National Strategy For Homeland Security
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 for Homeland Security and the Homeland security act of 2002 called for the formation of this department. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) The responsibilities of the department are to prevent terrorism and enhance security. To do this …show more content…
These acts make it easier to investigate people, put them in jail, and do it at a faster pace. Training was performed to help to train first responders and to identify weaknesses. Most of the Homeland security focused on at least some attention on bioterrorism preparedness and they have reviewed or amended quarantine and isolation laws and …show more content…
Homegrown or domestic terrorism inside the U.S. or infrastructure results were 49 percent. 42 percent stated that the U.S. coastline and harbors should be invested in more with their security and 58 stated that computer networks or the internet security came out on top of the survey. (Research, 2009)
Since the September 11 attacks the national security has improved but still needs progress to help make sure the safety of the American people. 77 percent of Homeland Security professionals surveyed believe that federal, state and their local government’s attacks from terrorist can be more coordinated that how it was in 2001. 74 percent of Homeland Security professionals feel that communication has improved since the 9/11 attacks.
CONCLUSION
I feel that the Department of Homeland security is a necessary entity. The threats are no longer of an overseas nature and the way these situations happen are unexpected and ever-changing. Terrorists are constantly looking for oversights and weak points in our nation in order to follow through with their agenda and without some form of organized structure that has one focus we would not be able to strategically fight these new threats. Surveys that were revealed that the U.S. needs to do a better job on protecting the U.S. people from more terrorist attacks. One of the survey results revealed that 58 percent think that the Homeland
The department of Homeland security was formed in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The National Strategy for Homeland Security and the Homeland security act of 2002 called for the formation of this department. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) The responsibilities of the department are to prevent terrorism and enhance security. To do this …show more content…
These acts make it easier to investigate people, put them in jail, and do it at a faster pace. Training was performed to help to train first responders and to identify weaknesses. Most of the Homeland security focused on at least some attention on bioterrorism preparedness and they have reviewed or amended quarantine and isolation laws and …show more content…
Homegrown or domestic terrorism inside the U.S. or infrastructure results were 49 percent. 42 percent stated that the U.S. coastline and harbors should be invested in more with their security and 58 stated that computer networks or the internet security came out on top of the survey. (Research, 2009)
Since the September 11 attacks the national security has improved but still needs progress to help make sure the safety of the American people. 77 percent of Homeland Security professionals surveyed believe that federal, state and their local government’s attacks from terrorist can be more coordinated that how it was in 2001. 74 percent of Homeland Security professionals feel that communication has improved since the 9/11 attacks.
CONCLUSION
I feel that the Department of Homeland security is a necessary entity. The threats are no longer of an overseas nature and the way these situations happen are unexpected and ever-changing. Terrorists are constantly looking for oversights and weak points in our nation in order to follow through with their agenda and without some form of organized structure that has one focus we would not be able to strategically fight these new threats. Surveys that were revealed that the U.S. needs to do a better job on protecting the U.S. people from more terrorist attacks. One of the survey results revealed that 58 percent think that the Homeland