Everyone probably has different opinions about the deadly attacks that occurred on September 11‚ 2001 (9/11 attacks). Some may believe conspiracy theories like the United States Government has full responsibility of this date. However‚ no matter what conspiracy theory someone may believe everyone should believe that this terrible day has done some good things. This horrifically brutal attack against innocent citizens created a safer‚ more secure‚ thorough search of people’s belongings before boarding
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though these attacks were devasting they did not have the same impact as the 9/11 attacks. The 9/11 attacks helped to lead to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The 9/11 attacks was the impetus for forming DHS because of an impulse. An impulse to enhance efforts to protect the United States. The essence of homeland security can be summed up in three words: prevent‚ protect‚ and respond. The ideal objective is to prevent terrorist attacks. It was also desirable that
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agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is critical in the overall success of the DHS mission‚ keeping America free from terrorist activity. The task of protecting our nation against terror is a no-fail mission‚ and each of the organizations with the DHS has a critical role with their own staff of expert personnel‚ trained and proficient in a unique set of skills to contribute to this highly important mission. In any organization charged with providing security‚ it is imperative to ensure
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Determine where each agency lies in the administrative structure of the federal government. Identify it as an executive department or an independent agency. The purpose of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. According to EPA website‚ Born in the wake of elevated concern about environmental pollution‚ EPA was established on December 2‚ 1970 to consolidate in one agency a variety
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(2003). Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2003/world/asiapcf/southeast/08/05/indonesia.blast/ Feldman‚ C. (2002). CNN. Retrieved from http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/07/04/la.airport.shooting/index.html Homeland Security. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.dhs.gov/preventing-terrorism-and-enhancing-security
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Critical Infrastructure Protection Eustace LangleyCIS 502 May-23-2013 Facilitator: Dr. Gideon U. Nwatu Strayer University Critical Infrastructure Protection Introduction The Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience advances a national unity of effort to strengthen and maintain secure‚ functioning‚ and resilient critical infrastructure (The White House Office of the Press Secretary‚ February 2013). It is imperative for every nation to develop
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FAIR Purpose; Today the United States is receiving more immigrants than at any time in our history. Immigration has become an important issue because it affects virtually every aspect of life in America. With more than a million legal and illegal immigrants settling in the United States each year‚ immigration has an impact on education‚ health care‚ government budgets‚ employment‚ the environment‚ crime and countless other areas of American life. It is evident to most Americans that large-scale
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Transportation Security Agency modified their effort so step up and protect US commuters and infrastructure however rail has been neglected and under funded. An important question is what precautions have been made in order to secure this infrastructure from a cyber attack? What determines the infrastructure to be considered critical? Why would transportation (rail to be exact) be a critical infrastructure and what effects would a cyber attack have on this system? In the United States our main government
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In an emergency‚ whether natural disaster or terrorist event‚ the most important role is that of first responders. First responders’ jobs are to be the first on the scene in any kind of event and provide various types of response. Some first responders are law enforcement whose first goal is to neutralize the suspect. Others are trained as firefighters to combat fire‚ structural damage‚ and rescue as many victims as they can. Most people think of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) or paramedics
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statutes governing the immigration law. The problem with the law was that it was not organized in a specific location. The INA is divided into many titles‚ chapters and sections. The INA Act is contained in the United States Code (U.S.C). The USC is a collection of laws of the United States. The code is made up of fifty subjects that are alphabetized. The INA Act falls under Title 8 of 50‚ which deals with “Aliens and Nationality”. The INA is also known as the McCarran-Walter bill of 1952 (Public
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