On September 11, 2001, the United States was rocked by a series of terrorist attacks that hit home. Considering the attack blindsided America and destroyed cerished buildings, the proposal of a Department of Security was not a seriously considered plan of action. Even with the struggle of opposing figures, including President Bush, in June, 2002, the Homeland Security Act was passed. This act called for the pulling together of 22 different federal agencies and offices into the newly established Department of Homeland Security, led by the first Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, former Republican governor of Pennsylvania (Wallechinsky, 2015). Born from the aftermath of 9/11, the National Threat Advisory system was one of the first working
