Violent extremism, including racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism, "continues to pose one of the most significant terrorism-related threats to the homeland."
HSOAC has refined its core competencies to include two new focus areas of preparedness, response and recovery, and personnel policy and management studies.
DHS will work with consortium to provide training to state and local first responders and officials, develop curriculums, and provide technical assistance.
OIG says DHS may avoid delays in future by developing emergency response protocols including guidelines for establishing and staffing incident response teams.