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    was a wakeup call for citizens that there was a threat of terrorism facing the homeland like never before. It was a threat to the United States Government‚ (USG) that if policies and coordination between the agencies didn’t change there may be more of its kind being plotted and carried out against the homeland. Prior to the Patriot Act there were many agencies playing a part of different aspects to security of the Homeland. Unfortunately‚ bureaucracy and non-coordination between these many agencies

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    information between federal agencies. Airport security was loose and was the responsibility of private contractors that were contracted through the airports. Intelligence gathering and dissemination was outdated and slowed due to flat budgets. September 11th would reveal many weaknesses in how the U.S. protects its citizens from terrorist attacks within its borders and spawned the creation of the Department of Homeland Security‚ (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration‚ (TSA). Undoubtedly‚ the

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    preparedness is a shared responsibility. It is not just one particular entity that provides security and safety for the American people (Pittman‚ 2010). Leadership is a major aspect of emergency management. Since disasters cannot be prevented from happening‚ initiatives like community protection planning that includes organizing‚ equipping‚ training‚ and exercising must be implemented (Pittman‚ 2010). Homeland security‚ presently has the responsibility for funding‚ preparing and‚ operating emergency services

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    President proposes creation of department of homeland security--INS functions to be transferred President Bush’s announcement on June 6‚ 2002‚ to create a permanent Cabinetlevel Department of Homeland Security‚ has catapulted the future of the beleaguered Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) into a higher orbit of uncertainty. The historic proposal‚ delivered to Congress on June 18‚ 2002‚ would merge a dozen agencies‚ among them the INS‚ into the new department. In announcing the plan‚ the

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    ensure our safety. Homeland Security‚ what does it all mean and how did it come about? Homeland Security is an “Umbrella term”‚ a single common category that refers to multiple terms. More specifically it is a national effort to protect the states against terrorist attacks within or from outside the U.S. (Mosley 9-10) The term arose after the 9/11 attacks which ordered a reorganization of many U.S. government agencies in 2003 which formed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. According to recent

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    important to homeland security. The U.S. Border Patrol plays an essential role in securing the border between the United States and Mexico with 90% of their resources defending this one border. The issue of illegal smuggling is not new to the United States-Mexico border‚ or to law enforcement agencies. The occurrence continues to increase while smugglers adjust to law enforcement tactics. Even after the security efforts of the Bush Administration and the United States Department of Homeland Security‚ the

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    Computer security and Network Security is the means by which business and governments are protecting against computer intrusions and attack to prevent loss of data‚ information and provided services. Everything is now on computers‚ peoples whole lives are documented on computers. Big business and the government rely on technologies that use computers‚ whether it is used for storage‚ a medium between the customers and themselves or actual work. With all this information and data being stored‚ transferred

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    resource that we have today. In doing so “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has wrestled with a variety of significant challenges‚ including coordinating across 22 preexisting agencies‚ reporting to a multitude of congressional committees‚ and interacting with the U.S. public in a manner that constantly tests the balance between security and privacy”. “Some have questioned and pointed out these challenges of evidence to Homeland Security that maybe they are dysfunctional of a department which

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    fly into the Pentagon‚ and another plane headed for the White House which was thwarted by the heroic efforts of the passengers on board. The events of this day brought the US to its knees‚ with massive loss of life‚ property‚ wealth‚ and sense of security. The US was crippled with fear‚ and President George W. Bush had to do something to show the US and the rest of the world that we would not allow terrorism to get the best of us. President Bush announced that

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    The National Incident Management System (NIMS) was developed by the Secretary of Homeland Security at the request of the President to integrate effective practices in emergency preparedness and response into a comprehensive national framework for incident management. It guides departments and agencies at all levels of the private sector‚ nongovernmental organizations‚ and the government by using a proactive and systematic approach to prevent‚ protect against‚ respond to‚ recover from‚ and mitigate

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