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DHS works with all levels of government, the private and nonprofit sectors, and individual citizens to make our nation more resilient to acts of terrorism, cyber attacks, pandemics, and catastrophic natural disasters.
For more information on resilience, including continuity of operations and continuity of government, please visit the
resilience page on FEMA.gov
.
Foundations of Resilience
The United States officially recognized resilience in national doctrine in the 2017
National Security Strategy
, which states that we must enhance our resilience—which includes the ability to withstand and recover rapidly from deliberate attacks, accidents, natural disasters, as well as unconventional stresses, shocks and threats to our economy and democratic system.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security also recognized resilience in the 2014
Quadrennial Homeland Security Review
, which established a series of goals and objectives in the areas of critical infrastructure, global movement and supply chain systems, and cyberspace. Further, one of the five QHSR missions is devoted to resilience: Mission 5 – Strengthening National Preparedness and Resilience.
DHS/FEMA
Resilience
aims to build a
culture of preparedness
through insurance, mitigation, preparedness, continuity, and grant programs.
Resilience in Practice
At DHS, operationalizing resilience is a spread-out enterprise. It is mainly bucketed within the rubric of these concepts:
DHS/FEMA has a
Resilience
organization that aims to build a
culture of preparedness
through insurance, mitigation, preparedness, continuity, and grant programs.
The DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection’s
Regional Resiliency Assessment Program
identifies opportunities for regional homeland security officials and critical infrastructure partners to strengthen infrastructure resilience.
The DHS
Office of Health Affairs
is creating a Community Health Resilience Planning Template to enable state, local and private sector interests coordinate health resilience.
The Office of Infrastructure Protection's
Infrastructure Development and Recovery (IDR)
program works with federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government officials and infrastructure owners and operators to plan, design, and implement solutions that enhance the
security and resilience
of critical infrastructure against a variety of threats.
NPPD is leading USG efforts to greatly enhance critical infrastructure and cyber resilience through the Integrated Task Force. The Task Force is coordinating dual-implementation of Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, and the
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Presidential Policy Directive
.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) coordinates with public and private sector partners to help strengthen the security and resilience of the nation's
critical infrastructure through technical innovation
across multiple sectors through technical expertise and targeted solutions.
Resilience STAR, a DHS pilot project, provides a Government-backed label for homes and critical infrastructure that are resilient. Modeled after the EPA’s successful ENERGY STAR, Resilience STAR incentivizes stakeholders nationally through identifying the business case, or ROI, that comes with being resilient.
FEMA released the
National Disaster Recovery Framework
which was developed in partnership with stakeholders representing local, state, tribal and federal governments, private organizations, professional associations, academic experts, and communities recovering from disasters. The Recovery Framework defines how federal agencies will work together to best meet the needs of states and communities in their ongoing recovery, by aligning key roles and responsibilities among all our partners.
Launched in February 2003, FEMA's
Ready campaign
is a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters. The goal of the campaign is to get the public involved and ultimately to increase the level of basic preparedness across the nation.
February 4, 2026
|
Press Releases
Coast Guard Responds to Severe Winter Conditions with Icebreaking Operations in Eastern United States and Great Lakes
Keywords
Critical Infrastructure
Cyber Resilience Review
Facility Resilience
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Regional Resilience
Resilience
Last Updated:
02/19/2026
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Countdown to America's 250th Anniversary!
162
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Due to the lapse in federal funding, this website will not be actively managed. Click here for more information.
Breadcrumb
Home
Topics
Resilience
Topics
Border Security
Citizenship and Immigration
Cybersecurity
Disasters
Election Security
Homeland Security Enterprise
Human Trafficking
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Preventing Terrorism and Targeted Violence
Resilience
Science and Technology
Trade and Economic Security
Transportation Security
News
All DHS News
Apps
Blog
Comunicados de Prensa
Data
Events
Featured News
Homeland Security LIVE
Media Contacts
Media Library
National Terrorism Advisory System
Press Releases
Publications Library
Academic Engagement
Border Security
Citizenship And Immigration Services Ombudsman
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Cybersecurity
Disasters
Do Business with DHS
Election Security
Homeland Security Careers
Homeland Security Enterprise
Human Trafficking
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Intelligence and Analysis
International Engagement
Law Enforcement
National Terrorism Advisory System
Preventing Terrorism and Targeted Violence
Privacy
REAL ID
Resilience
Science and Technology
Trade and Economic Security
Transportation Security
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Social Media
Subscribe
In Focus
One Year of VOICE
Worst of the Worst
Making America Safe Again
CBP Home
Fentanyl
Independent Review of 2024 Attempted Assassination
Cybersecurity
How Do I?
Alphabetical Listing
At DHS
For Businesses
For Travelers
For the Public
Get Involved
Blue Campaign
If You See Something, Say Something®
Know2Protect
Nationwide SAR Initiative
Ready.gov
Secure Our World
US Coast Guard Auxiliary
About DHS
Budget & Performance
Contact Us
Employee Resources
History
Homeland Security Careers
In Memoriam
Laws & Regulations
Leadership
Mission
Organization
Site Links
Publications Library
View Resilience publications
DHS works with all levels of government, the private and nonprofit sectors, and individual citizens to make our nation more resilient to acts of terrorism, cyber attacks, pandemics, and catastrophic natural disasters.
For more information on resilience, including continuity of operations and continuity of government, please visit the
resilience page on FEMA.gov
.
Foundations of Resilience
The United States officially recognized resilience in national doctrine in the 2017
National Security Strategy
, which states that we must enhance our resilience—which includes the ability to withstand and recover rapidly from deliberate attacks, accidents, natural disasters, as well as unconventional stresses, shocks and threats to our economy and democratic system.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security also recognized resilience in the 2014
Quadrennial Homeland Security Review
, which established a series of goals and objectives in the areas of critical infrastructure, global movement and supply chain systems, and cyberspace. Further, one of the five QHSR missions is devoted to resilience: Mission 5 – Strengthening National Preparedness and Resilience.
DHS/FEMA
Resilience
aims to build a
culture of preparedness
through insurance, mitigation, preparedness, continuity, and grant programs.
Resilience in Practice
At DHS, operationalizing resilience is a spread-out enterprise. It is mainly bucketed within the rubric of these concepts:
DHS/FEMA has a
Resilience
organization that aims to build a
culture of preparedness
through insurance, mitigation, preparedness, continuity, and grant programs.
The DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection’s
Regional Resiliency Assessment Program
identifies opportunities for regional homeland security officials and critical infrastructure partners to strengthen infrastructure resilience.
The DHS
Office of Health Affairs
is creating a Community Health Resilience Planning Template to enable state, local and private sector interests coordinate health resilience.
The Office of Infrastructure Protection's
Infrastructure Development and Recovery (IDR)
program works with federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government officials and infrastructure owners and operators to plan, design, and implement solutions that enhance the
security and resilience
of critical infrastructure against a variety of threats.
NPPD is leading USG efforts to greatly enhance critical infrastructure and cyber resilience through the Integrated Task Force. The Task Force is coordinating dual-implementation of Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, and the
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Presidential Policy Directive
.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) coordinates with public and private sector partners to help strengthen the security and resilience of the nation's
critical infrastructure through technical innovation
across multiple sectors through technical expertise and targeted solutions.
Resilience STAR, a DHS pilot project, provides a Government-backed label for homes and critical infrastructure that are resilient. Modeled after the EPA’s successful ENERGY STAR, Resilience STAR incentivizes stakeholders nationally through identifying the business case, or ROI, that comes with being resilient.
FEMA released the
National Disaster Recovery Framework
which was developed in partnership with stakeholders representing local, state, tribal and federal governments, private organizations, professional associations, academic experts, and communities recovering from disasters. The Recovery Framework defines how federal agencies will work together to best meet the needs of states and communities in their ongoing recovery, by aligning key roles and responsibilities among all our partners.
Launched in February 2003, FEMA's
Ready campaign
is a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters. The goal of the campaign is to get the public involved and ultimately to increase the level of basic preparedness across the nation.
February 4, 2026
|
Press Releases
Coast Guard Responds to Severe Winter Conditions with Icebreaking Operations in Eastern United States and Great Lakes
Keywords
Critical Infrastructure
Cyber Resilience Review
Facility Resilience
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Regional Resilience
Resilience
Last Updated:
02/19/2026
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