Department+of+Homeland+Security

Leaders  Secretary, [|Janet Napolitano]  Deputy Secretary, [|Jane Holl Lute]     Chief of Staff for Operations, Jan Lesher Chief of Staff for Policy, Noah Kroloff General Counsel (acting), David A. Martin Under Secretary, Management, [|Elaine Duke]  Chief Operating Officer, National Protection & Programs Directorate, Dallas Brown Assistant Secretary (acting), Office of Cyber Security and Communications, Rear Admiral Mike Brown Assistant Secretary (acting), Infrastructure Protection, James Snyder Assistant Secretary (acting), Office of Policy, Richard Barth Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Alan Bersin Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development, [|Richard C. Barth]  Assistant Secretary (acting), Private Sector Office, Bridger McGaw Assistant Secretary, Office of Intergovernmental Programs, Juliette Kayyem Assistant Secretary, State and Local Law Enforcement, [|Edmund M. "Ted" Sexton, Sr.] 

Mission Statements This Department of Homeland Security’s overriding and urgent mission is to lead the unified national effort to secure the country and preserve our freedoms. While the Department was created to secure our country against those who seek to disrupt the American way of life, our charter also includes preparation for and response to all hazards and disasters. The citizens of the United States must have the utmost confidence that the Department can execute both of these missions.

Issues; Swine Flu Summary 1: The Department of Homeland Security is very concerned with recent outbreak of the Swine Flu. Their goal is to inform U.S. citizens quickly and to treat any cases effectively. President Obama is working with President Calderon to contain any further spreading of this disease. 50 million viles of antidote are becoming readily available in case of a spread to the greater U.S. Source: http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1240773850207.shtm

Summary 2: The outbreak of the Swine Flu is continually growing daily. The goals of the CDC are to reduce transmission, reduce severity, and provide information. A travel warning has been issued to anyone crossing the Mexican Border. Source: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/

Summary 3: CNN reports that over 68 people have been killed by the Swine Flu in Mexico. The situation is quickly evolving into a larger scale incident. Students in New York City are being tested after reporting flu like symptoms. Schools and Universities are being closed in Mexico City. Most cases are between people aged 25 to 44. The swine flu is resisting against some antiviral drugs. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/24/swine.flu/ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> Budget of Department of Homeland Security $299M goes to analysis of operations. $2B goes to immigration control. $8.5B goes to the Coast Guard. $7.85B goes to Border Protection. $675M goes to Departmental Operations $245M goes to Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. $5.2B goes to Federal Emergency Management Agency $96M goes to office of Inspector General. $3.42B goes to Preparedness Directorate. $2.49B goes to Transportation Security Administration. $1B goes to Science and Technology Directorate. $1.47B goes to Secret Service.

Agencies under the Department of Homeland Security <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> The <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[|Directorate for National Protection and Programs] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> works to advance the Department's risk-reduction mission. Reducing risk requires an integrated approach that encompasses both physical and virtual threats and their associated human elements.

The <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[|Directorate for Science and Technology] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> is the primary research and development arm of the Department. It provides federal, state and local officials with the technology and capabilities to protect the homeland.

The <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[|Directorate for Management] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> is responsible for Department budgets and appropriations, expenditure of funds, accounting and finance, procurement; human resources, information technology systems, facilities and equipment, and the identification and tracking of performance measurements.

The <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[|Office of Policy] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> is the primary policy formulation and coordination component for the Department of Homeland Security. It provides a centralized, coordinated focus to the development of Department-wide, long-range planning to protect the United States.

The <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[|Office of Health Affairs] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> coordinates all medical activities of the Department of Homeland Security to ensure appropriate preparation for and response to incidents having medical significance.

The <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[|Office of Intelligence and Analysis] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> is responsible for using information and intelligence from multiple sources to identify and assess current and future threats to the United States.

The <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[|Office of Operations Coordination] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> is responsible for monitoring the security of the United States on a daily basis and coordinating activities within the Department and with governors, Homeland Security Advisors, law enforcement partners, and critical infrastructure operators in all 50 states and more than 50 major urban areas nationwide.

The <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[|Federal Law Enforcement Training Center] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> provides career-long training to law enforcement professionals to help them fulfill their responsibilities safely and proficiently.

The <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[|Domestic Nuclear Detection Office] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> works to enhance the nuclear detection efforts of federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local governments, and the private sector and to ensure a coordinated response to such threats.

The <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[|Transportation Security Administration (TSA] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">) protects the nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[| United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP)] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> is responsible for protecting our nation’s borders in order to prevent terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States, while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[| United States Citizenship and Immigration Services] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> is responsible for the administration of immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establishing immigration services policies and priorities. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[| United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">, the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for identifying and shutting down vulnerabilities in the nation’s border, economic, transportation and infrastructure security.

The <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[|United States Coast Guard] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> protects the public, the environment, and U.S. economic interests—in the nation’s ports and waterways, along the coast, on international waters, or in any maritime region as required to support national security.

The <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[|Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> prepares the nation for hazards, manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident, and administers the National Flood Insurance Program.

The <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">[|United States Secret Service] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;"> protects the President and other high-level officials and investigates counterfeiting and other financial crimes, including financial institution fraud, identity theft, computer fraud; and computer-based attacks on our nation’s financial, banking, and telecommunications infrastructure. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: rgb(249, 6, 6); text-align: center; display: block;">