To protect the USA from more terrorist attacks like 9/11. also to improve the military's protection on the United States. (more detail) "Homeland Security", it is a Cabinet department of the U.S. federal government with the responsibility of protecting the territory of the U.S. from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters. Whereas the Department of Defense is charged with military actions abroad, the Department of Homeland Security works in the civilian sphere to protect the United States within, at, and outside its borders
The Homeland Security Department has five responsibilities. Here are their responsibilities as listed on their web page: Protecting the American people from terrorist threats/ Fulfilling our mission also means securing our borders/ When it comes to Immigration, we need to facilitate legal immigration while we crack down on those who violate our nationâ??s laws/ As a nation, we must develop a more urgent sense of readiness/ Finally, we must unify and mature our Department.
On March 1, 2003, the recently established Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin to absorb the federal agencies currently responsible for the functions being transferred to the new department. The most difficult aspects of making the transition from a disorganized federal bureaucracy incapable of adequately defending the homeland to a streamlined and efficient program with a strategic focus will become evident in the coming months and years.
As Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge begins this transition, a number of principles should be followed:
The homeland security task forces' main goal is to keep our country safe. Whether it is from terrorism threats or a plague, the goal is to keep the country safe as a whole.
Janet Napolitano is the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
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