diff --git a/JanitorialQC.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/JanitorialQC.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 1a22f1a..7edcaf3 100644
--- a/JanitorialQC.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/JanitorialQC.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_GLOBAL_ACCENT_COLOR_NAME = AccentColor;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 3;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = SB7DNYC9TY;
 				ENABLE_PREVIEWS = YES;
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.3;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.4;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.ltservicesinc.JanitorialQC;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				STRING_CATALOG_GENERATE_SYMBOLS = YES;
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_GLOBAL_ACCENT_COLOR_NAME = AccentColor;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 3;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = SB7DNYC9TY;
 				ENABLE_PREVIEWS = YES;
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.3;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.4;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.ltservicesinc.JanitorialQC;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				STRING_CATALOG_GENERATE_SYMBOLS = YES;
diff --git a/JanitorialQC/Views/Dashboard/DashboardView.swift b/JanitorialQC/Views/Dashboard/DashboardView.swift
index 6f8a1a2..c111c2c 100644
--- a/JanitorialQC/Views/Dashboard/DashboardView.swift
+++ b/JanitorialQC/Views/Dashboard/DashboardView.swift
@@ -773,6 +773,10 @@ struct SyncStatusView: View {
         sort: \LocalIssue.createdAt
     ) private var pendingIssues: [LocalIssue]
 
+    private var failedInspections: [LocalInspection] { pendingInspections.filter { $0.syncStatus == "failed" } }
+    private var failedIssues: [LocalIssue]            { pendingIssues.filter      { $0.syncStatus == "failed" } }
+    private var hasFailedItems: Bool { !failedInspections.isEmpty || !failedIssues.isEmpty }
+
     var body: some View {
         List {
             Section("Status") {
@@ -800,6 +804,22 @@ struct SyncStatusView: View {
                     Label("Sync Now", systemImage: "arrow.clockwise")
                 }
                 .disabled(!sync.isOnline || sync.isSyncing)
+
+                // Retry Failed Items — resets syncStatus back to "pending" so
+                // the next triggerSync() will re-attempt them. Once an item
+                // reaches syncStatus = "failed" (after 5 consecutive errors)
+                // triggerSync() stops picking it up — this is the only way
+                // to re-queue it without manual server intervention.
+                if hasFailedItems {
+                    Button {
+                        retryAllFailed()
+                    } label: {
+                        Label("Retry Failed Items (\(failedInspections.count + failedIssues.count))",
+                              systemImage: "exclamationmark.arrow.circlepath")
+                            .foregroundStyle(.orange)
+                    }
+                    .disabled(!sync.isOnline || sync.isSyncing)
+                }
             }
 
             if !pendingInspections.isEmpty {
@@ -831,6 +851,25 @@ struct SyncStatusView: View {
         }
         .navigationTitle("Pending Sync")
     }
+
+    /// Reset all failed items back to pending so the next sync pass picks them up.
+    /// Also clears syncRetryCount and syncErrorMessage so the retry counter
+    /// starts fresh — prevents them immediately hitting the 5-retry cap again
+    /// without any actual new attempt.
+    private func retryAllFailed() {
+        for insp in failedInspections {
+            insp.syncStatus       = "pending"
+            insp.syncRetryCount   = 0
+            insp.syncErrorMessage = nil
+        }
+        for issue in failedIssues {
+            issue.syncStatus       = "pending"
+            issue.syncRetryCount   = 0
+            issue.syncErrorMessage = nil
+        }
+        try? context.save()
+        Task { await sync.triggerSync() }
+    }
 }
 
 struct SyncRowView: View {
@@ -907,21 +946,64 @@ struct IssuesListView: View {
         order: .reverse
     ) private var allIssues: [LocalIssue]
 
-    private var issues: [LocalIssue] {
-        allIssues.filter { $0.issueStatus != "resolved" }
+    @Environment(\.modelContext) private var context
+    @State private var showNewIssue  = false
+    @State private var searchText    = ""
+    @State private var severityFilter: String? = nil   // nil = all
+
+    private let severities = ["critical", "high", "medium", "low"]
+
+    /// Date formatter shared for search matching.
+    /// Formats to e.g. "Jun 19, 2026 4:55 PM" so inspectors can type
+    /// partial strings: "jun", "2026", "19", "4:55" all match.
+    private static let searchDateFmt: DateFormatter = {
+        let f = DateFormatter()
+        f.dateStyle = .medium
+        f.timeStyle = .short
+        return f
+    }()
+
+    private func dateString(for issue: LocalIssue) -> String {
+        let d = issue.serverReportedAt ?? issue.createdAt
+        return Self.searchDateFmt.string(from: d)
     }
 
-    @Environment(\.modelContext) private var context
-    @State private var showNewIssue = false
+    private var issues: [LocalIssue] {
+        var list = allIssues.filter { $0.issueStatus != "resolved" }
+
+        if let sev = severityFilter {
+            list = list.filter { $0.severity == sev }
+        }
+
+        if !searchText.isEmpty {
+            let q = searchText.lowercased()
+            list = list.filter {
+                // ID — match "#58" or bare "58"
+                let idStr = $0.serverId.map { String($0) } ?? ""
+                let idMatch = idStr == q || idStr == q.replacingOccurrences(of: "#", with: "")
+
+                return idMatch
+                    || $0.issueDescription.lowercased().contains(q)
+                    || ($0.facilityNameCache?.lowercased().contains(q) ?? false)
+                    || ($0.areaNameCache?.lowercased().contains(q) ?? false)
+                    || ($0.assignedToName?.lowercased().contains(q) ?? false)
+                    || dateString(for: $0).lowercased().contains(q)
+            }
+        }
+
+        return list
+    }
 
     var body: some View {
         Group {
-            if issues.isEmpty {
+            if allIssues.filter({ $0.issueStatus != "resolved" }).isEmpty {
                 ContentUnavailableView(
                     "No Issues",
                     systemImage: "exclamationmark.triangle",
                     description: Text("Tap + to log a new issue, or flag one during an inspection.")
                 )
+            } else if issues.isEmpty {
+                ContentUnavailableView.search(text: searchText)
             } else {
                 List(issues) { issue in
                     NavigationLink(value: issue) {
@@ -931,11 +1013,42 @@ struct IssuesListView: View {
             }
         }
         .navigationTitle("Issues (\(issues.count))")
+        .searchable(text: $searchText,
+                    prompt: "Search ID, date, description, facility…")
         .toolbar {
-            ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
-                Button { showNewIssue = true } label: {
-                    Image(systemName: "plus")
+            ToolbarItemGroup(placement: .primaryAction) {
+                // Severity filter
+                Menu {
+                    Button {
+                        severityFilter = nil
+                    } label: {
+                        Label("All Severities",
+                              systemImage: severityFilter == nil ? "checkmark" : "line.3.horizontal.decrease")
+                    }
+                    Divider()
+                    ForEach(severities, id: \.self) { sev in
+                        Button {
+                            severityFilter = (severityFilter == sev) ? nil : sev
+                        } label: {
+                            Label(sev.capitalized,
+                                  systemImage: severityFilter == sev ? "checkmark" : "circle")
+                        }
+                    }
+                } label: {
+                    Image(systemName: severityFilter != nil
+                          ? "line.3.horizontal.decrease.circle.fill"
+                          : "line.3.horizontal.decrease.circle")
+                        .foregroundStyle(severityFilter != nil ? .orange : .primary)
                 }
+
+                // New Issue — borderedProminent so it stands out clearly
+                // from the filter icon and is easy to find at a glance.
+                Button {
+                    showNewIssue = true
+                } label: {
+                    Label("New Issue", systemImage: "plus")
+                }
+                .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
             }
         }
         .sheet(isPresented: $showNewIssue) {
@@ -1803,48 +1916,94 @@ struct NotificationsView: View {
 /// AsyncImage has no built-in retry — once it enters .failure it stays there
 /// for the view's lifetime.  Toggling the `id` forces SwiftUI to destroy and
 /// recreate the AsyncImage, triggering a fresh network load.
+// MARK: - PhotoCache
+// Simple NSCache-backed in-memory image cache keyed by URL string.
+// Prevents RetryablePhotoView from re-downloading the same photo on every
+// view appearance (AsyncImage only caches within a single URLSession load;
+// revisiting IssueDetailView or scrolling the inspection history starts a
+// fresh download). Cache entries are evicted automatically by the OS under
+// memory pressure — no manual lifetime management needed.
+
+final class PhotoCache {
+    static let shared = PhotoCache()
+    private let cache = NSCache<NSString, UIImage>()
+
+    private init() {
+        cache.countLimit     = 150          // max images in memory
+        cache.totalCostLimit = 80_000_000   // ~80 MB total
+    }
+
+    func get(_ url: URL) -> UIImage?         { cache.object(forKey: url.absoluteString as NSString) }
+    func set(_ image: UIImage, for url: URL) { cache.setObject(image, forKey: url.absoluteString as NSString,
+                                                               cost: Int(image.size.width * image.size.height * 4)) }
+}
+
 struct RetryablePhotoView: View {
     let url: URL?
     @State private var reloadToken = UUID()
+    @State private var cached: UIImage? = nil
 
     var body: some View {
-        AsyncImage(url: url, transaction: Transaction(animation: .easeIn)) { phase in
-            switch phase {
-            case .success(let image):
-                image
+        Group {
+            if let img = cached {
+                // Cache hit — instant display, no spinner, no network
+                Image(uiImage: img)
                     .resizable()
                     .scaledToFit()
                     .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8))
-            case .failure:
-                VStack(spacing: 8) {
-                    Image(systemName: "exclamationmark.triangle")
-                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                    Text("Photo unavailable")
-                        .font(.caption)
-                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                    Button {
-                        reloadToken = UUID()
-                    } label: {
-                        Label("Retry", systemImage: "arrow.clockwise")
-                            .font(.caption)
+            } else {
+                AsyncImage(url: url, transaction: Transaction(animation: .easeIn)) { phase in
+                    switch phase {
+                    case .success(let image):
+                        image
+                            .resizable()
+                            .scaledToFit()
+                            .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8))
+                            .onAppear {
+                                // Store into cache so next appearance is instant
+                                if let url, let ui = ImageRenderer(content: image).uiImage {
+                                    PhotoCache.shared.set(ui, for: url)
+                                    cached = ui
+                                }
+                            }
+                    case .failure:
+                        VStack(spacing: 8) {
+                            Image(systemName: "exclamationmark.triangle")
+                                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                            Text("Photo unavailable")
+                                .font(.caption)
+                                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                            Button {
+                                reloadToken = UUID()
+                            } label: {
+                                Label("Retry", systemImage: "arrow.clockwise")
+                                    .font(.caption)
+                            }
+                            .buttonStyle(.bordered)
+                            .controlSize(.small)
+                        }
+                        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+                        .padding(.vertical, 12)
+                    case .empty:
+                        HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                            ProgressView()
+                            Text("Loading…").font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                        }
+                        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+                        .padding(.vertical, 12)
+                    @unknown default:
+                        EmptyView()
                     }
-                    .buttonStyle(.bordered)
-                    .controlSize(.small)
                 }
-                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-                .padding(.vertical, 12)
-            case .empty:
-                HStack(spacing: 8) {
-                    ProgressView()
-                    Text("Loading…").font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                .id(reloadToken)
+                .onAppear {
+                    // Check cache before AsyncImage fires a network request
+                    if let url, let img = PhotoCache.shared.get(url) {
+                        cached = img
+                    }
                 }
-                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-                .padding(.vertical, 12)
-            @unknown default:
-                EmptyView()
             }
         }
-        .id(reloadToken)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/JanitorialQC/Views/Dashboard/ExecuteInspectionView.swift b/JanitorialQC/Views/Dashboard/ExecuteInspectionView.swift
index 5cc7dd6..25b6c0b 100644
--- a/JanitorialQC/Views/Dashboard/ExecuteInspectionView.swift
+++ b/JanitorialQC/Views/Dashboard/ExecuteInspectionView.swift
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ struct ExecuteInspectionView: View {
     let inspection: LocalInspection
 
     @State private var formValues:      [String: String] = [:]
-    @State private var showFlagIssue    = false
-    @State private var showSubmitAlert  = false
-    @State private var showNoGPSAlert   = false
-    @State private var isSaving         = false
+    @State private var showFlagIssue      = false
+    @State private var showSubmitAlert    = false
+    @State private var showNoGPSAlert     = false
+    @State private var showValidationAlert = false
+    @State private var missingFields: [String] = []
+    @State private var isSaving           = false
     @State private var isSubmitting     = false
     @State private var submitResult:    SubmitResult?
 
@@ -125,6 +127,15 @@ struct ExecuteInspectionView: View {
         } message: {
             Text("This inspection's location could not be recorded — Location permission may be denied, or no GPS signal is available right now. You can submit without it, or wait a moment and try again.")
         }
+        .alert("Required Fields Missing", isPresented: $showValidationAlert) {
+            Button("OK", role: .cancel) {}
+        } message: {
+            let list = missingFields.prefix(5).joined(separator: "\n• ")
+            let suffix = missingFields.count > 5
+                ? "\n…and \(missingFields.count - 5) more."
+                : ""
+            Text("Please fill in the following required fields before submitting:\n\n• \(list)\(suffix)")
+        }
         .onChange(of: showSubmitAlert) { _, showing in
             // Begin acquiring a GPS fix the moment the confirm dialog appears
             // so a location is likely ready by the time the inspector taps Submit.
@@ -284,7 +295,16 @@ struct ExecuteInspectionView: View {
             .disabled(isSaving)
 
             Button {
-                showSubmitAlert = true
+                // Validate required fields before showing the confirm dialog.
+                // Collects every unfilled required field's label so the alert
+                // can name them specifically rather than just saying "missing fields".
+                let missing = missingRequiredFields()
+                if missing.isEmpty {
+                    showSubmitAlert = true
+                } else {
+                    missingFields = missing
+                    showValidationAlert = true
+                }
             } label: {
                 Group {
                     if isSubmitting {
@@ -380,6 +400,43 @@ struct ExecuteInspectionView: View {
 
     // ── Submit (async — shows result, then dismisses) ─────────────────────
 
+    /// Returns the labels of required fields that have no value in formValues.
+    /// Skips structural fields (section, label, buttons) and image/signature
+    /// fields since those have complex "filled" semantics (local:// counts as
+    /// filled — the photo exists even if not yet uploaded to the server).
+    private func missingRequiredFields() -> [String] {
+        let skipTypes: Set<String> = ["section", "label",
+                                       "button_submit", "button_print", "button_email"]
+        var missing: [String] = []
+        for field in formSchema {
+            guard let ftype = field["type"] as? String,
+                  !skipTypes.contains(ftype),
+                  field["required"] as? Bool == true
+            else { continue }
+
+            let fid = field["id"] as? String ?? (field["id"] as? Int).map(String.init) ?? ""
+            let val = formValues[fid] ?? ""
+
+            let isFilled: Bool
+            switch ftype {
+            case "rating":
+                isFilled = (Int(val) ?? 0) > 0
+            case "image", "signature":
+                isFilled = !val.isEmpty   // local:// or uploads/ both count
+            case "checkbox":
+                isFilled = val == "true"
+            default:
+                isFilled = !val.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).isEmpty
+            }
+
+            if !isFilled {
+                let label = field["label"] as? String ?? "Field \(fid)"
+                missing.append(label.isEmpty ? "Field \(fid)" : label)
+            }
+        }
+        return missing
+    }
+
     private func submitInspection() async {
         isSubmitting = true
 
diff --git a/JanitorialQC/Views/Inspection/InspectionHistoryView.swift b/JanitorialQC/Views/Inspection/InspectionHistoryView.swift
index 6429a5b..d5dca14 100644
--- a/JanitorialQC/Views/Inspection/InspectionHistoryView.swift
+++ b/JanitorialQC/Views/Inspection/InspectionHistoryView.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,46 @@ struct InspectionHistoryView: View {
     @State private var offset = 0
     private let limit = 30
 
+    @State private var searchText = ""
+
+    /// Date formatter for search matching — formats to e.g. "Jun 19, 2026 4:55 PM"
+    /// so partial strings like "jun", "2026", "19" all match.
+    private static let searchDateFmt: DateFormatter = {
+        let f = DateFormatter()
+        f.dateStyle = .medium
+        f.timeStyle = .short
+        return f
+    }()
+
+    private func dateString(for insp: APIInspectionSummary) -> String {
+        guard let d = insp.inspectionDateParsed else { return insp.inspectionDate ?? "" }
+        return Self.searchDateFmt.string(from: d)
+    }
+
+    /// Client-side filter over the already-fetched page.
+    /// Matches: ID (exact or #-prefixed), date string (partial), facility
+    /// name, area name (together = "location"). Load More still fetches more
+    /// server pages so the inspector isn't limited to the first 30 results
+    /// when searching by date or location.
+    private var filteredInspections: [APIInspectionSummary] {
+        guard !searchText.isEmpty else { return inspections }
+        let q = searchText.lowercased()
+        return inspections.filter {
+            // ID — match "#12" or bare "12"
+            let idStr = String($0.id)
+            let idMatch = idStr == q || idStr == q.replacingOccurrences(of: "#", with: "")
+
+            // Location = facility name + area name
+            let locationMatch = $0.facilityName.lowercased().contains(q)
+                || ($0.areaName?.lowercased().contains(q) ?? false)
+
+            return idMatch
+                || locationMatch
+                || dateString(for: $0).lowercased().contains(q)
+                || $0.templateName.lowercased().contains(q)
+        }
+    }
+
     var body: some View {
         Group {
             if !sync.isOnline && inspections.isEmpty {
@@ -40,15 +80,18 @@ struct InspectionHistoryView: View {
                     systemImage: "clock.arrow.circlepath",
                     description: Text("Completed inspections will appear here after syncing.")
                 )
+            } else if filteredInspections.isEmpty {
+                ContentUnavailableView.search(text: searchText)
             } else {
                 List {
-                    ForEach(inspections) { inspection in
+                    ForEach(filteredInspections) { inspection in
                         NavigationLink(value: inspection) {
                             HistoryRowView(inspection: inspection)
                         }
                     }
 
-                    // Load more
+                    // Load More — still available while searching so the
+                    // inspector can expand beyond the current page.
                     if inspections.count < total {
                         HStack {
                             Spacer()
@@ -76,6 +119,8 @@ struct InspectionHistoryView: View {
             }
         }
         .navigationTitle("Inspection History")
+        .searchable(text: $searchText,
+                    prompt: "Search ID, date, facility, area…")
         .task {
             if sync.isOnline {
                 await load(reset: true)