Essays on Department Of Homeland Security

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Introduction The concept of Homeland Security was precipitated by the terrorist attacks of 9/11 (Shawn 2013). According to the quadrennial homeland security review (2014), the goal of homeland security department and its partners is to build a safe, secure, and resilient nation. This goal is continuously threatened by the evolving nature of terrorism and natural disastrous among other risk factors. In order to mitigate the effects of the risks and threats to the safety, security, and resilience of the nation, the (Department of Homeland Security) DHS developed the five missions to help the department and its partners achieve its ...

Report To Respond To DHS Request for Information

Report To Respond To DHS Request for Information It is worth mentioning that the Department of Homeland Security ensures that the nation is safe from the danger of attacks, especially external threats from terrorists and other attacks that may make Americans feel insecure. Apart from that, homeland security ensures that in the case of an attack on Americans, the impact does not escalate. Hence, it is an all-around entity that was set up to safeguard the security interests of all Americans regardless of which part of the country one resides. Also, both natural disasters and human-made disasters are taken ...

The 9/11 attacks became the stimulus for the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for it made the people become aware of the massive destruction that can be caused by terrorist attacks. After the September 11 attack in America which destroyed the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, America decided to create an agency that is solely dedicated to secure all borders of the country, respond to disasters and to strengthen the cyber security and infrastructure, and to deter any act of terrorism. Although there are some events of terrorism occurred in ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which was established in late 2002 as a response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; folded over 20 federal agencies into one organization (DHS, 2016). The idea behind such a decision was that by putting, essentially the nation’s civil defense organization under a unified command, the government could more effectively identify, analyze and thwart any credible risks to the nation’s security. Naturally, in combining such a large number of agencies there were a number or redundancies and synergies that were established. Take for example, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ...

Key issue / Introduction

The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002 to protect the homeland security of the United States. Cybersecurity is a goal of the department and involves the protection against the unauthorized or illegal use of electronic information or data. It involves the protection of computers, networks, data and programs. Cybersecurity involves a number of factors. Those will malicious intentions can have operated from any place in the world. Cyberspace and systems that are physical have strong linkages. Vulnerabilities to cyberspace are difficult to reduce. Those who invade and attack cyberspace are difficult to identify due to the complexity ...

CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE ROLE OF CRISIS IN INDUCING POLICY CHANGE

Introduction Most nations make policies after they enter serious crisis. There is a general notion that a critical problem requires a critical solution. Thus, nations that came under Nazi or Japanese attack in the eve of the Second World War declared a state of emergency and made sweeping changes to their national policies. These changes had far-reaching impacts on the functioning of the arms of governments and the entire nation had to suspend various activities to implement the policies in response to the crises. However, after World War II, significant events have been considered as turning points in national ...

The United States has seen a change in its security situation over the last three decades. Before the 9/11 attack, U.S. concentrated on preventing the attack of its citizens and property by jihadists who were mostly affiliated to Muslim countries. Still, U.S. authorities tracked the footsteps of all foreign-grown movements that posed a danger to the property and U.S. citizens working out the United States. After 9/11 attack, the U.S. began focusing on a more comprehensive and robust system to protect the United States from both domestic and international terrorism attacks. At this juncture, domestic and international groups carried ...

In the recent years practically in all corners of the world terrorist activity that is intended to become a global threat has dramatically increased. The most attractive objects for terrorists are vehicles being the very vulnerable. The terrorist attacks on transport are usually accompanied by a large number of victims, paralyzing the activities in the most important spheres of economy and destabilizing the situation in the society. Most often the attacks occur at the air transport entailing the greatest number of victims and representing a minimal threat to the terrorists. The terrible attacks of September 11, 2001, have dramatically ...

Abercrombie and Fitch Case Analysis

Abercrombie & Filch is a fashion company that has been dogged by numerous lawsuits and cases regarding employee discrimination. The company has been accused of discriminating employees based on race and appearance. Since the turn of the 21st century, Abercrombie has been slapped with numerous lawsuits concerning employee discrimination on various grounds. This paper will conduct an in-depth analysis of these cases and provide relevant responses.

Appearance

Regarding appearance, Abercrombie’s CEO, Mike Jeffries, has been accused of favoring “thin, tall, and white models” over the “not so good-looking” staff. Moreover, Abercrombie reportedly does not allow staff to put on scarves ...

Definition of representation

Representation refers to the speaking or acting on behalf of someone else (Milbank 3). This word is widely used in the political context during elections. The people exercise their democratic right to choose leaders who would represent them in various levels of government. The most common manifestation of representation is parliament where legislatures are elected as representative sample of the greater national population.

Examples in Wag the Dog and Little Brother

The movie Wag the Dog depicts the influence of politics on the media and the ultimate media influence on the people. The movie was produced in 1997 to depict a fake war in a country called ...

Introduction

Homeland Security is of prime importance in the United States of America. On 23 January, 2002, during the second session of the one hundred seventh congress of America, an act to establish the Department of Homeland security was held. Valuing Homeland Security by all citizens is due process rights and in direct observation of the American constitution and the preamble. Over the past few years, various public and private bodies, advisory panels and other think tanks have addressed myriad solutions on how to best secure the American homeland. However, some groups have classified homeland security as a combination of ...

Following the 9/11 2001 attacks on the US homeland, a commission was set up to investigate the attacks and the response by the US security agencies to the attacks. Known as the 9/11 Commission report, one of the recommendation sections of this report touched on communication as a response to such attacks in the future. According to this National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Report, one of the lesson’s learned in the aftermaths of these attacks was the lack of proper communication channels among the then existing security agencies and authorities. As a matter of ...

After the 911 terrorist attacks, the Department of Homeland Security was formed to prevent future attacks on domestic soil. The ongoing threat, of course, is the possibility of a nuclear attack by a terrorist group. The Department of Homeland Security has considered such possible scenarios. If any terrorist organization seized materials to manufacture a nuclear weapon, the Department of Homeland Security must have measures in place to counter such a threat to domestic security. Technology evolves rapidly, and the DHS has stayed abreast of changes, in order to prevent such a scenario from playing out. The DHS is very ...

The concept, as well as implementation of homeland security, has significantly evolved over the recent years. It was initially a vague statement of mere principles, which became a concrete, defined, professional, as well as the institutionalized field. Besides, it has a cabinet-echelon department linked with various components of its operations. However, despite such stratifications, homeland security in America, which is known to protect citizens, property, as well as interests starting at the international territories and stretching inwardly; is not yet entirely developed, integrated, or secure in its designated roles (Napolitano, 2012). This paper offers a personal opinion why the ...

The Transportations Systems Sector, Department of Transportation, is a US federal government body that is involved with the safety, timeliness, and security of the transportation sector within the country and overseas.

Position title and Job Responsibilities:

I work for the US government under the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation, Transportation Systems Sector as a Logistics Manager. As a logistics manager and head at the Office of Logistics Management, I oversee warehousing and transportation management through effective documentation and filing of processes and equipment status. In addition, there are responsibilities to develop policies that help in professional development and improvement of ...

Abstract

The terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001 revealed the need for information sharing between different local, state, and federal agencies. This resulted in the formation of Department of Homeland Security to coordinate the counterterrorism efforts. The Department created fusion centers that served as facilities of gathering and analyzing information from relevant agencies. The fusion centers have faced constant criticism from researchers regarding their effectiveness and spending but have been successful in stopping several terrorist plans. This has saved thousands of lives and millions of dollars. However, the numerous agencies working towards the same goal has brought about ...

Since the adoption of the Patriot Act 2 on October 2001, strict measures such as the detention of foreigners suspected of a security breach, electronic surveillance of individuals through databases, authentication identities through biometrics, technologization border controls, among others, are presented in political discourse of the USA. The US security and media are the latest techniques in the fight against terrorism. Most Americans feel that these measures are contemporary to the fight against terrorism. In fact, this impression is the product of the effects of language games made by the administration and the media as the rhetoric and imagery ...

Introduction

Domestic terrorist acts in the United States have been committed by a combination of native ideological sects, individuals representing what are considered to be extremist ideologies, and internationally-based terrorist organizations, such as Al-Qaeda. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2011 Al-Qaeda sponsored terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was implemented (Furlow, 2005). The primary objective of the Department of Homeland Security can be seen as terrorism prevention. Although prevention of terrorism does not eradicate its ideological causes per se, the act of prevention can aid in the identification and ...

The federal declaration process on disaster requires that for the president to declare the existence of a disaster, the request should emanate from the affected state Governor. The request goes via the regional office of federal emergency management agency. A preliminary damage assessment is done by the federal and state officials with the aim of estimating the disaster intensity and its impact on people and public resources. The information obtained is included in the Governor’s request as proof that the disaster is of great sternness and magnitude and the state and local governments are not able to respond ...

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The United States was called to rethink its security strategies since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. Immediately after this catastrophe, the various stakeholders failed to come up with an explanation of why the attack succeeded. Therefore, few months later the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was established in order to ensure a safer country that was protected from terrorism and other disaster. Since then the DHS made stride in meeting its mandate. One of those mandates is the protection of critical infrastructure since it is vulnerable as a target to attacks or disaster and such would cause immeasurable ...

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The use biological weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are one of the most dangerous form of terrorism ever invented. In contrast to ‘conventional’ suicide bombings, killing sprees, or use of chemical agents, the symptoms of attack are not immediately obvious. Therefore, it requires special response approaches, especially, when a potential attack may take place in a venue, where many people will be present. In addition to potential exposure of tens of thousands of attendees at a Democratic-Republican Party Convention in Miami-Dade, among the participants will be the top politicians of the country, whose safety is a matter of national ...

Abstract

This paper represents few particular set-backs on different levels of government in response to Hurricane Katarina. This is paper is by no means written with intention to fault individuals. Rather, its purpose is to look and examine some of the issues that took place during and after Katrina. We can certainly assume that everyone involved in emergency response sincerely wanted to do their best. And I'm sure that many emergency responders made significant sacrifices to save lives. For anything if we make any judgments, it should be against those who hide, deny or devalues mistakes and so prevents society ...

Introduction

The Mexican Mafia or La eMe is a ruthless California prison gang. Formed in the 1950s initially to stay safe inside the prison complex especially from the violence perpetrated by other gangs. The La eMe comprised of a small band of gang leaders of other gangs. This gang at present has allegiance with over one thousand street gangs in Los Angeles alone. The La eMe imposes a code of conduct for other gang members to follow. In addition, it takes a tax for protection purposes. The prison gang operates based on a separate code. The contents include lifetime membership, ...

Establishing the national homeland security initiative right remains the most challenging task in the Turkey owing to the concerns in protecting the homeland are based on pervasive competency, over-centralization, entrenched politics, and corruption that frequently make Washington not to discharge their duties appropriately. Given numerous terrorist and criminal activities being witnessed in Turkey’s neighboring countries, like Iraq and Syria, which are believed to make nuclear weapons, there is an urgent need to strengthen Turkey’s Homeland security. The recommendations indicated in this article are vital steps in setting up the suited kind of homeland security for Turkey. The ...

The United States is a complex nation whose critical infrastructure is “technologically sophisticated and highly interconnected”. This infrastructure is critical to the operations of the government, economy and the society at large. The Department of Homeland Security is tasked with the protection of the critical infrastructure, 85% of which is owned and controlled by the private sector. As a result, a public-private partnership approach to protection of the country’s critical infrastructure is indispensable. There are several security concerns that are faced by critical infrastructure communities. Some are sector-specific while others cut across the industries. They range from natural ...

Findings of the 9/11 Commission Report

One of the major findings of the commission is the gross ignorance by the Bush administration about the intelligence warnings, and it was reported by other sources that the president made little effort to improve or prevent domestic attacks. While the report does not explicitly talk about the latter, it is supported by the fact that the president only made counterterrorism a priority after 9/11. The lack to heed to the intelligence reports may be attributed to the failure of the portended "millennium attacks" President Clinton had been warned. Security at the airports and borders had been enhanced, and ...

Ever since the coordinated attacks of the September 11, 2001, America has been put through an enormous number of changes. The man who is primarily believed to have caused the September 11, 2001 attack is believed to be Osama Bin Laden. He is considered by the American government to be the mastermind of the attacks that brought down the Twin Towers in the city of New York. Some of the changes that can be identified are related to the security. Furthermore, intelligence reports that have been carried out by the American security forces indicate that Osama Bin Laden is ...

Incident Report Planning

Incident Response Planning Technological advancement can be beneficial to organizations, as it provides fast and easier way of dealing with every day operations. However, due to the same advancement of technologies, there are scenarios that can put the organization to circumstances that may breach essential information of the organization. Additionally, it can cause firewall breaches, malware, or virus outbreaks, and other internal cyber-attacks. These events call for the need of incident response (IR), as it is encompasses essential protocols that will address the occurrence of any security breach. The goal of this study is to present the significance of ...

Executive Summary

Emergency management (often referred to as disaster management) is a sphere of public policy programs, which aims at creating plans, which the communities, which make them less vulnerable to various natural and man-made natural risks and hazards. The practice also shows that inability to draft and implement these plans may result in a high number of victims, damage to physical assets and other negative outcomes (Haddow, Bullock & Coppola, 2008). Statistically, two-thirds of all American companies do not have comprehensive disaster plans, and thus, in the event a disaster happens, it is the task of local public authorities to save ...

1) The main difference between the terrorist hazard and the natural and technological disasters is the issue of causation. All terrorist acts are deliberate and have the purpose. On the contrary, the natural and technological disasters are non-intended. Therefore, the terrorist acts may be prevented, if the government s and other organizations take the proper action. In the case of the natural and technological disasters one may reduce the risk of technological disasters, but cannot avoid the natural disasters. 2) The goal of the emergency management in regards to the terrorism threat is to increase security via five phases: ...

Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is one of the FEMA entities. It is situated in Anniston, Alabama. It provides training facilities for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) under its federally controlled training center by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) <https://training.fema.gov/>. The CDP is dedicated to the cause of preparing and enabling residents to respond to all risky occurrences. The primary job of CDP is to shortlist, educate, evaluate, and provide practical training to responders for handling emergency situations. Responders can belong to local, state or tribal communities <https://cdp.dhs.gov/about/>. The number of emergency responders has ...

Homeland Security

In this paperwork, I am going to support my position as to why I believe we are more secure today than we were on 9/11. The United States government has come up with numerous measures that are intended to improve security among the public from the time when the al Qaeda attacked the Pentagon and the World Trade Center (Tracy, 2009). A global war on terrorism, started by the United States, continues to give positive results; for example, it has deprived of terrorists’ organizations the aptitude to function without restraint, such as the Al Qaeda organization. The leader of ...

The Department of Homeland Security, or as it is more commonly known DHS, began as a specific response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C. and over the airspace of Pennsylvania. Immediately following the attacks, an investigation into how U.S. could have allowed the attacks to occur as well as an initial review of the response to the attacks revealed that one of the key reasons that the terrorists were able to act without detection was that American civil defense abilities had regressed to an untenable condition. To be sure, what the investigation ...

Introduction

National security was not a popular concept until the 1930s and was only formally established in 1947 under the National Security Act. The Act merged the Department of War and the Department of Navy into a single unit known as the Department of Defense. The idea was to bring together the efforts of foreign affairs and the military policy, that at the time were two distinct governmental organizations into one overall concept. The homeland security idea was conceptualized following September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States (U.S Department of Homeland Security, 2010). The attacks made the nation see ...

Nowadays, effective home security and proper disaster risk reduction management has already been an important aspect for everyone. With the kind of living that we have at present, there is already a need for public safety and security, particularly in times of disasters and natural calamities. However, the fact that natural disasters and emergency risks are far more extreme and different in scope than those of home security and safety, I guess that the two points shall be separated together. At least, there shall be a specific alliance or organization that shall handle home security and safety, while there ...

Introduction

Border and Transportation Security Systems assume a critical part in the more extensive capacity of giving country security. The general country security exertion can be seen as a progression of concentric circles or screens, with the external screen being that of preventive endeavors propelled outside the nation — before terrorists or their weapons can achieve the nation. The next screen is prohibition endeavors at the fringe and in the transportation framework. The continuum of exercises then travels through dynamically littler circles finishing with crisis readiness and reaction. Congressional worry over country security started with wide gaged endeavors to take in ...