Castagnera on Risk Management in Higher Education… and more: Participate in DHS's self-evaluation

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Participate in DHS's self-evaluation

Participate in the Ongoing Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR)
	Two new questions posted by DHS this morning The homeland security strategic environment question explores the global context in which DHS and our partners operate. We looked at the national and global trends and drivers that are impacting our missio n areas today, and the uncertainties and dynamics that will shape our work in the years to come. What global trends do you think will affect the homeland security enterprise in the coming years? How will those trends impact you and your work? Our second question focuses on cross-border threats. We continue to assess how threats related to the flows of people and goods across our borders are changing and we value our stakeholder’s insight and expertise. What threats to our borders do you think will become more important over the next five years? Which threats do you think will diminish in importance? Why?
Join your fellow stakeholders at IdeaScale IdeaScale is a user-friendly crowdsourcing site where you can comment on ideas, agree or disagree with posted ideas, and also add new ones. Registration is easy. Simply visit the site at www.qhsr.ideascale.com to create an account. Access is immediate once you verify your e-mail address. Log into IdeaScale to see what stakeholders are saying about: War on Drugs - end it or keep it going? The impacts of globalization on the homeland security mission U.S. border policy for Canada and Mexico These are just a few of the ideas currently being commented on by the stakeholder community; new ideas and comments are being posted every day.
	Engage on Public-Private Partnerships at the CoP At the QHSR Community of Practice, learn more about public-private partnerships (PPP) in homeland security. Stakeholders are commenting on: When partnerships go awry, what then? The Role of Media in PPPs Governance Structures and Challenges in PPPs Post your own thoughts and examples on the above areas, or start a new thread. We want to hear from you!
If you have not registered for the QHSR Community of Practice, join at communities.firstresponder.gov. When registering, please list Michael Wikoff as your government sponsor. You will need the following information: Michael Wikoff (Program Analyst, Office of Policy/SPAR, 202-282-9298, michael.wikoff@hq.dhs.gov) Upon processing of your registration request, you will receive an e-mail with a temporary password that will allow you to log-in. After initial log-in, go to the “Communities Tab,” click on “Available Communities” and select “Quadrennial Homeland Security Review” from the list. If you have any issues registering for the QHSR CoP site or the IdeaScale site, please contact us at qhsr@hq.dhs.gov and we will resolve the issue.		& nbsp;