Homeland security

deterring terrorism, and with Congressional Acts such as the Maritime Security Transportation Act, with multiple agencies working together with a common goal to reduce the likelihood of terrorist attacks or have a unified response established for security incidents. 1. Introduction of your topic that will be a homeland security program chosen by you at either the local, state, tribal, or federal levels. The Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) was set forth by the United States…

Reserve vs. National Guard for Homeland Security and US Border Protection The recent increase in over 60, 000 unaccompanied children flooding across our southern borders, coupled with the United States inability to stop the smugglers from bring them across, points to some critical weaknesses in our Homeland Security protection. Before terrorist can exploit these weaknesses, America has to find a way to fill the gap. One possible solution to fix these gaps in our security is to use the Army…

securing the homeland, and “the pursuit of insecurity as a unifying concept” became American’s new normal (Shank 3). In 2002, The Department of Homeland Security came into existence and involved the combination of 10 agencies. In addition, The Patriot Act of 2001 was the new hallmark piece of legislation designed to combat the “War on Terror”. Similar restructuring occurred in both the FBI and the Department of Justice when they created new departments to assist in “homeland security”…

Topic 1: What are the capabilities and limitations of intelligence in supporting homeland security efforts? This paper will examine the capabilities and limitations of homeland securities intelligence community. The intelligence community (IC) consist of local law enforcement, federal organizations, and other organizations that strive to investigate and monitor activities that pose a threat towards the United States and their own communities. Local law enforcement or Intelligence-led policing…

Progress Assignment Risky Management is what some would note as the bread and butter in Homeland Security and Homeland Defense. There are many aspects which are vital to the protection of America’s personnel, infrastructure and resources. However, risk management is one of the most important tools in the box to protect America. Risk management provides a unique opportunity for an organization to identify and evaluate their vulnerabilities. It also affords an organization the ability to…

According to the Gaines and Worrall, homeland security is the protection of people and assets within our national borders through preventive efforts when terroristic events occurs and the responding to life threatening events, (Gaines & Worrall, 2011). When it comes to homeland security, there are four main goals that they focus on and they are: the prevention of terrorist attacks, the protection of the American people from imminent danger, the respondent to incidents and lastly, the continuance…

the concept of homeland security in relation to homeland defense and national security. The term homeland security and the concept of national security has been prevalent in the United States since the terrorist attacks along the East coast on September 11th, 2001. After these attacks the United States had to take a look at itself and reassess its policy over the counties defense. Since then the American people, fuel by the U.S. media, have been focusing on our nation’s security. This is at one…

government in the Department of Homeland Security because, these people are the ones who keep us protected from harm. For my senior project, I am researching how it is possible to get a job in the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to the start of this project I just had the basic knowledge of what it is and that it is a part of the government. Throughout this project I plan on exploring the system and the skills it takes to get into the Department of Homeland Security starting in college.…

The Homeland Security Vision is: “A homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards, where American interests, aspirations, and way of life can thrive.” To ensure this vision is met there are five missions that have been updated as per the last quadrennial review: prevent terrorism and enhance security, secure and manage our borders, enforce and administer our immigration laws, safeguard and secure cyberspace; and strengthen national preparedness and resilience…

The United States of America's Homeland Security ensures that all the citizens in the nation and abroad are safe and protected from terrorism attacks. The mission and vision of Homeland Security and Defense are aimed at initiating efforts that would ensure safe, secure and easy management of borders of the nation. To realize such a mission, the Homeland Security and Defense are striving to put into practice and administer laws and policies of immigration. They have also come up with cyber-crime…