The Homeland Security Bill enacted in 2003 was established in results of the devastation caused by the attacks on the home front in September 11‚ 2001. After this tragic event‚ President George W. Bush wanted to establish a collaborative team which included 22 existing agencies that work as a preventive force to help with the minimization of terrorist attacks and activities. This team would be used to respond to all domestic emergency situations which include‚ but are not limited to terrorist occurrences
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1. Homeland Security as Defined by Various U.S. National Security Strategies and Policies The concept of homeland security is not new; since the bloody birth of the United States in 1776‚ Americans have been engaged in securing and defending the homeland. However‚ the current manifestation of the expression Homeland Security was created in the crucible of modern terrorist attacks‚ most notably that of September 11‚ 2001. As Noftsinger‚ Newbold‚ and Wheeler (2007) note‚ today’s idea of homeland security
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One main reason that a Homeland Security Assessment needs to be conducted for an organization is to protect their infrastructure. The need for this assessment would be more crucial if an organization was identified as a high risk of being a potential target. Organizations that would fall under this umbrella would include but are not limited to “sea and water ports‚ airports‚ gas pipelines‚ sewer and power plants as well as biological or chemical facilities” (Fisher‚ 2014). In this day and time‚ we
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people in the event of a tsunami seems a key ingredient yet does not sound reassuring to voters‚ hence Congress who is controlling the purse strings. "Judging our "success" will depend to a large extent upon what we identify and set as our homeland security goals. As a Nation we are unlikely to definitively "win the war against terrorism" since terrorist threats are subject to constant change‚ resources are
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Evolution of Homeland security The evolution of Homeland security started in September 11‚ 2011. When terrorist took control of 4 flights in the United States and planed to kill millions of lives including their own lives. Everyone knows this day as 9/11. When ex-president George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security act of 2002. There were 22 agencies that were inherited into the DHS and three agencies that were not included in the DHS. The agencies that make up part of
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Cyberterrorism and Homeland Security There have been recent technological advances that have brought with them significant benefits to society‚ but there has always been a negative aspect to it. The internet is a new technological innovation that has changed a lot of people’s lives. The internet also has its dangers to the people who use it. All computer systems are globally inter-connected‚ and therefore are vulnerable to forms of attack. People have feared of attacks since September 11‚ 2001
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Cabinet members not only provide advice to the president in situations regarding national security welfare‚ but they also are the successors to the presidency in case the president is compromised in some way. The U.S. Cabinet is made up of departments such as State‚ Justice‚ Housing and Urban Development‚ Health and Human Services‚ and Homeland Security. These cabinet members advise the president on everything from educational policies to terrorist threats to the conservation of national resources
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United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security‚ the body concerned with protecting the U.S. and the safety of U.S. citizens. The secretary is a member of the President’s Cabinet. The position was created by the Homeland Security Act following the attacks of September 11‚ 2001. The new department consisted primarily of components transferred from other cabinet departments because of their role in homeland security‚ such as the Coast Guard
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as the world celebrated the new millennium. Thanks to security at the border a major terrorist attack is averted. There would not be such a good outcome the next time. Less than two years later terrorists unleashed the most terrible attack the United States had ever seen on September 11‚ 2001. After the World Trade - Center towers fell security became a major focus for the United States. There was a formal review of the attacks and U.S. security measures that ended up with the restructuring of many
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Homeland security main role is to ensure safety in America. It is involved in passing laws and regulations‚ fighting crimes‚ prevention of terrorism and writing of policies. Homeland security protects the American citizens from security threats by directing every available resource towards preparedness and possible prevention of these attacks. It is their responsibility to create awareness to the people‚ give warnings of possible attacks and how to stay safe. The group further is involved in protection
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