Home Security Systems Affecting America's Homeland Security System

With home invasions and burglaries becoming more and more prevalent, many homeowners are concerned about the security of their home and the safety of their family. Homeowners are now considering the option of installing home security systems to protect their family and their home. Home security systems are becoming more common and monitoring companies are becoming very popular as a way to increase the effectiveness of a home security system. Floodlights and alarms are good; however, a company monitoring your home who will call the police, fire department or other emergency personnel when required adds a level of security that lights and alarms alone cannot provide. There are many monitoring companies, most of them offering free installation …show more content…
There has been a restructuring of internal investigative bodies, a rethinking of the organization of relief agencies, and the production of new and better guidelines for law enforcement officials across the country. While there has been a blizzard of activity and the creation of many positions, charts and graphs there is also a complete neglect of several key factors that could substantially affect America's homeland security. Those attempting to provide for the full time, full scale security of the United States need to look at fixing things that are broken and considering these five ways to improve homeland security not yet being fully implemented. 1.Make our country education centered. All of the Homeland Security advisories, warnings and bulletins in the world are not going to keep our nation safe if there are still millions of our citizens who are unable to read and act on what they have been told. We have been lulled into believing that all due efforts are being taken to address the educational crisis in the United States today and yet the level of illiteracy, the drop out rate and the unemployment statistics indicate that the United States continues to fail in educating its citizens effectively. We can not stand together as a nation to face the issues posed by terrorists when a large portion of our country lacks the basic skills …show more content…
In February the President issued a directive called the Presidential Study Directive aimed at identifying what the President calls the "critical issues of homeland security and counterterrorism". This is a follow up announcing the recommendations of the Presidential Study Directive that have become decisions for President Obama. The President has decided the following: 1) The President has created a new body of personnel which he is calling the "National Security Staff". The President believes that "The establishment of the new National Security Staff, under the direction of the National Security Advisor, will end the artificial divide between White House staff who have been dealing with national security and homeland security issues." (President Obama, 05/26/09) When the staff are all on the same page and not divided, artificially or in reality, the threats should be delt with in a more stream lined manner, with less room for human error. 2) The President announces that he will keep the Homeland Security Council in the role of primary in dealing with issues of national security. He also identified "The Homeland Security Council, like its National Security Council counterpart, will be supported by the National Security Staff" (President Obama, 05/26/09). 3) The President plans to appoint new members to the