Homeland Security Chapters
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The New Concept of Homeland Security - answer Resulted from the
2010 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR), revised the
definition of Homeland security to incorporate a more global and
comprehensive approach.
*- Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE) is the new concept, DHS
Secretary Janet Napolitano: All government sectors,
nongovernmental, private, individuals, and communities all share a
common interest in the safety and security of America and its
people.
DHS is one component, securing borders, managing immigration.
Other departments have jobs in diplomacy, counterterrorism, and
defense such as Department of Justice, Defense, State, FBI, and the
National Counterterrorism Center (NCC)
- Creates greater emphasis on the need for joint actions and efforts
across previously discrete elements of government and society. It's
a shared responsibility.
Homeland security is the intersection of:
- Evolving threats & hazards
- Traditional government & civic responsibilities for:
{ Civil defense
{ emergency response
{ law enforcement
, { customs
{ border control
{ immigration
Concepts of DHS - answer 1. Security: Protect the homeland and its
people. vital interests and way of life. Often deals with global
systems.
2. Resilience: Foster individual, community and system robustness,
adaptability and capacity, interdependent systems.
3. Customs and Exchange: Expedites and enforce lawful trade,
travel and immigration, linked to security, but sometimes at odds
Misson of DHS - answer 1) Protecting the United States from
further
terrorist attacks
2) Reducing the nation's vulnerability to
terrorism
3) Minimizing the damage from potential
terrorist attacks & natural disaster
Homeland Security (as defined by the QHSR) - answer The
intersection of evolving threats and hazards with traditional
governmental and civiv responsibilities for civil defense, emergency
response, law enforcement, customs, border control and
immigration.
- The idea of homeland security came out of 9/11 but it was
established much earlier
- breaks down longstanding stovepipes (direct path) and puts
greater emphasis on joint actions and efforts.
Emergency Management (EM) as a discipline - answer -It is the
discipline dealing with risk and risk avoidance
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