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Volume 12
May 2017 Edition
Tell DHS the Security
Issues that Most Con-
cern You & Your Com-
munity
DHS is inviting members of the private sector to participate
in the online “My DHS Idea” campaign to determine which is-
sues that are most important to participants, and which ideas
generate the most interest and support
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) would like to hear from you about the
homeland security issues that concern you and
your community.
DHS is in the process of completing a major stra-
tegic review of the Department’s programs and
priorities, and will deliver its finished product, the
2018 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, to
Congress in December 2017.
As part of the review, DHS is inviting members of
the private sector to participate in the online “My
DHS Idea” campaign.
My DHS Idea Campaign
These are some of the important missions staff
of DHS performs every day:
• Counterterrorism
• Border security
• Immigration enforcement
• Trade enforcement and facilitation
• Drug interdiction
• Disaster preparedness and response, and
• Cyber security
• Post
your
o w n
i d e a s
to
address
the
homeland security challenges that are impor-
tant to you and your community
• Comment on other people’s ideas, and
• Vote on the issues and approaches you think
are the most important for DHS to consider
This interactive format allows everyone on the
site to see the issues that are most important to
other participants, and which ideas generate the
most interest and support.
The Department’s Office of Policy staff will mod-
erate and contribute to discussions on an oc-
casional basis incorporating key ideas into the
strategy review process as appropriate.
What homeland security issues do you care
about?
What areas should DHS prioritize?
What are the most pressing risks facing your
community and the nation as a whole?
Using the IdeaScale platform, you can:
You can find the link to the DHS IdeaScale site at
https://homelandsecurity.ideascale.com/.
Registration is quick and easy.
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