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Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many observers posited that 'things will never be the same' and this prediction has been borne out with the creation of the Department of Homeland Security which has since been tasked with coordinating responses to threats against the United States. To determine its history and responsibilities, this paper provides a review of the relevant literature concerning the development of the Department of Homeland Security. An explanation concerning the role of politics in the formation of the Department of Homeland Security is followed by a description of the role of the culture of responsibility that was involved in the formation and operational functions of the Department of Homeland Security. Finally, a description concerning the need for collaboration among leaders in both the public and private sector to provide effective security functions is followed by a summary of the research and important findings concerning the development of the Department of Homeland Security in the conclusion.
Review and Discussion
The role of politics in the formation of the Department of Homeland Security
In view of the repeated warnings prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the event served as a wake-up call to the federal government that a coordinated response to these threats was needed to prevent a recurrence and to ensure that security of the nation's interests at home and abroad. The role of politics in the formation of the Department...
In response, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was formed following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, but it required some time. Although the first director of the Office of Homeland Security, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, was appointed just 11 days after the terrorist attacks, it was several months later in November 2002 before Congress passed the Homeland Security which authorized the formation of the cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security Act which was formally created on March 1, 2003 (Creation of the Department of Homeland Security, 2015).
The role of the culture of responsibility in the formation and the operational functions of the Department of Homeland Security
According to Hayton, George and Zahra (2002), an organization's culture provides the basis for establishing shared values, expectations, and desired outcomes. For the Department of Homeland Security, a culture of responsibility has been promoted to help the agency deliver timely and effective services as well as to achieve cost savings through economies of scale (A shared vision, 2015). To date, the DHS has implemented an organizational culture of responsibility through more than two dozen initiatives that focus on the following:…
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Purpose This section includes Strategic Strategy Objectives. The core of this section is to develop, implement, and update a method to augment international cargo supply chain security. The strategy included reflects already established work from various agencies involved in the supply chain security and as describes how upcoming actions will be mandated and integrated by SAFE Port Act to achieve this goal. From here the section transitions into major improvements for
CURRENT PROBLEMS Governmental officials knew before the September 11 attacks that we were not fully prepared to either deal with a major terrorist attack or to put effective counterterrorism strategies in place (Haynes, 2004). Experts now realize that most standard investigative techniques used by law enforcement are likely to help us infiltrate and neutralize groups such as cells of Al-Qaeda members. The strategies that show the most promise include using informants
Security Information is the Power. The importance of collecting, storing, processing and communicating the relevant information presently is viewed as crucial in order to achieve success in almost all the fields be it business firms, individuals or organizations. An integrated set of components assisting collection, store, process and communication of information is termed as information system. Increasing dependence on information systems is noticed in order to excel in the respective fields
Introduction The Department of Homeland Security (2007) proclaims itself the “the lead department” for designing and implementing a strategy for global supply chain security (i). The DHS has undertaken this responsibility in large part because of the role it plays in detecting and responding to incidents, and making sure that trade can resume as smoothly as possible after an incident has occurred. In its Strategy to Enhance International Supply Chain Security,
Immigration Policies as a Tool for National Security Of late, societal apprehension towards immigrants, criminal behavior, and terrorism have intensified, giving rise to concerns regarding the American migrant system’s efficacy in maintaining the safety of the nation’s people. Recent events revolving around crimes, weaponry crossing national boundaries and foreign- born people has triggered a series of reactions with the most intense ones demanding a sealing of borders, barring migration for individuals hailing from
They believe that the information was there for the asking, but that DHS did not have the individuals on the ground that could ask. Since that time, of course, there has been billions of dollars poured into DHS, DIA and the CIA. The DIA's three centers have become more refined and defined. Those three centers as they exist today, consists of: The National Military Production Center, the National Military Intelligence