; and (ii) provides recommendations for either materiel or nonmateriel solutions to address any such capability gap, redundancy, or overlap. (B) The submission of such validation to department leadership for consideration in investment decisions. (3) An identification of the position within the Department responsible for implementing a joint requirements process that validates an evaluation by a component of the Department that identifies any capability gaps, redundancies, or overlaps pursuant to paragraph (2)(A). (4) An identification of the officer or official of the Department who oversees the JRC’s activities and responsibilities, including the JRC’s reporting responsibilities to the DMAG. (5) A description of how the JRC is assisting the Department’s efforts in performing border security-related missions and assisting incorporation of technological advances into border management based on available resources, such as the flow of fentanyl across the border and the backlog of migrant processing. (6) A review of the progress of the Department’s engagement with the JRC to carry out the following: (A) Review the JRC’s recommendations. (B) Approve or direct related follow-on activities. (C) Provide direction and guidance to the JRC. (7) A review of the JRC’s recommendations, the approval and direct related follow-on activities, and the direction and guidance to the JRC from the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee. (8) A description of how Department senior leadership makes use of JRC analyses and associated products. (9) An evaluation of the placement of the JRC within the Management Directorate of the Department to ensure such placement aligns fully with the JRC’s mission and maintains the JRC’s independence. (10) An evaluation of the role of the JRC and broader Department internal communications of needs and requirements, and how the processes for communicating and documenting such needs and requirements can be improved at the Department. (c) Other administrative needs The reports required under subsections