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Department of Homeland Security
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Department of Homeland Security 
 The U.S. department charged with "[protecting] the nation against further terrorist attacks." Find information about the Homeland Security Advisory System (the color code system used to indicate the "national [terrorism] threat level"), plus speeches, white papers, and related support materials. Some information also available in Spanish. http://www.dhs.gov/ Topics: National Security, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 11, 2006 Government Executive.com: Defense & Homeland Security
Provides news, special reports, and resources on the U.S. homeland security agencies, which incorporate the existing Federal Emergency Management Agency, Coast Guard, Transportation Security Administration, Customs Service, Immigration and Naturalization Service (including the Border Patrol), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and Secret Service. From the online version of Government Executive magazine. http://www.govexec.com/defensehs/ Topics: Government, Magazines, National Security, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Operation Liberty Shield
The website of a national security plan developed by the office of the United States Homeland Security to protect against terrorist attacks on the U.S. "while maintaining the free flow of goods and people across our border with minimal disruption to our economy and way of life." The plan includes increasing the security of the nation's infrastructure, borders, transportation, health and food systems, and enhanced monitoring of financial and payment systems. http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/homeland/liberty.html Topics: National Security, Terrorism Last updated Aug 19, 2006 TOPOFF: Exercising National Preparedness
"Top Officials (TOPOFF) is the nation's premier terrorism preparedness exercise, involving top officials at every level of government, as well as representatives from the international community and private sector. ... TOPOFF was mandated by Congress in an effort to engage Top Officials in the decision making processes they would face in a real world disaster" The site describes these full-scale exercises with details about participants and scenarios. From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://www.dhs.gov/xprepresp/training/gc_1179350946764.shtm Topics: National Security, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Mar 27, 2008 U.S. Department of Homeland Security: US-Visit
This site describes the program that "records biometric and biographic information to verify the identities of foreign visitors to the United States." It is "part of a continuum of security measures that begins overseas and continues through a visitor's arrival in and departure from the United States." Features a list of enrollment requirements, ports of entry where currently used, and videos and brochures in many languages. From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/programs/content_multi_image_0006.shtm Topics: National Security Last updated Nov 16, 2006 |
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