Department of Homeland Security (Essay Sample)

Department of Homeland Security Name Institutional affiliation Date Department of Homeland Security The homeland security department is a United States security department that was instituted to deal with terrorist attacks in the country. The American government came up with this department to protect its people, infrastructure and against any external aggression. The department was formed after the September 11th terrorist attacks on US soil in the year 2003 (Whitley & Zusman 2009). The department of homeland security has the duty of monitoring international intelligence in conjunction with other security organs of the government. The department also handles the emergency response in case of any natural or terrorism disasters. The department is also charged with the responsibility of making sure that all the people that enter American borders are screened to ensure the country is safe from any terrorist attacks. Lastly, the department is charged with the responsibility of detecting radioactive material, biodefense and protecting major buildings from terrorist attacks. The department is also funded to carry out research on possible next generation technologies (Bullock & Haddow 2012). Some American people on the other hand, think that the department should have not been created. This is due to the fact that the department has increased the tax burden to the normal citizen. The government is using a lot of money to fund the department whose work can be done by other departments (Bullock & Haddo...