The United States Department of Homeland Security
Formed: November 25, 2002
Jurisdiction: United States
Headquarters: Nebraska Avenue Complex, Washington, D.C., USA.
Employees: 229,000 (2017)
Annual budget: $40.6 billion (2017)
Agency executives: Kristi Noem, Secretary, TBD, Deputy Secretary
Child agencies: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Transportation Security Administration, United States Coast Guard (during times of peace), National Protection and Programs Directorate, United States Secret Service, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Federal Protective Service, Citizenship & Immigration Services Ombudsmen, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
Website: http://www.dhs.gov
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), commonly known in the United States as "Homeland Security", is a Cabinet department of the U.S. federal government with the duty of protecting the U.S. from terrorist attacks and helping when there is a natural disaster.
In 2002, because of the September 11 attacks in 2001, Congress passed a bill called the Homeland Security Act, which created the Department of Homeland Security. Tom Ridge was the first leader of the Department of Homeland Security. This was the biggest change to the federal government in 50 years.
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