Imaginary Homelands

Since the 9/11 attacks, security has been a major thing that the U.S has tightened up on at airports and international regions across the United States. Because we don’t have the technology to help stop terrorist attacks in airports, security screening needs to be more enhanced. One important thing about security after the attacks are the airports. The Federal Government created a Administration for Transportation Security. This Administration has control over traveling in the United States. Since

While target hardening will most likely deter terrorist attacks from known and popular monuments and sites, the event of a terrorist attack is inevitable due to the adaptability of terrorist. In the United States alone, there are hundreds of potential sites for a terrorist attack. To illustrate, physical security is always multiplied at the stadium hosting the Super Bowl each year. However, this target hardening of this site only leaves other places, such as subways, restaurants, and other soft targets

because they previously modified their business continuity plan by building “active/active” disaster recovery site in Rochelle Park, NJ after the first attack on the World Trade Center in 1993 (Parlons Affaires, 2012). In short, this stream calls attention to the potential usefulness of continuity planning in transforming previous experience of tragedy into effective responses to future tragedy. A third stream of literature on terrorism and international business has begun to explore the sources

1. What are the capabilities and limitations of intelligence in supporting homeland security efforts? The proficiencies and boundaries of the intelligence in auxiliary the efforts of homeland security within the Department of Defense are significant part of the United States’ national intelligence resources. Included as part of the intelligence resources are the National Security Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency,

Sometimes it strikes me to see the simplicity of freedom, but in reality it is not simple since one must gain his/her freedom from another being. Freedom should be natural not giving. If freedom can be given to one man by another it can also be taken away by a man. Therefore, Freedom has many definitions in many different parts of the world. Freedom is the right of individuals to act as they choose. Freedom is taking away though the terrorist strike. Terrorist implants fear in the life of all people

improves preparedness and flexibility and affects priorities, policies and fiscal decisions. The National Exercise Program serves as the principal device for analyzing the preparedness and readiness of America across the entire management enterprise and homeland

Colgan air flight 3407 was a larger plane and being so needed a lot of materials to investigate the wreckage. Initially once on scene, an investigator would need to call for as many emergency personnel as possible. This is to secure the area which was as big as a mile wide by at least a half mile in length. During this investigators would need personal protective equipment like gloves, masks, and body suits, to protect against any hazards from the wreck including fires and to prevent inhaling toxins

HLSS302 Progress Assignment Ericlee F. Albarran American Public University System The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Risk Lexicon (2010) states that “risk is a key organizing principle for homeland security strategies, programs, efforts, and activities” (p. 1). This means that risk management is a decision making tool that allows for the DHS to intelligently and efficiently make planning choices based on threat level priorities. Some of the choices that are made using risk management

Airport Security: Technology Versus Common Sense On September 11, 2001, roughly 3000 innocent people were killed in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia from a series of ruthless coordinated terrorist attacks which were carried out in the air. These attacks forever changed airport security measures throughout the United States and the World. The attacks resulted in the immediate creation of the Transportation Security Administration, which was stood up to increase airport security measure to prevent

Identifying terrorists at airports is a very difficult task for homeland security professionals since terrorists can blend in very well with the more than 650 million law abiding passengers that travel every year via U.S. airports (United States Government Accountability Office, 2014). The security layered approach is a security strategy that helps reduce the risk of a terrorist infiltrating into an airport by employing a wide range of tools and programs that can enhance airport security (Hoggan