The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the United States federal government with the primary responsibilities of protecting the territory of the U.S. from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters.
Whereas the Department of Defense is charged with military actions abroad, the Department of Homeland Security works in the civilian sphere to protect the United States within, at, and outside its borders. Its stated goal is to prepare for, prevent, and respond to domestic emergencies, particularly terrorism. On March 1, 2003, DHS absorbed the Immigration and Naturalization Service and assumed its duties. In doing so, it divided the enforcement and services functions into two separate and new agencies: Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Citizenship and Immigration Services. Additionally, the border enforcement functions of the INS, the U.S. Customs Service, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service were consolidated into a new agency under DHS: U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Federal Protective Service falls under Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
With more than 200,000 employees, DHS is the third largest Cabinet department, after the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Homeland security policy is coordinated at the White House by the Homeland Security Council. Other agencies with significant homeland security responsibilities include the Departments of Health and Human Services, Justice, and Energy.
The creation of DHS constituted the biggest government reorganization in American history, and the most substantial reorganization of federal agencies since the National Security Act of 1947, which placed the different military departments under a secretary of defense and created the National Security Council and Central Intelligence Agency. DHS also constitutes the most diverse merger of federal functions and responsibilities, incorporating 22 government agencies into a single organization.
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News Once again DHS orders hundreds of millions of rounds of ammo
08-13-2012
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activistpost.com
The federal government, specifically the Department of Homeland Security, is buying up huge amounts of ammunition and there seems to be no end in sight.
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News Boston's Logan Airport 'Rife' with Racial Profiling: Report
08-13-2012
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http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staff
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has opened an investigation into claims that racial profiling by security staff is a widespread and often encouraged practice at Boston's Logan airport
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News White House Pulls Down TSA Petition Just Before The 25,000th Vote
08-13-2012
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http://govtslaves.info, USA Hitman
The White House removed a petition about the TSA airport screening procedures from the White House “We the People” website.
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News Top NY Homeland Security Cop Sues Napolitano; Alleges Obama DHS Officials’ Demands for Oral Sex
08-12-2012
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New York’s top Department of Homeland Security cop is suing Department of Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano in an explosive but heretofore unnoticed federal lawsuit alleging Homeland Security employment discrimination against straight male age
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News FBI: Constitution Stands In Way of Government Thwarting “Extremist” Groups
08-10-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Kurt Nimmo
According to Homeland Security News Wire, the federal government considers “extremist domestic organizations” as dangerous, if not more so, than foreign terrorist organizations.
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News There is 'no safe dose of radiation' from TSA naked body scanners
08-10-2012
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http://www.naturalnews.com, by: J. D. Heyes
Besides the fact that they are being operated by an agency that demonstrates on a daily basis a disdain and disregard for discretion, privacy, and professionalism, the Transportation Security Administration's full-body backscatter x-ray machines are
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News DHS requests plastic explosives and then hides request
08-07-2012
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http://www.activistpost.com, James Smith
With the odd purchases of ammunition by the Department of Homeland Security I decided to see what else they have purchased. To my surprise a solicitation for a flexible explosive was posted. This explosive is known as Prima Sheet. Prima sheet comes i
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News Homeland Security Teams Up With YouTube To Take Down Controversial Videos
08-03-2012
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http://govtslaves.info, Mike Masnick
We recently wrote about the fight over copyright/fair use in political videos.
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News U.S. Army Purchases Riot Gear As Fears Over Civil Unrest Grow
07-30-2012
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Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com
It’s not just the Department of Homeland Security that is gearing up for the prospect of civil unrest in America. The U.S. Army also recently purchased a stock of riot gear including batons, face masks and body shields.
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News Homeland Security and Military Vehicles – Pictures I Captured while in Kentucky
07-29-2012
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http://chrisinmaryville.net/
Posted by Sherrie Questioning All
I was in Kentucky this last week. While driving up there I came across at least 10 different trucks hauling military vehicles going North. I even came across them in the small town of Winchester Kentucky, which
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Chris Menke
News Police Defendants Pay $210,000 To Settle Illegal Roadblock Lawsuit
07-28-2012
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www.checkpointusa.org
3,451 days after being seized, detained, dragged out of my vehicle & arrested at an illegal general law enforcement roadblock conducted by Tohono O'odham Police Dept. officers with the assistance of Senior Special U.S. Customs agents along with dozen
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News DEFCON 4! US spy chief to make splash at hacker conference
07-22-2012
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http://www.rt.com
Computer geeks planning to attend the world's largest annual hacking party in Las Vegas next week will have a rare chance to talk to the head of the US National Security Agency – the first such high-ranking official to attend ever.
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News Hidden Government Scanners Will Instantly Know Everything About You From 164 Feet Away
07-21-2012
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http://wakeup-world.com, By gizmodo.com
Within the next year or two, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will instantly know everything about your body, clothes, and luggage with a new laser-based molecular scanner fired from 164 feet (50 meters) away.
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News Mass Shooting at Colo. Movie Theater, 14 People Dead
07-20-2012
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AP
A lone gunman burst into a movie theater and opened fire during the latest Batman film, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 50. The 24-year-old suspect was clad in a bullet proof vest and riot helmet when he crashed into the movie theate
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News Rick Scott's Plan to Purge Florida Voter Lists Moves Forward
07-18-2012
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http://www.motherjones.com, By Adam Weinstein
Score one for Gov. Rick Scott, who is moving ahead with plans to ferret out "noncitizens" on Florida's voter rolls.
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News US agents to plug UK Olympics security holes
07-17-2012
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http://www.rt.com
The US Transport Security Administration has reportedly prepared its personnel to be deployed in UK airports for the Olympic Games.
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News TSA Agents Laugh At Deaf Man, Call Him “F***ing Deafie,” Steal His Candy
07-11-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
“You’re dumb deafies anyway so no one would believe you”
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News Bob Barr: Feds Determined to Label Conservatives “Thought Criminals”
07-11-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
Former Congressman labels ‘liberty lovers are terrorists’ study “frightening,” “bizarre,” “insidious”
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News Hidden CBP Scanners Will Instantly Know Everything About You From 164 Feet Away
07-10-2012
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Gizmodo
The machine is a mobile, rack-mountable system. It fires a laser to provide molecular-level feedback at distances of up to 50 meters in just picoseconds. For all intents and purposes, that means instantly.
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News San Diego man stranded in Bahrain after being told name appears on no-fly list
07-05-2012
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Associated Press
A U.S. citizen of Somali descent who has been stranded in Bahrain for two weeks after being told his name appears on the U.S. government’s no-fly list.
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News Agents stir outcry by detaining former Arizona Gov. Raul Castro, 96
07-05-2012
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Arizona Republic
The wife and a friend of former Arizona Gov. Raul Castro are calling for changes in Border Patrol procedures after agents recently detained the frail 96-year-old in 100-degree heat for more than a half-hour.
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News Texas college hacks government drone
06-28-2012
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Russia Today
After being challenged by his lab, the DHS dared Humphreys’ crew to hack into their drone and take command. Much to their chagrin, they did exactly that.
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News Med Student Rescues Body Part From Airport Security
06-21-2012
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http://www.npr.org, by Robert Krulwich
No, said airline security, you can't take this bottle onboard. It exceeds the 100 milliliter limit; it's forbidden.
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News Woman Arrested For Groping TSA Supervisor
06-19-2012
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, Paul Joseph Watson
Federal agency characterizes incident as act of “violence”
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News 5 Things The T.S.A. Does Not Want You To See
06-01-2012
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http://govtslaves.info, Christopher Elliott
This is a picture of two Transportation Security Administration screeners leaving work last week. But look closely. They’re nowhere near an airport.
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News Defense Production in a Voluntary Society
05-31-2012
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Chase Rachels
Could private industries effectively take the place of the state when it comes to defense, both nationally and regionally? Chase Rachels explains some possibilities of defense production in a free, voluntary society.
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News It may seem painless, but drone war in Afghanistan is destroying the West's reputation
05-31-2012
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Peter Oborne
Drones, supposedly supported by the military establishment in the West, have sparked controversy in countries like Pakistan as they are being increasingly used to wage covert warfare.
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News It may seem painless, but drone war in Afghanistan is destroying the West's reputation
05-31-2012
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Peter Oborne
Drones, supposedly supported by the military establishment in the West, have sparked controversy in countries like Pakistan as they are being increasingly used to wage covert warfare.
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Headlines: It may seem painless, but drone war in Afghanistan is destroying the West's reputation -- It may seem painless, but drone war in Afghanistan is destroying the West's reputation -- Defense Production in a Voluntary Society -- 5 Things The T.S.A. Does Not Want You To See -- Woman Arrested For Groping TSA Supervisor -- Med Student Rescues Body Part From Airport Security -- Dan D'Amico getting groped at Manchester Airport -- Texas college hacks government drone -- Agents stir outcry by detaining former Arizona Gov. Raul Castro, 96 -- San Diego man stranded in Bahrain after being told name appears on no-fly list -- Hidden CBP Scanners Will Instantly Know Everything About You From 164 Feet Away -- Bob Barr: Feds Determined to Label Conservatives “Thought Criminals” -- TSA Agents Laugh At Deaf Man, Call Him “F***ing Deafie,” Steal His Candy -- US agents to plug UK Olympics security holes -- Rick Scott's Plan to Purge Florida Voter Lists Moves Forward -- TSA Gropers Invade London For Olympics -- Mass Shooting at Colo. Movie Theater, 14 People Dead -- Hidden Government Scanners Will Instantly Know Everything About You From 164 Feet Away -- DEFCON 4! US spy chief to make splash at hacker conference -- Police Defendants Pay $210,000 To Settle Illegal Roadblock Lawsuit -- Homeland Security and Military Vehicles – Pictures I Captured while in Kentucky -- U.S. Army Purchases Riot Gear As Fears Over Civil Unrest Grow -- Homeland Security Teams Up With YouTube To Take Down Controversial Videos -- DHS requests plastic explosives and then hides request -- There is 'no safe dose of radiation' from TSA naked body scanners -- FBI: Constitution Stands In Way of Government Thwarting “Extremist” Groups -- Top NY Homeland Security Cop Sues Napolitano; Alleges Obama DHS Officials’ Demands for Oral Sex -- White House Pulls Down TSA Petition Just Before The 25,000th Vote -- Boston's Logan Airport 'Rife' with Racial Profiling: Report -- Once again DHS orders hundreds of millions of rounds of ammo --
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