Homeland Security Chapters 1-3 Exam (A+ GUARANTEED)

The New Concept of Homeland Security correct answers Resulted from the 2010 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR), revised the definition of Homeland security to incorporate a more global and comprehensive approach. *- Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE) is the new concept, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano: All government sectors, nongovernmental, private, individuals, and communities all share a common interest in the safety and security of America and its people. DHS is one component, securing borders, managing immigration. Other departments have jobs in diplomacy, counterterrorism, and defense such as Department of Justice, Defense, State, FBI, and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCC) - Creates greater emphasis on the need for joint actions and efforts across previously discrete elements of government and society. It's a shared responsibility. Homeland security is the intersection of: - Evolving threats & hazards - Traditional government & civic responsibilities for: { Civil defense { emergency response { law enforcement { customs { border control { immigration Concepts of DHS correct answers 1. Security: Protect the homeland and its people. vital interests and way of life. Often deals with global systems. 2. Resilience: Foster individual, community and system robustness, adaptability and capacity, interdependent systems. 3. Customs and Exchange: Expedites and enforce lawful trade, travel and immigration, linked to security, but sometimes at odds Misson of DHS correct answers 1) Protecting the United States from further terrorist attacks 2) Reducing the nation's vulnerability to terrorism 3) Minimizing the damage from potential terrorist attacks & natural disaster Homeland Security (as defined by the QHSR) correct answers The intersection of evolving threats and hazards with traditional governmental and civiv responsibilities for civil defense, emergency response, law enforcement, customs, border control and immigration. - The idea of homeland security came out of 9/11 but it was established much earlier