In anticipation of an administration change following the next presidential election, the Homeland Security Advisory Council has issued a report entitled Top Ten Challenges Facing The Next Secretary of Homeland Security. The report concluded:
Ultimately, homeland security is about synchronizing efforts with multiple partners across the landscape of America. The ability to successfully establish and maintain meaningful partnerships at all levels of government and society for the purpose of securing the homeland may be the greatest, ongoing challenge facing the next Secreatary, as well as his or her successors.
The key challenges and recommendations follow:
