Dept. of Homeland Security

"established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 note). The Dept. came into existence on January 24, 2003, and in administered under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security."

Organization

• Secretary, Deputy Secretary
• Chief of Staff
• Executive Secretariat, Military Advisor
• ...
• U.S. Secret Service
• U.S. Coast Guard
• Federal Emergency Management Agency

"enforces and administers our Nation's Immigration laws, ensures resilience in the aftermath of disaster, enhances security to prevent terrorism, and safeguards and secures cyberspace."

Mission Statement

• Preventing terrorism and enhancing security; managing our borders; administering immigration laws; securing cyberspace; and ensuring disaster resilience."

Budget Information: Current

• Fiscal Year 2016 - $41.2 Billion to continue their commitment to ensuring a homeland that is safe & secure.

Budget Information: Historical

• 2005 - $40.2 Billion
• 2004 - $36.2 Billion

FOIA

• www.dhs.gov/freedom-information-act-foia
• The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal statute. FOIA generally provides that any person has a right to request access to federal agency records. FOIA also establishes a presumption that records in the possession of agencies and departments of the Executive Branch of the U. S. government are accessible to the people, except to the extent the records are protected from disclosure by any of nine exemptions contained in the law or by one of three special law enforcement record exclusions.
• FOIA generally provides that any person has a right to request access to federal agency records.
• also establishes a presumption that records in the possession of agencies and departments of the Executive Branch of the U. S. government are accessible to the people

News Feeds & Social Media

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Flickr
• Blog
• Youtube
• Email updates
• http://dhs.gov/social-media-directory

Contact Info.

• Mail the Secretary:
• The Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528

Annual Reports

• Privacy and FOIA Reports

Statistics & Data

• Stats and Summaries- U.S. Customs and Border Protection www.cbp.gov/newsroom/media-resources/stats

Handbooks & Manuals

• FEMA Manual
• Policy Manuals

Monographs & Series Publications

• Guide to Homeland Security, 2014 ed.
• Guide to Homeland Security brings together the most important homeland security and antiterrorism laws, regulations, and administrative materials.

"The U.S. government has no more important mission than protecting the homeland from future terrorist attacks."
-President George W. Bush, July 2002

Additional Publications

• Fact Sheets
• Speeches

Periodicals

• Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report
• Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
• Quadrennial Review (QHSR)

Maps

• U.S. Custom & Border Protection maps
• FEMA -- Flood Maps
• FEMA -- Earthquake Hazard Maps

Reports

• www.dhs.gov/reports-0
• Annual Reports to Congress
• Quarterly Reports to Congress
• Interagency Coordinating Council Reports
• Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Impact Assessments
• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Reports
• Homeland Security No FEAR Act Reports

"A safe and secure homeland is one in which the liberties of all Americans are assured, privacy is protected, and the means by which we interchange with the world - through travel, lawful immigration, trade, commerce, and exchange - are secured."

Resources:
-All photos from Haiku Deck
-All text information from
www.dhs.gov