The Department of Homeland Security

While the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is one, centralized agency, securing the homeland involves the cooperation and collaboration of many, different agencies and organizations ranging from local law enforcement to national agencies such as the NSA, CIA, and FBI. Each of these agencies contributes to the development of homeland security intelligence. By carefully analyzing and commenting on the objectives, tasks, strengths, weaknesses, and roles of each agency, a larger picture emerges regarding the capabilities and limitation of intelligence in supporting homeland security efforts.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was formed more than a decade ago with a very significant mission of safeguarding America's homeland from hazards, threats, and national disasters. This department conducts its mission through securing the country's borders, preventing terror attacks, and responding to incidents or threats to its citizens (Miller, n.d.). Generally, the most important roles of the Department of Homeland Security are to lead a concerted national effort in securing the United States and preserving the American way of life. The department was established in 2002 in reaction to the 9/11 terror attacks and has since developed a nationwide strategic plan for evaluating and updating its mission statement and effectiveness of operations. These plans can be updated and transformed to accomplish the needs of the Department for Homeland Security and the American people.

Prior to the catastrophic 9/11 attacks The Department of Homeland Security was known as only Homeland security. Homeland security initially was defined as, “A concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and recover from and minimize the damage of attacks that do occur.” (McEntire, 2009) In response to what marked the United States forever, the September 11 attacks, the federal government then procreated what is now known as The Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security also known as DHS is now known as a, “Newly created organization which aims to prevent terrorist attacks or react to them effectively; it is also comprised of over 170,000 employees from 22 federal agencies and

The Department of Homeland Security has authority to secure the country's boundaries and transport systems; they manage who and what enters our motherland and aim to avert the entry of extremists and the instruments of terrorism while guaranteeing the swift flow of genuine traffic. Many suspicious extremist sets and groups are under intense scrutiny by the Homeland Security agency.

The Department of Homeland Security works to secure the US borders through the deployment of personnel, infrastructure and technology, while working together with the bordering countries, Mexico and Canada and other many federal and state governments to ensure security in the US borders. The US borders are viewed as the gateways that account for trillions of US earnings through trade and travel each year. Protecting the US borders against illegal drugs, contraband, people and weapons is one of Homeland Security’s vital roles in order to ensure general security in the country, as well as ensuring economic prosperity.

The United States Law Enforcement is based on local control rather than on a national level due to the fear of a strong central government. Public security is the role of the government to ensure the protection of citizens, organizations, and the institutions against threats to their well-being. Many people fear that public protection is lacking in the United States and hope for change. The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a cabinet department of the United States federal government with responsibilities in public security. Public security is an important issue that needs careful consideration specifically in schools, airports, and clubs.

DHS's primary tasks are to foster the sharing of foreign and domestic intelligence information between federal, state, and local intelligence and law enforcement agencies and improve border security. This has important implications in terms of personal privacy.

After the tragic event of 9/11, Bush wanted to make sure that another incident similar would not transpire, and he had a duty to keep America safe. To complete that assignment, Bush signed a law, known as the “Homeland Security Act”, to create the “Department of Homeland Security” (DHS) to combat the possible threat of terrorism. The strategic plan for the DHS is for an intergovernmental interaction; federal, state and local, to cooperate with one another and divulge any information that would be deemed a terroristic act. Any information that is shared will go to the office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (SLGCP), a single point department for the DHS, for the intention of exchanging information with personnel associated with all subnational governments. The ultimate goal of the DHS to have better communication with all intergovernmental entities to prevent another 9/11 attack from occurring.

The United States Department of Homeland Security is known as an organization that ensures the safety of society in the nation (Homeland Security). The department primary purpose is to address threats, disasters, or hazards that may terrorize the nation and its borders. The department confronts and resolves conflicts between outside nations and the United States of America. For many years the United States Department of Homeland Security have assigned laws. As well as planned and assumed threatened, susceptible, and vulnerable events that may occur within the United

Since DHS’s creation it has worked diligently to keep the United States safe from terrorist threats. The department has worked through various challenges coordinating all the agencies under its domain, reporting to congressional committees and working with the Public. One of the main challenges DHS faces in the balance between the need for national security and the need for individuals’ privacy. It is clear that DHS is doing their job, there have been no terrorist attacks on US soil since its creation. The levels of cooperation DHS has achieved with state and local agencies, and the private sector is astounding, which has created a true Homeland Security Enterprise. The men and women in these agencies who work hard and vigilant in keeping

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is dedicated to creating a nationwide network of fusion centers, which consist of local, state and federal level law enforcement entities. By the end of 2010, over 72 fusion centers had been established throughout the country. (Monahan, 2011). The fusion centers were established to conduct threat assessments and create

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is one of the departments of the Federal Government established as a response to the 9/11 attacks. The department is mandated to protect the US and its territories from terrorism and insecurity threats. Since its formation, the department has tried to implement the main homeland security operations. In addition, it has also achieved most of its critical milestones and goals in many of its mandates. These achievements are significant given the fact that the entity has been working to transform most of its key areas for effective delivery of its functions. In recent perspectives, the Department of Homeland Security has enhanced its management role as well as the efforts of coordination among the stakeholders. It has also developed plans to upgrade its management aspects for improved outcomes. The entity has also portrayed a commitment to strong leadership and has established a strategy of addressing its management challenges as well as improving it management functions. As a whole, the agency also has other challenges related to cost increases, schedule delays, and issues related to performances in some of the programs aimed at delivering crucial mission capabilities including technologies in container security. Further, DHS has encountered problems while deploying some technologies that need to meet specific requirements. Coupled with this is the notion of DHS’ employees lacking adequate expertise to carry out its

years, it has been a decade of success and failure and the challenges which started on Sept. 11,

The Department of Homeland Security do have grants available for its programs, however there is a need to know where the grants need to be channel to, for better productivity. As recommendation, there is a need to continue encouraging forums where intergovernmental agencies and the citizens can frequently have an open discussion such as media chats and possible quarterly live Television programs, there should be a day or a week in the year dedicated to Human Trafficking. Also a monthly magazine would be a good idea to collaborate into the awareness effort.

The purpose of this paper is to define and give as much detail information about Homeland Security in the United States and law enforcement and how they are integrated. I hope after reading this paper you will be well informed on the duties and responsibilities of these agencies. People have always lived in fear but with the help of these agencies we will no longer have to live in fear. I will try to give as much detail information as possible to help with any problems or situation that might come up. Homeland Security in the United States and law enforcement have extensive research skills and knowledge in serving and protecting citizens and other important groups and agencies. Homeland