Homeland Security Dichotomy
The primary purpose of this essay is to critique the United States homeland security system and its capabilities to meet both the new issues and future challenges. Besides, this exposition will address and analyze the existing efforts of apparent dichotomy that are crucial to homeland security on one hand while maintaining civil liberties on the other side.
From my opinion point of view, the homeland security achieves these objectives through a variety of ways including the processes it employs to secure the internal parts of the United States unlike when compared to the Homeland Defense that sees into it that external security is fostered. Another way is that the spirit of teamwork that has been laid between different levels of governments …show more content…
Thus, three components here apply when it comes to joining hands, in that the factors related to homeland security are somehow a teamwork or collective process. The three components entail cyber, human beings and physical things which when combined, a sound solution to the threats problems will be found. But for all these three components to dwell adequately there is a need for sufficient power and leadership from the various governmental …show more content…
Also, (Nakaya, 2005) denotes that the same is entitled to share information that will standardize the policies of sharing the information within all the levels of the government.
Equally important, as we all understand that the government of the United States is mandated to strike a balance between the civil liberties and overall security, some of the Acts such as that called PATRIOT Act are supposed to ensure that the future challenges that will face the homeland security will have tomust provide a secure air transportation system (Nakaya, 2005). This is because PATRIOT Act will offer the best way to go alongside other existing laws in the United States. When such laws are in action, it is the function of the Civil Authorities to see into it that the same laws are not abused in any way.
From my opinion point of view, the homeland security achieves these objectives through a variety of ways including the processes it employs to secure the internal parts of the United States unlike when compared to the Homeland Defense that sees into it that external security is fostered. Another way is that the spirit of teamwork that has been laid between different levels of governments …show more content…
Thus, three components here apply when it comes to joining hands, in that the factors related to homeland security are somehow a teamwork or collective process. The three components entail cyber, human beings and physical things which when combined, a sound solution to the threats problems will be found. But for all these three components to dwell adequately there is a need for sufficient power and leadership from the various governmental …show more content…
Also, (Nakaya, 2005) denotes that the same is entitled to share information that will standardize the policies of sharing the information within all the levels of the government.
Equally important, as we all understand that the government of the United States is mandated to strike a balance between the civil liberties and overall security, some of the Acts such as that called PATRIOT Act are supposed to ensure that the future challenges that will face the homeland security will have tomust provide a secure air transportation system (Nakaya, 2005). This is because PATRIOT Act will offer the best way to go alongside other existing laws in the United States. When such laws are in action, it is the function of the Civil Authorities to see into it that the same laws are not abused in any way.