Introduction to Homeland Security Words from Intro

The United States and its allies became embroiled in two significant wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to try to find and dismantle Osama bin Laden’s operations and other terrorist organizations.

Significant progress has been made as demonstrated by the disruption of a potential threat in New York’s Times Square, the failed attempt to detonate explosives on Flight 253 on December 25, 2009, and the publication of the first-ever Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) by the DHS in February 2010.

Significant progress has been made as demonstrated by the disruption of a potential threat in New York’s Times Square, the failed attempt to detonate explosives on Flight 253 on December 25, 2009, and the publication of the first-ever Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) by the DHS in February 2010.

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (informally known as the 9/11 Commission) was formed and issued a report calling for sweeping changes in the U.S. approach for dealing with terrorism.

The United States and its allies became embroiled in two significant wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to try to find and dismantle Osama bin Laden’s operations and other terrorist organizations.

The United States and its allies became embroiled in two significant wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to try to find and dismantle Osama bin Laden’s operations and other terrorist organizations.

With the U.S. government being increasingly focused on terrorism, natural hazards have continued to impact thousands of our communities, reminding us that the likelihood of a natural disaster far exceeds a terrorist event.

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (informally known as the 9/11 Commission) was formed and issued a report calling for sweeping changes in the U.S. approach for dealing with terrorism.

Congress continued to pass new laws to address all aspects of national security, including the Patriot Act, which provides the Attorney General of the United States with significant new authority relative to civil liberties to fight the war on terrorism.

With the U.S. government being increasingly focused on terrorism, natural hazards have continued to impact thousands of our communities, reminding us that the likelihood of a natural disaster far exceeds a terrorist event.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was established, the most comprehensive reorganization of the federal government ever undertaken.

It has been 10 years since the events of September 11 precipitated a dramatic series of actions in response to those events.