SZT1 Task 1 Western Governors University Community Description and Data Interpretation DeKalb County is located in Northeastern Indiana with a population of 42‚307. DeKalb County ranks number 35 in size in the state of Indiana. The county was named for General Johann de Kalb‚ who was wounded at the Battle of Camden in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. The county measures a total of 364 square miles. The major cities and towns that comprise the county are Altona
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According to PKEMRA‚ FEMA leads and supports the Nation in a risk-based‚ comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness‚ protection‚ response‚ recovery‚ and mitigation. HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002 created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as an executive department of the United States. The Homeland Security Act
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This is where the Human Resource Department comes into play‚ they make sure that the needs of all employees are met and that they are working in a safe environment. Litigation has taken the place of common sense and compassion within organizations over the past years. Litigation has become a main priority and the Department of Labor‚ Equal Employment Opportunity Commission‚ the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and also the Department of Homeland Security all have been regulating this. Although
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years ago‚ when the United States (US) experienced one of the most horrific terrorists’ attacks ever carried out. The events of September 11th‚ 2001‚ saw two planes fly into the twin towers of the World Trade Center‚ one plane 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
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Vehicles and the Future of Homeland Security | | | |Neil Shelto Student ID 3142417 | |4/19/2009 | Unmanned Ariel Vehicles and the Future of Homeland Security Ever since the devastating
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Cyberterrorism and Homeland Security There have been recent technological advances that have brought with them significant benefits to society‚ but there has always been a negative aspect to it. The internet is a new technological innovation that has changed a lot of people’s lives. The internet also has its dangers to the people who use it. All computer systems are globally inter-connected‚ and therefore are vulnerable to forms of attack. People have feared of attacks since September 11‚ 2001
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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 is unable to effectively
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Anthrax Abigail Ward HCA 415 Community & Public Health Tara Whitworth May 20‚ 2012 “Bioterrorism remains a major threat for the United States despite more than $65 billion spent on protecting the country from myriad dangers‚ the Bipartisan WMD Terrorism Research Center said in its latest report Wednesday. The center’s Bio-Response Report Card evaluated U.S. preparedness for countering threats from bioterrorism and found the country remains vulnerable to multiple threats and "largely
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CIA runs intelligence operations worldwide‚ while the Department of Homeland Security is tasked with protecting America from terrorist attacks. The US is part of many national security conglomerates‚ NATO being the most prominent. The UN exists to create peace between nations‚ through diplomatic efforts instead of war. American foreign policy is a very important aspect of the government‚ and serves to protect the United States. The United States began as an isolationist country‚ but grew to be a world
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those people in danger‚ it will provide medical assistance‚ and aid in the rebuilding and recovery process. FEMA can even help restore mobile communications with their fleet of MERS‚ or Mobile Emergency Response Support‚ vehicles (U.S. Department of Homeland Security). In recent years‚ FEMA has been on the site after tragedies like Hurricane Sandy and the Joplin‚ Missouri
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