Homeland security is in a constant state of evolution and there are many perspectives on its definition. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is continuously developing its mission under changing circumstances and events. Numerous variables influence the DHS such as terrorist incidents, nat...
Primary Mitigations to Reduce Cyber Threats to Operational Technology DHS S&T Delivers New Capability for Detecting Presence of Life to Law Enforcement Trump 2026 Budget Plan Boosts Defense, Homeland Security Another cybersecurity False Claims Act settlement Trump wants $1 trillion for Pentagon ...
Private investigators (PIs) must understand the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) due to its significant impact on domestic security, investigations, and information sharing. For private investigators, DHS provides access to essential resources. For instance, the agency’s Homeland Security Information...
The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security has the overall responsibility of overseeing the Department and its functions. The Department was created in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attack to better deal with preparing for terrorism (DHS, 2016). The primary mission of homeland se...
Whereas Homeland Security is the strategy that is used with to combat these sort of things. It goes without saying that the primary mission of homeland security and defense, is to protect the citizens of the United States of America. Within the mission is the tasks, and each individual ...
Designing homeland security policy within a regional structure: A needs assessment of local security concerns. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 4(2):1-23.Caruson, K., & MacManus, S. (2007). Designing homeland security policy within a regional structure: A needs assessment ...
“An act to establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.” The establishment of the Executive department and its mission, the Secretary and its functions, and the duties of other officers. Contains a directorate for information analysis and infrastructure protection, and cov...
resource for disaster relief and emergency management. This new emphasis and structure would enable DHS to surge its response capacity to the most pressing threats, focus where it is best suited to act and lead among other federal agencies, and better align its workforce with its primary...
Tim Wenzel and Lee Oughton: In the fast-paced realm of security professionals, where the primary focus often centers around safeguarding assets and managing risks, a heartening movement has emerged - The Kindness Games (TKG). What started as a simple gesture among security professionals to acknowl...
House of Representatives voted 310 to 118 to pass a measure that prohibits the TSA from using whole-body imaging as a primary means for screening passengers; security experts say that privacy concerns notwithstanding, these machines, which offer anatomically correct images of the human body, should...