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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) are three key players in the efforts to counter or mitigate terrorism. The FBI’s mission for counterterrorism “is to detect, deter, prevent, and swiftly respond to terrorist actions that threaten the U.S. national interests at home or abroad, and to coordinate those efforts with local, state, federal, and foreign entities as appropriate”…

In actuality, it granted federal law enforcement extremely broad and sweeping powers for prosecuting many crimes that don’t involve terrorism, in particular drug trafficking. Many of the provisions within the PATRIOT ACT had been specifically rejected by Congress before 9/11, but…

state and federal officers, these individuals are armed whether on or off duty; unlike state and federal officers, local law enforcement agencies protect the citizens and enforce the laws of the United States, their state government, and their local municipality within their assigned jurisdictions…

local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal agencies. They are locations that contain equipment and staff who analyze and share intelligence. Fusion centers are usually staffed by local law enforcement and other local government employees as well as Department of Homeland Security personnel. Staffing agreements vary from place to place. Fusion centers enable synchronous information sharing between state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies and the federal intelligence community.…

created as part of the sweeping reforms from the 9/11 commission report. The DNI gained authority to oversee and manage the entire intelligence community with both domestic and foreign intelligence. As stated above, this community includes 17 federal agencies, 6 cabinet level departments, and 7 personnel systems. Additional this amalgamated group cuts across multiple jurisdictions, includes both appointed and elected officials who have their own ideas about public safety, law enforcement, and…

primary reasons for these bubbles is the Federal Reserves influence on the Federal Funds Rate; an interest rate at which a depository institution lends funds, which is determined mainly by the Federal Open Market Committee. If a Federal organization has such power in their hands, then why are they failing to control it? John Taylor designed his rule in order to forecast the federal funds rate, which he believes gives a more precise estimation on what the Federal Funds Rate, should be, by…

been quite successful even in harsh economic times across the world. Though it faces stiff competition around the world, Starbucks has gained the support of the federal government in carrying out global operations. Therefore, this paper shall focus on the role of the government and congress in the economy, developing policy goals,…

After terrorist organization al-Qaeda conducted an attack on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Virginia on September 11, 2001, the American public became increasingly more alarmed at the possibility of another terrorist attack on American soil. In 2007, a national crime survey measured the American public’s “fear of being a victim of a terrorist attack,” and results showed that “the level of fear of being a victim of terrorist attack was greater for females as compared…

Madoff plead guilty to 11 federal felonies and admitted that his wealth management business was only a “Ponzi scheme” that defrauded thousands of investors. He was later convicted and sentenced to 150 years in prison, the maximum allowed (Buell, 2014). On the other hand, the case…

2002, the United States Coast Guard was moved from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security. This move was conducted without any significant changes to the federal laws governing the operations, establishment and deployment of the Coast Guard. Titles 14 and 10 still provide the federal codes for the Coast Guard’s operation and availability to the Department of the Navy. The Department of the Navy provides the funding for training, equipment and…