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This 4 page paper examines the Department of Homeland Security and argues that it is poorly organized and ineffective. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
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DHS came under fire for trampling on civil liberties, as well as being inefficient and badly run. And nobody liked the name, which reminds people forcibly of Nazi Germany. This
paper considers whether or not DHS is correctly designed for its mission. Discussion According to the website, the Department of Homeland Security was created by President Bush in 2002 as
a response to the "changing nature of the threats facing America" (The Department of Homeland Security, 2002, p. 1). It was noted that "no one single government agency has homeland
security as its primary mission" (The Department of Homeland Security, 2002, p. 1). Bush and his advisors felt that it would be easier and more effective to provide security for
the nation if all such functions were consolidated in one department (The Department of Homeland Security, 2002). Bush appointed Tom Ridge to "study the federal government as a whole to
determine if the current structure allows us to meet the threats of today while anticipating the unknown threats of tomorrow" (The Department of Homeland Security, 2002, p. 1). Ridge determined
that it was not, and DHS was set up. Its argued that DHS makes Americans safer because: the nation has one department "whose primary mission is to protect the American
homeland"; one department that is charged with the responsibility of protecting our "borders, transportation sector, ports and critical infrastructure"; one department that could "synthesize" intelligence from various sources; one department
to "coordinate communications with state and local governments, private industry, and the American people about threats and preparedness"; one department to protect Americans from terrorist attacks with biochemical and other
WMDs; one organization to train first responders; one agency to manage "federal emergency response activities" and a department that could put more security people in the field than ever before
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