Department of Homeland Security
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009“We are here to do the work that ensures no other family members have to lose a loved one to a terrorist who turns a plane into a missile, a terrorist who straps a bomb around her waist and climbs aboard a bus, a terrorist who figures out how to set off a dirty bomb in one of our cities. This is why we are here: to make our country safer and make sure the nearly 3,000 who were taken from us did not die in vain; that their legacy will be a more safe and secure Nation.”
— Barack Obama, Speech in the U.S. Senate, March 6, 2007
The first responsibility of any president is to protect the American people. Below is a list of the Initiatives of the Department of Homeland Security:
Defeat Terrorism Worldwide
Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
Strengthen American Biosecurity
Protect Our Information Networks
Improve Intelligence Capacity and Protect Civil Liberties
Protect Americans from Terrorist Attacks and Natural Disasters
Protect Critical Infrastructure
Modernize America’s Aging Infrastructure
