The United States have endure deadly attacks from international terrorism and from destructive natural disaster on American soil from 9/11 attacks. Homeland Security has responded by making the U.S. grounds safer and stronger for the Americans. Homeland Security is better prepared to address the full range of threats that include man-made accidents and terrorist threats. The department of Homeland security was formed in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001. The National Strategy
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descent. Unemployment is currently below the national average at 5.6% and the growth potential within the city continues to outpace those of surrounding areas. This is in part to Corpus Christi having the largest Foreign Trade Zone within the United States and the proposed expansion of Free Trade Agreements with other Latin countries. Corpus Christi has a low cost of living with the median home in the low 100s. The average income is $34‚000.00 and the average age is 34.1. This is below the national
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ships to include early warning and response protocols. There are millions of pounds of cargo entering the United States every day with ninety percent arriving through its seaports. Inspection of approximately one percent of this cargo occurred in 2001‚ only increasing to five percent by 2005. Because our way of life requires that cargo entering and departing the United States remains secure it is even more crucial that sea ports are properly protected and not open for terroristic
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Since its creation‚ it has continued to absorb many important organizations under its umbrella [1]: • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – maintains interstate highway systems‚ builds and provides funding to state/local governments for building and maintaining roads and highways‚ establishes laws and rules for roads‚ overpasses‚ and bridges. • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) – creates regulations and initiatives to improve the safety of
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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
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nation and ensuring the safety of all the citizens that make the United States its home. This mission has become more important since the September 2011 attacks that brought this nation into a devastating period. It was after these attacks that we found kinks in the system that we used prior to these events‚ from the way we communicated to the way that we secured our borders. This task is accomplished by many different federal‚ state‚ local‚ and private agencies working together to ensure the success
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The Issue police departments are facing major issues‚ in today’s society. Police departments are greatly understaffed‚ and sadly they fail to meet there recruitment quota. Money is the main sources of issues we face in America. If money is scarce in certain regions‚ then some police officers are willing to pack up and move to areas where they may pay more. Quite frankly I see this issue as being something good. For example‚ the job of a police officer is very risky. They stand the chance of losing
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federal government of the United States that works with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government that deal with national security and the US Armed Forces. The DoD is the largest employer in the world with more than two million employees involved in various careers. Throughout this paper I will discuss what exactly is the Department of Defense and why it was created. The Department of Defense is responsible for protecting the United States by providing a national defense
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SZT1 Task 1 Western Governors University Community Description and Data Interpretation DeKalb County is located in Northeastern Indiana with a population of 42‚307. DeKalb County ranks number 35 in size in the state of Indiana. The county was named for General Johann de Kalb‚ who was wounded at the Battle of Camden in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. The county measures a total of 364 square miles. The major cities and towns that comprise the county are Altona
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The protection and assurance of equal treatment of America’s armed service members is one the most pertinent duties of the United States Defense Department. With an annual budget of nearly 550 billion dollars‚ and nearly 3.2 million servicemen and women serving around the world‚ the Defense Department is one of the most important functioning organizations in America’s public sector. With an enormous budget and a bevy of capable leadership Americans have become accustomed to only the best from the
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