United States Department of Homeland Security
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Today in History - Nov. 25...to Iran had been diverted to Nicaraguan rebels. In 2002, President George W. Bush signed legislation creating the Department of Homeland Security, and appointed Tom Ridge to be its chief. Ten years ago: Five-year-old Elian Gonzalez was... In this article: Barack Obama, Pope John XXIII, New York, Nascar, Revolutionary War, French and Indian War, Barbara Bush, and Edwin Meese |
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Computer World | November 19, 2009
Former DHS cybersecurity chief points finger at Congress
...scattershot," Garcia added. Garcia's time at DHS was marked by hypercriticism from a Democrat-controlled Congress of the agency, with its leadership appointed by former Republican President George Bush, he said. There were also significant...
In this article: DHS, GAO, U.S. Department of Justice, House Homeland Security Committee, and George Bush
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CNN | November 18, 2009
Byrd now longest-serving congressman
...in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Byrd opposed creating the Department of Homeland Security in 2002 and called Bush "dangerous, reckless and arrogant" in February 2003, six weeks before the Iraq war...
In this article: Robert Byrd, West Virginia, George W. Bush, Ku Klux Klan, Iraq War, Washington, United States, and Coal
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Miami Herald | November 04, 2009
AP source: Ex-NYC top cop Kerik plans guilty plea
...George W. Bush to make the Homeland Security nomination. Bush nominated Kerik in December 2004 to replace Tom Ridge, the nation's first head of the Department of Homeland Security. Kerik withdrew his name a week later, citing immigration...
In this article: Bernard Kerik, Department of Homeland Security, Rudy Giuliani, New York City police, White Plains, Washington, George W. Bush, Tax, White House, and The Miami Herald
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Who Runs Gov | November 13, 2009
Profiles/Bradley_Buswell
...department. He wouldn't stay long though. A year later, Buswell joined DHS as chief of staff to the Science and Technology Directorate, working for George W. Bush Under Secretary Jay Cohen. After nearly two years as chief of staff,...
In this article: DHS, General Electric, George Washington University, Barack Obama, and White House
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LexisNexis | November 13, 2009
Bush picks U.Va. for history project; Center plans about 100 interviews on administration
...extraordinary challenges." Bush was president from 2001 until early this year, a stretch that included the Sept. 11 attacks, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Scholars will conduct...
In this article: Jimmy Carter, University of Virginia, Department of Homeland Security, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ronald Reagan
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Description from Wikipedia:
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the United States federal government with the primary responsibilities of protecting the territory of the U.S. from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters.
Whereas the Department of Defense is charged with military actions abroad, the Department of Homeland Security works in the civilian sphere to protect the United States within, at, and outside its borders. Its stated goal is to prepare for, prevent, and respond to domestic emergencies, particularly terrorism. On March 1, 2003, DHS absorbed the Immigration and Naturalization Service and assumed its duties. In doing so, it divided the enforcement and services functions into two separate and new agencies: Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Citizenship and Immigration Services. Additionally, the border enforcement functions of the INS, the Customs Service, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service were consolidated into a new agency under DHS: Customs and Border Protection. The Federal Protective Service falls under Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- Name:
- Department of Homeland Security
- Headquarters:
- Nebraska Avenue Complex
- Founding Date:
- November 25, 2002
- No. of Employees:
- 208,000 (2007)
- Child Agency:
- United States Secret Service
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