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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > science and technology communication > United States government agencies > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > government > federal government > United States government agencies > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > comparative politics > government > federal government > United States government agencies > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > government > federal government > United States government agencies > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > white-collar and corporate crime > government > federal government > United States government agencies > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > government (political science) > government > federal government > United States government agencies > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > government (political science) > government > federal government > United States government agencies > Department of Homeland Security
... > contexts > demography > residence characteristics > housing > federal government > United States government agencies > Department of Homeland Security
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > residence characteristics > housing > federal government > United States government agencies > Department of Homeland Security
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > residence characteristics > housing > federal government > United States government agencies > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > federal agencies/organizations > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > homeland security > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > war, peace and terrorism > war and society > planning, strategy, and command and control > homeland security > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > homeland security > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > counterterrorism > homeland security > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > tactics > counterterrorism > homeland security > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > history of the American criminal justice system > homeland security > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > war, peace and terrorism > homeland security > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > policing strategies > community policing and problem solving > supporting legislation and national organizations > homeland security > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > crisis management > U.S. crisis management agencies > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > crisis management > U.S. crisis management agencies > Department of Homeland Security
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > American politics and society > United States Presidency > executive branch > Department of Homeland Security

Preferred term

Department of Homeland Security  

Definition

  • Department that is responsible for helping to protect against and respond to acts of terrorism within the United States. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Congress acted to create a federal agency to oversee homeland security. [Source: Student's Guide to the Presidency; Department of Homeland Security]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MW170N7K-M

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