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The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. [22] It is under the Department of Homeland Security during times of peace, and under the U.S. Department of the Navy during wartime. [23] USCG Seal
Prior to the establishment of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, there existed an assistant to the president for the Office of Homeland Security, which was created following the September 11 attacks in 2001. Parties Republican (5) Democratic (3) Independent (4) Status Denotes Acting Homeland Security Secretary
June 18, 2003 (Alabama Homeland Security Act of 2003) Alaska: Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management: Early 2004: Arizona: Arizona Department of Homeland Security: February 14, 1912: 6,595,778.00: Arkansas: Arkansas Department of Emergency Management: June 15, 1836: 2,889,450.00: California: California Governor's Office of ...
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Homeland Security by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of June 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 12 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, 17 appointments have been made to positions ...
President Barack Obama at Homeland Security Council meeting in Cabinet Room to discuss the 2009 swine flu pandemic. The Homeland Security Council (HSC) is an entity within the Executive Office of the President and was created by Executive Order 13228 on October 29, 2001, and subsequently expanded on by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 1. [1]
Originally the Office of Operations Coordination, the Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness was established in 2005 with the stated purpose of increasing the Department of Homeland Security's ability to prepare for, prevent, and respond to terrorist attacks and other emergencies and improve coordination and efficiency of operations.
Homeland security is an American national security term for "the national effort to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards where American interests, aspirations, and ways of life can thrive" [1] to the "national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce the vulnerability of the U.S. to terrorism, and minimize the ...
Wikipedia articles incorporating content from public domain works of the United States Department of Homeland Security (1 C, 43 P) Pages in category "United States Department of Homeland Security" The following 175 pages are in this category, out of 175 total.