Northern Securities Co. v. United States

The Homeland Security Bill enacted in 2003 was designed to enhance homeland security in the United States of America and unite those agencies into one cohesive agency (U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, n.d.). The mission was to protect the United States of America from man-made and natural disasters. Preparedness, prevention, and recovery are all highly emphasized within the Department of Homeland Security. Originally the mission was to stop terrorist attacks,…

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has updated many of their policies to meet the intent of the MTSA. The former 24-hour advance Notice of Arrival (NOA) has been extended to a 96-hour NOA (Frittelli, 2003, 3). This increase provides the USCG, port security, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), and other key players increased time to validate and scrutinize vessel information. Since one criticism of these new mandates can be perceived as the slowdown of commerce due to increase checks and…

exists “To safeguard America's borders thereby protecting the public from dangerous people and materials while enhancing the Nation's global economic competitiveness by enabling legitimate trade and travel” (CITE http://www.cbp.gov/about). The United States of Border Patrol (USBP) has had a long and extensive history as our nation’s first line of defense against unauthorized entry. The USBP’s main mission is to detect and prevent the entry of terrorists, weapons of mass destruction and illegal…

The Coast Guard is one of five United States military establishments and falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security. The Coast Guard has served since1967 protecting the ocean, as well as the marine life. There have been many acts passed since the Coast Guard has been established within the Department of Transportation. Those acts have caused the Coast Guard grow within many aspects causing them to branch out all over the U.S. their impact is local, regional, national and…

Potential Terrorist Attacks The 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. caused a paradigm shift in security procedures and surveillance techniques (Boer, 2015). The Department of Homeland Security works with other agencies to anticipate and mitigate potential terrorist attacks. Aggressors use a variety of weapons and devices designed to inflict maximum damage. Car bombs can cause unprecedented destruction since they have a large quantity of explosives (Phillips, 2018). Both moving and stationary…

The Federal response process to a disaster can be started in three different ways. One way is for the governor of the affected state to present a formal request for federal assistance. Another way for federal response if a federal entity was damaged which the president can declare a presidential emergency. The third one is the newest form for federal assistance to be request, which the president can start the pre-deployment process of resources for in anticipation of disaster. In this situation…

Agencies STS 364 Sadat Cano Arizona State University 3/23/2015 In the U.S national security Umbrella corporations it is composed of many agencies that related to the national security of the United States of America. The U.S national security organizations are composed of many different organizations safe guarding the United of States of American. This organizations serve a purpose to ensure the safety of the United States Citizens and they contribute to the national security of the country. The…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] provides different types of Individual Assistance Recovery Programs that are processed through three National Process Service Centers [NPSC]. These NPSC’s are located in Denton, Texas; Berryville, Virginia; and Hyattsville, Maryland (Haddow, Bullock, & Coppola, 2017, p. 241). FEMA makes it easier for affected individuals to apply for assistance following a Presidentially-declared emergency following a disaster. Additionally, it lists the different…

any possible option to avoid majority cases. In combination with a congressionally imposed quota, which states that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the interior enforcement agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detains an average of 34,000 individuals daily. In his most recent book, Reform without Justice: Latino Migrant Politics and the Homeland Security States, Alfonso Gonzales opens with the story of a veteran, who he met at a protest against U.S. immigration…

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 Reserve and…