U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Biography
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is charged with the primary responsibilities of protecting the United States and its territories from and responding to terrorist attacks, man-made accidents, and natural disasters.
Major agencies and components organized under DHS include:
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
- DHS Science and Technology Directorate
- Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
- DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate
- U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service (USCIS)
- U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- U.S.Secret Service (USSS)
The Department of Homeland Security was formed in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as part of a determined national effort to safeguard the United States against terrorism. The Department became the third-largest federal department, bringing together 22 different federal agencies, each with a role in this effort.
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- New Federal Task Force to Counter Violent Extremism
- Vehicle Mounted Radiation Detection System Performance
- DHS Releases Critical Infrastructure R&D Plan
- Vehicle Eye-Safe Trace (VEST) Standoff Detection Systems
- New Center of Excellence for Borders, Trade and Immigration
- DHS Breaks Ground for National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
- Emerging Training and Education Strategies for Homeland Security
- Chemical Threat Forensic Attribution Signature Studies
- Risk for Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)
- National Biosurveillance Integration Center
- National Strategy for CBRNE Standards
- Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN)
- A National Radiological and Nuclear Detection Support Capability
- DHS Law Enforcement Resources
- State and Local Law Enforcement Resource Catalog
- Countering Violent Extremism Training Guidance & Best Practices
- Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Training & Awareness
- National Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Capabilities Analysis Database
- Multi-Jurisdiction Improvised Explosive Device Security Planning
- TRIPwire (Technical Resource for Incident Prevention)
- The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture
- State and Major Urban Area Fusion Centers