2001). During his speech, the president unveiled the plans for the United Stated Department of Homeland Security. The Start of Homeland Security Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge was appointed director of the Office of Homeland Security eleven days after the terrorist attacks. The Office of Homeland Security was tasked with coordinating and overseeing strategies
management of one department. An established chain of command leaves the Secretary of the DHS, overall in charge of the whole department. The secretary of the DHS, Appointed by the President, is the head of the department. The president appoints the secretary with the consent of the senate (H.R. Res. 5005, 2002). After the appointment of the secretary, the secretary takes complete control of the department. The secretary delegates the functions of the department established by the act. In addition
various responsibilities and in 2016 has a budget of $41.2 billion. The Department of Homeland Security was created in response to attacks that occurred on the world trade center on September 11 2001. At the time of this writing there have been four secretaries of the department of Homeland Security appointed by two different presidents. The attacks on the world trade center would change the how the United States viewed terrorism and how it organized its domestic defense. The agencies that make up The
MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT OF 2002: A CRITIQUE PORT SECURITY HLSS645 Theaurthus Grant July 24, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. A Brief Legislative History of the Bill 3 2. Review of Previous Legislation: The Need for MTSA 4 3. Summary of Pertinent Provisions of the MTSA 7 4. Strengths and Weaknesses of MTSA 10 5. Final Assessment and Recommendations to Strengthen MTSA 15 REFERENCES 17 1. A Brief Legislative History of the Bill The United
President George W. Bush, appointed Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge as the first Director of the Office of Homeland Security in the White House. The office duties are to oversee and coordinate a comprehensive national strategy to safeguard the country against terrorism and respond to any future attacks. On November 2002, Congress passed the Homeland Security Act and the Department
If the legislative branch does not agree with the way in which the judicial branch has interpreted the law, they can introduce a new piece of legislation, and the process starts all over again.They can initiate a constitutional amendment(changes in its written words), if the state ratify( Ratification is a principal 's approval of an act of its agent where the agent lacked authority to legally bind the principal.) it, that can make a Supreme Court ruling void. Congress can amend the Constitution
executive branch is often referred to as a “plural executive” because many of the offices in that branch of government are elected directly by Texas voters. The Executive Department of the State is composed of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the Commissioner of the General Land Office, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, all of whom are elected except the Secretary of State (who is appointed by the Governor). The current governor of Texas (48th)
Office and Administrative Support Occupations Administrative support occupations include the works those are given at the administrative side of the business. These include many areas such as accounting, data collection, office management etc. These jobs are significantly vital in many companies providing valuable assistance throughout the organization. The jobs under this category are described below: 1. Bill and account collectors: these collectors negotiate with people especially with debtors
Christopher J. Duerksen defined historic preservation law as “a collage, cutting across and drawing from several other established areas of law: land use and zoning, real property, taxation, local government, constitutional, and administrative.” Its purpose is to safeguard the historically important public property by implementing national, state, and local governments to regulate private property that is of substantial public interest and historic value. In this section I will deliver the brief
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has with private enterprises and their involvement in prevention, response, and recovery. The Private Sector Office (PSO) is the primary advisor to the Secretary on the impact of the Department’s policies, regulations, processes, and actions with the private sector, Assistant Secretary Douglas A. Smith and the Private Sector Office work constantly to create strategic communications with the private sector to enhance the homeland security enterprise (Live Chat Five 2015)