Department of Homeland Security

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Department of Homeland Security

Background

As a response to terrorist attacks that took place on U.S. soil on September 11, 2001, Congress in November 2002 approved the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. This executive branch department aims to detect and prevent terrorist attacks in the United States by performing functions that were previously preformed by more than twenty federal agencies. The department has developed a series of broad strategic goals related to the fulfillment of its mission. These goals are as follows:

Raise awareness of threats of and vulnerabilities to terrorist attacks

Detect, deter and mitigate t...

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