Publisher's Synopsis
"The Joint Requirements Council (JRC) is an executive-level body in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) charged with building a unified, effective, and efficient operational requirements process for DHS. This report offers actions to improve the JRC's efficacy, effectiveness, and ability to plan for the future. In conducting this assessment, we undertook a multimethod approach based on the Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities framework to examine four mission areas of the JRC: implementation and execution of the Joint Requirements Integration and Management System, provision of training to DHS staff on the requirements process, analysis of joint capabilities and requirements, and requirements outreach. To assess these areas, we reviewed literature on common problems facing complex organizations, examined literature on best practices from other joint requirements councils, and interviewed pr
