Homeland Security Act 2002

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The Homeland Security Act of 2002 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University The Homeland Security Act of 2002 The Homeland Security Act of 2002 was introduced in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and subsequent mailings of anthrax spores. On November 25, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Homeland Security Act of 2002. “In consideration of the breadth of the Act’s intended goals to defend the United States and protect citizens from the dangers of a new era, as declared by President Bush” (2003). This Act created a significant impact on America, and a new federal agency, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), which was combined 22 existing and separate federal agencies, including the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Secret Service, the Customs Service, the Federal Emergency Management Administration and the Border Patrol. The primary mission of DHS is pursuit of the following objectives, prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism; minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from domestic terrorist attacks; care out all functions of various entities transferred to DHS; and ensure that the overall economic security of the United States is not diminished by homeland security efforts, activities and programs. The seven major functions for DHS are, information analysis and infrastructure protection; procurement, and the advancement of science and technology, in support of homeland security; border and transportation security; emergency preparedness and response; coordination with other branches of the federal government, state and local governments and the private sector; establishment of the National Homeland Security Council; and information security. All these functions have helped the people of America to live in a very peaceful environment. The first major

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