1 Erick Jurado Case Study: Homeland Security PUA 440- Spring 2017 2 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created as the result of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. President Bush signed into law the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to create the United States Department of Homeland Security.
The Joint Terrorism Task Forces are made up of various law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, and state and local law enforcement agencies. They are responsible for investigating and preventing terrorist activities, both domestically and internationally. Since the attacks made on September 11, 2001, the Joint Terrorism Task Forces have expanded and evolved to meet the evolving threats and terrorist landscape. The DHS Fusion Centers were established in 2003 after the 9/11 attacks to help with information sharing between federal, state, and local agencies to preventing terrorism and other criminal activities.
Homeland security and other agencies can also push down information in the same manor. Relevant information to CBP gets sent down the chain and it is far more efficient with receiving information in a timely manner.
High security should be a priority for the employees to work in these centers. There are actions that may be suggested to make the DHS more involved into the Fusion Center. In order for the DHS to be involved more there should be more interaction from DHS with the Fusion Centers. There is a protocol in place; however, DHS and the other emergency management branches within that state should review it. Having the training and everyone being involved with the base line as well as the reviewing may make a difference down the road.
Lowenthal describes the Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF) as a means of improving liaison between federal and local law enforcement agencies. They are also being primarily staffed by state law enforcement personnel. Lowenthal also seems to question their value, as he states that they have yet to prove their abilities to provide the desired level of integration and liaison (Lowenthal, 2012, p. 248). By stark contrast, the FBI describes JTTFs as a one-stop shop for information regarding terrorist activities. Their primary purpose is to support shared intelligence across multiple agencies and to create a familiarity amongst investigators and managers prior to a crisis occurring.
The five (5) Current Principal Directorates of the Department of Homeland Security, and their Respective Missions. The formation of Homeland Security and its directorates does not emerged as a child of circumstance, but for the reasons behind the protection of the American citizens and where the American interests lies across the globe. Presently, the Department of Homeland Security is supervising five (5) major directorates under its watch. Namely: (1) Science and Technology Directorate (2) Border and Transportation Security (BTS) Directorate (3) Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate (4)
Government Facilities Sector is one of the largest and most complex sectors of the 17 critical infrastructures that’s included in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan. The Department of Homeland Security, General Services Administration and the Federal Protective Service (FPS) were given the responsibilities as co-leads and Federal interface for this sector by PPD-21. The government facilities sector will arrange for the protection, safety, and security of all government assets, employees, and visitors to the facilities under its sector, as well as balanced management of physical and cyber risk, so that essential government functions and services are preserved without disruption. The execution of this will require GFS to reduce the nations
As the Special Assistant to the President for National Security, I am proposing a taskforce that will incorporate different agencies. The taskforce will formulate policy options that will address the terrorism situation in the East African region. The taskforce will comprise of agencies such as intelligence agencies, aid agencies, and the Department of Defense, Federal Bureau
In February of 2003 Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5, Management of Domestic Incidents was issued, that developed the National Incident Management System (NIMS). This system provides a template to enable Federal, State, local, and nongovernmental organizations to work together effectively and efficiently to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of complexity. This system was developed to deal with massive natural and man-made incidents. There are six major areas that are addressed within the scope of NIMS: Command and Management, Preparedness, Resource Management, Communication and Information Management, Supporting Technologies, and Ongoing Management and Maintenance. (2.)
A 6-year-old Canadian boy is still on a no-fly list for dangerous travelers, even though his government promised to get him off. Syed Adam Ahmed’s mother tweeted Friday that the family was flying across the country from Toronto to Edmonton over the weekend for a wedding. She was not able to check in her son online for an Air Canada flight. "Our 6 year old is still on #NoFlyListKids.
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FEMA’s mission and priorities were changed so that, “terrorism prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery became central to the emergency management mission” (Haddow 325). As a result of the terrorist attacks on 9/11 the country’s focus shifted completely from natural disasters to an outright major assault on all things terrorism with no second glance at the potential emergency’s natural disasters presented. There might be a possibility that because of the nation’s extreme obsession with terrorists and terrorism that Hurricane Katrina was not given full priority nor given as much thought as it should have been because the whole focus of the government was on terrorism. When an agency and governmental structure, such as the defense agencies, undergoes an extreme shift within the course of a few years brought on so suddenly, there are bound to be weaknesses. Hurricane Katrina was the most challenging threat that tested the DHS as well as FEMA’s preparation and mitigation of natural disasters since the shift of focus.
My current perspective and assumptions about homeland security are largely related to my experience as an Army officer and Department of Defense contractor. My time on active duty service began during peace time in 1998, then transitioned to war. When I entered active duty President Clinton was in the later part of his second term. The first time I heard the name Osama Bin Laden was in Korea 99’ during a security briefing. Prior to 9/11 I had assumed that all federal agencies communicated and shared information together in order to protect the homeland.
Vulnerability, or social vulnerability, can be defined by three core premises. The core premises are described as such: social vulnerability does not affect all people or communities equally; in any community, there are a whole host of varied impacts and carried behavioral responses, and there are observable and predictable patterns that demonstrate variation in vulnerability and risk exposure (Gerber, B. J., 2018). Similar to the Tierney assessment of vulnerability, he also asserts that risk reduction and resilience does not occur uniformly across all people and communities. Due to differences in social class, race, ethnicity, exposure and gender differences, everyone in various community's experience vulnerability in different ways (Tierney,
These emergency support functions will work in conjunction with state and federal agencies to provide needed response and recovery resources during and after an emergency or disaster event. Under the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, a Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) will be appointed as the President’s representative to coordinate overall delivery of federal assistance. Federal agencies have been assigned missions to provide assistance directly to the state, under the overall direction of the FCO. Local governments will use their normal channel for requesting state and federal assistance and resources.
