Just a few days after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 in New York City and in Washington D.C., Pennsylvania State Governor Tom Ridge was appointed to be the first director of the Office of Homeland Security. This office overlooked and regulated a nationally seen strategy to keep our country safe against domestic and international terrorism attacks. The Department of Homeland Security was put in place to ensure that we are safe no matter time of the day or the year.
President George W. Bush signed the Homeland Security Act of 2002 on November 25, 2002. It was created by the Department of Homeland Security and was introduced after the attacks on 9/11 and the mailing of anthrax spores. The anthrax spores were mailed to United States …show more content…
“The vital mission of the Department of Homeland Security is to secure the nation from the many threats that we face.” This requires the dedication of more than 260,000 employees in jobs that range from aviation and border security to emergency response and from cyber security analyst to a chemical facility inspector. Along with this vital mission, the Department of Homeland Security has five homeland security missions. These five missions include “preventing terrorism and enhance security, securing and managing our borders, enforcing immigration laws, to safeguard and secure cyberspace, and ensure resilience to disasters” whether it is man-made or a natural …show more content…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency also known as FEMA protects the citizens of the United States against man-made and natural disasters. The United States Coast Guard, which is the only military branch specifically under the Department of Homeland Security, protects our waters. Another federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security is the United States Secret Service. The United States Secret Service protects the nations national leaders and their families. This shows that each of the twenty-two different federal agencies under the Department of Homeland Security have a different role in what they watch, but they still need to come together at the end of the day to protect this
President George W. Bush signed the Homeland Security Act of 2002 on November 25, 2002. It was created by the Department of Homeland Security and was introduced after the attacks on 9/11 and the mailing of anthrax spores. The anthrax spores were mailed to United States …show more content…
“The vital mission of the Department of Homeland Security is to secure the nation from the many threats that we face.” This requires the dedication of more than 260,000 employees in jobs that range from aviation and border security to emergency response and from cyber security analyst to a chemical facility inspector. Along with this vital mission, the Department of Homeland Security has five homeland security missions. These five missions include “preventing terrorism and enhance security, securing and managing our borders, enforcing immigration laws, to safeguard and secure cyberspace, and ensure resilience to disasters” whether it is man-made or a natural …show more content…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency also known as FEMA protects the citizens of the United States against man-made and natural disasters. The United States Coast Guard, which is the only military branch specifically under the Department of Homeland Security, protects our waters. Another federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security is the United States Secret Service. The United States Secret Service protects the nations national leaders and their families. This shows that each of the twenty-two different federal agencies under the Department of Homeland Security have a different role in what they watch, but they still need to come together at the end of the day to protect this