United States Department of Homeland Security

Many police departments are facing budget problems, forcing them to cut their police force down. Many officers are being asked to do things they normally don't do such as patrolling. Police departments are also facing increasing crimes due to the poor economy. More people are engaging in criminal activities. Local and small agencies interact with the communities that they patrol on a daily basis. Sharing information between agencies are important not only for Home Land Security but for the public’s

used in Iraq and Afghanistan. The United States must not assume those tactics and strategies will only be used abroad. The same asymmetric threats our country’s security initiative is facing are the same challenges are seaports are facing. Some examples of the potential asymmetric threats the United States seaport faces are nuclear weapons,

Carol Hallett, head of the Airline Transportation Association said “The wisest investment in improving security is hiring more air marshals because they are highly trained to provide professional protection.” (Renna, 2003) This protection is costing the airlines approximately $3,000 per air marshal, per flight. Requiring two air marshals in each plane. Part of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act gave the Under Secretary of Transportation the job to recruit, train, and air pilots using similar

now and has shown major flaws within the intelligence community. Those events led the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and with it pooled federal agencies into in umbrella for it to be centralized in order to be effective. There are three categories in which the Homeland Security Intelligence face in the 21st century. Those categories are technological, political, and cyber security. In this day in age everything from critical infrastructure, government information to money is being

Public Assistance Programs Every emergency management plan must have a diagram that leaves room for recovery. Recovery takes efforts that must combine every leader of the community, from every level. This idea is crucial when dealing with the aftermath of a disaster. Knowing how to respond is one thing, but knowing how to recover properly and promptly is critical for any community after a disaster. This brings up the assistance programs that the government has to offer. This are plans designed to

Structure: Configuration and Complexity Configuration Configuration (Burton, et al, 2011) of a firm is also commonly referred to as structure or architecture. It is frequently expressed and displayed in the form of an organizational chart. When a firm contemplates the structure, it usually isn’t from scratch, but a realignment or reorganization. When these things are considered, there are two major issues that must be considered in order to effectively form or reform the structure of the organization

The Faceless Threat: Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Our society continues to promote a culture that perpetuates overdependence on technology to monitor complex Internet-based systems. Thus, the U.S cannot ignore the devastation that could ensue from an attack by a nation-state, cyber terrorist, or hacker. As discussed in the 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, the number of CIKR systems that depend on the Internet or data processing networks for seamless operations are increasing

blacks if they feel safe I this country, many of them will say “no”. In the country, the growing rate of police brutality against the young black continues to be an issue. Many blacks had been killed by the police officer for reasons that were not good enough for them to be shot and killed. According to the data collected for the counted, black males aged 15-34 were nine times more likely than other Americans to be killed by the law enforcement (Jon Swaine and Ciara McCarthy). An example is the

ENGL Composition: Writing and Research Why is border security important? 8/9/2013 There are a lot of things that come into account when we talk about border security, but why is border security important? Our borders help keep the drugs, undocumented aliens, terrorists, and contraband that is coming into our country. If we can keep our borders secure then a lot of these things will not make it into our country. Another thing that would change is the crime that’s associated with these things

President George W. Bush responded to the events of 9/11 with force and comfort for the citizens of the United States while condemning the terrorist attacks. On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the United States of America was under attack. The Islamic terrorist group, al-Qaeda, hijacked several airplanes. “They crashed two into the World Trade Center in New York City, igniting infernos that soon caused these buildings...to collapse,” (875 Foner). Another plane hit the Pentagon, “the country’s