United States Department of State

of life for the continued protection of the nation in which they share a home. Furthermore, Americans continually fail to realize the immense importance in which both these truths hold as well as the potential consequences they may possess. The United States first presidential leader and perhaps most prestigious war general to date, George Washington once said, “the willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to…

Veteran’s Administration needed examination in order to understand the reasoning for the veteran’s medical benefits and housing grant programs. Evaluating to determine what policies influence the military to implement these two resources. The United States military has existed for decades, therefore, there has been many battles where soldiers have been wounded and lost. Somewhere along the military’s journey to independence, the government considered the demand for services to aid military…

The Veteran Administration Healthcare Directional strategies provide a framework that focuses on the business efforts of health care organizations. Quality of care is an important part of that business when it comes to any healthcare organization, the Veteran Administration Healthcare has been plagued with scandals that puts this theory to the test. This is a support in guiding the various business decisions and the activities of the health care organization, can adversely affect the public…

veterans who have accessed care at a Vet Center prior to January 1, 2004,” according the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs website on Eligibility requirements. Proof of service must be established, however, the veteran can be seen before proof is established to meet the need individual need of the veteran (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2016b). Today there are more than 300 Vet Centers, located in every state, and 80 Mobile Vet Centers that can offer immediate support, specific…

Just like any other agency, the Department of Homeland Security has both a vision and a mission statement – the vision they have stated on their website is stated as follows: “Three key concepts form the foundation of our national homeland security strategy designed to achieve this vision: Security, Resilience, and Customs and Exchange,” (Department of Homeland Security, 2016). Nevertheless, these 3 concepts are what drive and motivate all the areas of the Department of Homeland Security. A few…

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…

Fifteen years ago, the United States wasn’t officially engaged in any wars. Few of us had ever heard of al-Qaeda or Osama bin Laden, and ISIS didn’t even exist. We deported half the number of people we do today. Our surveillance state was a fraction of its current size. And — perhaps hardest to believe — we didn’t have to take off our shoes to get through airport security. America’s involvement in the War on Terror — prompted by the 9/11 terrorist attacks — resulted in a dramatic change in our…

to the attacks on the nation. The president and his cabinet organized and came up with the idea of the Department of Homeland Security, A department charged with protecting the homeland, by not only protecting America, but its citizens also from terrorist attacks. It is extremely important that the department carry…

present whenever a decision is made especially in a matter of homeland security. Risk is defined as exposure of someone or something to danger, harm, or loss (Oxford University Press, 2016). Homeland security enterprise is the combination of federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, nongovernmental, private sector agencies, and communities that are working together as well as share a common national goal in safety and security of the nation and its people (Bullock, Haddow, & Coppola, 2013,…

not been shared between agencies or with local law enforcement apparatuses in order to piece together the looming threat. In order to fill this significant gap in security and to strengthen U.S. counterterrorism efforts, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense (DoD) created numerous organizations to compensate for the lack of information sharing and implemented various strategies to enhance information sharing capabilities. One of the entities created to solve the…