Saturday,26th July 2008 UTC

On this page about United States Department of Homeland Security:

• Tags
• Encyclopedia extract
• Translations
• Search Results

Tags

• 2002 establishments (41)
• Disaster preparedness (8)
• Disaster preparedness in the United States (14)
• Emergency management (10)
• History of the United States (1988–present) (25)
• Public safety ministries (2)
• United States Department of Homeland Security (28)
• United States intelligence agencies (11)

Encyclopedia: United States Department of Homeland Security

For other uses, see DHS (disambiguation).

Translations

How to say "United States Department of Homeland Security" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	美國國土安全部
	(Japanese)	アメリカ国土安全保障省
	(German)	Heimatschutzministerium
	(Spanish)	Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos
	(French)	Département de la Sécurité intérieure des États-Unis

Search results

Customs and Border Protection

...

→  read in the encylopedia

Homeland Security Advisory Council

The Homeland Security Advisory Council is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. Its members include: Joseph J. Grano, Jr William H. Webster Richard A. Andrews Kathleen M. Bader Dr. Jared Cohon Michael Leavitt James T. Moore James Rodney Schlesinger Anthony Williams Dr. Ruth A...

→  read in the encylopedia

Sky Marshal

...

→  read in the encylopedia

Plum Island Animal Disease Center

United States Department of Agriculture to the United States Department of Homeland Security... Plum Island Animal Disease Center (aerial view) The Plum Island Animal Disease Center is a United States federal research facility dedicated to the study of animal diseases, particularly foreign...

→  read in the encylopedia

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

part of the United States Department of the Treasury. It was established in January 2003, as part of a reorganization following the establishment of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The functions of the TTB used to be part of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The TTB is...

→  read in the encylopedia

National Special Security Event

A National Special Security Event is declared by the United States Department of Homeland... also releases federal funding for security plans. Though not declared by the Department of Homeland... federal and local agencies including the various bureaus of the Department of Homeland Security...

→  read in the encylopedia

SmarTruck II

Air Vehicle. The stated mission of the vehicle is anti-terrorism and it will probably be used by the United States Department of Homeland Security. NAC executive director Dennis Wend says that he was... towing winch. The grille is covered by a metal bullet-resistant brushguard. Variants Variants of the...

→  read in the encylopedia

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is an operating unit of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It was originally part of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). APHIS' mission (2003): To protect the health and value of American agriculture and natural...

→  read in the encylopedia

Coast Guard

. National Coast Guards In the United States, the United States Coast Guard is a Federal agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security in peacetime. In wartime it becomes part of the United States Navy. In India, the Coast Guard is a para-military unit. It secures the country's coast...

→  read in the encylopedia

Federal Emergency Management Agency

, which is latin for Service in Peace and War . It is now part of the United States Department of Homeland... of the United States government dedicated to swift response in the event of disasters, both natural and man-made. FEMA coordinates the work of federal, state, and local agencies in responding to...

→  read in the encylopedia