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The system was created by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 3 on March 11, 2002, in response to the September 11 attacks.It was meant to provide a "comprehensive and effective means to disseminate information regarding the risk of terrorist acts to federal, state, and local authorities and to the American people."
The National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) is a terrorism threat advisory scale used by the US Department of Homeland Security since April 26, 2011. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The NTAS is the replacement for the often-criticized, color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System introduced by the George W. Bush administration in 2002. [ 1 ]
National Counter-Terrorism Alert Level. Certain - terrorist attack is imminent or has occurred; Expected- terrorist attack is highly likely; Probable - terrorist attack is likely
On November 16, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018.This landmark legislation elevated the mission of the former National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and established CISA, which includes the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC).
In January 2003, the office [clarification needed] was merged into the Department of Homeland Security and the White House Homeland Security Council, both of which were created by the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The Homeland Security Council, similar in nature to the National Security Council, retains a policy coordination and advisory role ...
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned in an interview Sunday on ABC's "This Week" of a "very difficult threat landscape" in the wake of the New Orleans truck attack. Early New Year ...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tells reporters he requested the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to deploy "special detection systems" in New York and New Jersey to address the recent ...
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 [13] added 6 USC 663(b)(1), which requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to "deploy, operate, and maintain" a capability to detect and prevent cybersecurity risks in network traffic in federal information systems. [14]