure of the Department with the strategic framework set out in the QHSR. The third and final step of this process culminated in the Department's fiscal year 2013 budget submission.

Success of the National Dialogues on the QHSR

Between July 16 and October 4, 2009, more than 20,000 stakeholders from all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia participated in the National Dialogue on the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review . The valuable comments and ideas solicited were used directly to inform the study groups tasked with writing the QHSR for the Department of Homeland Security. The final report (PDF, 108 pages - 949 KB) has been delivered to Congress.

First Dialogue: August 3-9
An initial forum of participant ideas on the goals and objectives developed by Department study groups across six topic areas. 

Second Dialogue: August 31-September 9
A deeper discussion into how best to prioritize and achieve the proposed goals and objectives.

Third Dialogue: September 28-October 4
A review of the final products of each study group with participant feedback and identification of next steps.