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	United States Department of Homeland Security - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Homeland Security Council, similar in nature to the National Security Council, retains a policy coordination and advisory role and is led by the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security.
		The department was established on November 25, 2002, by the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
		Continuing congressional oversight of the budget and operations of the department is by the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security in the House of Representatives and by the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in the Senate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security (1077 words)

	Homeland Security Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002, introduced in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, created the Department of Homeland Security in the largest government reorganization in 50 years, since the Department of Defense was created.
		Civil liberties imperiled by the Homeland Security Act include some constitutional rights, namely: the rights to freedom of speech and poop, religion, assembly and privacy; the rights to counsel and due process; and protection from unreasonable searches and seizures.
		Concerns about curtailment of civil liberties by the HSA were given a heightened sense of urgency by media revelations in 2002, about another Bush administration initiative, which created a new Pentagon agency under the direction of John Poindexter, known as the Office of Total Information Awareness.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Homeland_Security_Act (526 words)

	Encyclopedia: Homeland Security Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens.
		The Department of Homeland Security Information Network is connected to all 50 states and more than 50 major urban areas, and allows information sharing among thousands of local agencies and the Homeland Security Operations Center.
		Jasper links the Homeland Security Department to "one of several unprecedented efforts to centralize military and law enforcement power in the executive branch," and notes Bush's June 1st speech at West Point in which he introduced the doctrine of "defensive intervention" (more commonly called "preemptive strikes").
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Homeland-Security-Act (418 words)

	Online NewsHour -- Domestic Security: The Homeland Security Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		According to the president's National Homeland Security Strategy published in July 2002, the new department's main objectives are to guard the nation's borders, prevent domestic terrorist attacks, create a national defense strategy, and reduce damage from natural disasters and terrorist acts.
		The Homeland Security Act effectively disbands the INS as it existed under the Justice Department, separating its immigration, naturalization, and visa services into one agency separate from another that houses its border security and law enforcement units.
		In fact, the act states that all agencies transferred to the Homeland Security Department will be covered by the federal civil service labor-management relations law, unless the employees or agency is primarily involved in intelligence, counterintelligence, or investigative work directly related to terrorism investigation, as a large number of department employees are.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/terrorism/homeland/securityact.html (2329 words)

	AllRefer.com - Homeland Security, United States Department of (U.S. Government) - Encyclopedia
		Homeland Security, United States Department of (DHS), executive department of the federal government charged with protecting the security of the American homeland as its main responsibility.
		DHS was created by the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2002, and is an outgrowth of the Office of Homeland Security established by President George W. Bush after Sept. 11, 2001.
		(Among the agencies with functions relating to homeland security that were not included in DHS were the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency, and National Security Agency.) The creation of DHS involved the largest restructuring of the executive branch of the federal government since the Defense Dept. was established (1947–49).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/H/Homeland.html (579 words)

	t r u t h o u t - Jennifer Van Bergen \| Homeland Security Act: The Rise of the American Police State - Part I
		Although Bush apparently did not seriously consider the Homeland Security Act (HSA) provisions until after the attacks, its provisions were, like those of the USA PATRIOT Act, in the works long before September 11.
		Finally, the Homeland Security Act was structured on the recommendations of a special commission that was closely connected to, if not derived from, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), which one author notes "has had its hand in every major twentieth century conflict."
		Lieberman sponsored S. 2452, an earlier version of the Homeland Security Act, which was absorbed into HR 5710, the final version that passed the House.
	www.truthout.com /docs_02/12.03B.jvb.hsa.1.htm (1207 words)

	Homeland Security Act
		The new Homeland Security Act as well as heightened awareness of potential physical and cyber vulnerabilities are creating both obligations and opportunities for telecom service providers, their vendors and channel partners.
		"The Department of Homeland Security is the largest reorganization in the federal government since the creation of the Department of Defense in 1947," research firm INPUT wrote in a November analysis of the Homeland Security Act.
		The Homeland Security Act restricts certain disclosures telecom providers are required to make publicly about their networks under the Freedom of Information Act, an industry source says.
	www.phoneplusmag.com /articles/311FEAT1.html (1543 words)

	Homeland Security Act (H.R. 5005), November 2002
		(2) HOMELAND SECURITY RESEARCH- The term `homeland security research' means research relevant to the detection of, prevention of, protection against, response to, attribution of, and recovery from homeland security threats, particularly acts of terrorism.
		The Director shall administer the Fund to-- (A) support basic and applied homeland security research to promote revolutionary changes in technologies that would promote homeland security; (B) advance the development, testing and evaluation, and deployment of critical homeland security technologies; and (C) accelerate the prototyping and deployment of technologies that would address homeland security vulnerabilities.
		The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, shall be responsible for the following: (1) Preventing the entry of terrorists and the instruments of terrorism into the United States.
	www.ratical.org /ratville/CAH/HSAhr5005.html (7397 words)

	Homeland Security Act
		The Bush administration has claimed that the Homeland Security department and the Homeland Security Act are reactions to the 9/11 attacks on America.
		When the Homeland Security proposal was first put forward it was a 32 page document, and by the time it was finally signed into law by the President it was a 500 page document that calls for the creation of the largest federal agency in history with 170,000 employees.
		The Homeland Security Act has changed over time, and some of the powers initially included in the Homeland Security bill have been taken out in part due to the protests of citizens and special interests groups such as the ACLU.
	www.rationalrevolution.net /war/homeland_security_act.htm (1045 words)

	Sen. Leahy on FOIA and the Homeland Security Act of 2002
		Leahy on FOIA and the Homeland Security Act of 2002
		These problems are unfortunate and entirely unnecessary to the overall objective of establishing a new department of homeland security.
		We do not ensure our nation's security by refusing to tell the American people whether or not their federal agencies are doing their jobs or their Government is spending their hard earned tax dollars wisely.
	www.fas.org /sgp/congress/2002/s111902.html (2405 words)

	CNN.com - Bush signs Homeland Security bill - Nov. 26, 2002
		The department is a direct result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which exposed security lapses and intelligence failures, and led to calls for sweeping changes to the nation's defense, intelligence and law enforcement sectors.
		Critics of the new Homeland Security Department say it creates overlap, taking employees from 22 existing agencies such as the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Coast Guard and the Border Patrol -- departments that critics believe should simply be strengthened.
		The bill passed over Democratic objections that it was loaded with provisions having nothing to do with homeland security, such as liability protection for vaccine manufacturers and exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/ALLPOLITICS/11/25/homeland.security (846 words)

	LLRX.com - 9-11: Terrorism and Homeland Security (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Homeland Security: Information Sharing Activities Face Continued Management Challenges, statement for the record by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before a joint hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
		Homeland Security: Critical Design and Implementation Issues for the Department of Homeland Security, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the House Select Committee on Homeland Security.
		Homeland Security: Challenges and Strategies in Addressing Short- and Long-Term National Need, by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the House Committee on the Budget.
	www.llrx.com /newstand/wtc_h.htm (7657 words)

	Cyber Security Act slips into Homeland Security legislation
		And included in the Department of Homeland Security legistation is a push to punish malicious computer hackers with life in prison.
		The Act seeks to allow Net surveillance to gather telephone numbers, IP addresses, and URLs or e-mail information without recourse to a court, where an "immediate threat to a national security interest" is suspected.
		The Act still has some way to go before it becomes law, but the Bushist propaganda will no doubt make it an act of patriotism in a time of insecurity to support the legislation.
	www.theinquirer.net /?article=6250 (381 words)

	Controversy over Homeland Security Act
		The most recent action that would erode civil rights and liberties and yet strengthen the government is the Homeland Security Act.
		On November 13, 2002, the House of Representatives passed the Homeland Security Act 299-121.
		The issue continues over whether ensuring national security is a critical priority, or maintaining the principles of privacy and openness in America.
	www.albany.edu /~lg1919/homeland.html (522 words)

	President Signs Homeland Security Bill
		Effective security requires a layered approach, where measures are implemented at five different levels on your network: perimeter, network, host, application, data.
		The bill includes allowing the new Secretary of Homeland Defense to designate a lead research organization to help coordinate security research across the government, the academic community and the private sector.
		Homeland security director Tom Ridge plans to interconnect the previously separate federal agencies through a secure network that will link disparate government databases.
	www.internetnews.com /bus-news/article.php/1547861 (629 words)

	Comprehensive Homeland Security Act of 2003
		The purpose of this Act is to support first responders to protect homeland security and prevent and respond to acts of terrorism.
		`(jj) HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICER- The term `Homeland Security Officer' means a Federal official with responsibility for coordinating efforts to maintain homeland security against acts of terrorism, and designated by the President to perform the duties of the Homeland Security Officer under this Act.
		Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall submit to Congress a report that assesses the adequacy of the criminal enforcement provisions in chapter 18 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 221 et seq.).
	www.theorator.com /bills108/s6.html (10048 words)

	Subject Bibliography: HOMELAND SECURITY (293) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296.
		An Act to Establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for Other Purposes.
		Contains posters for five levels of security alerts, from low to severe, with color codes from green to red.
	bookstore.gpo.gov /sb/sb-293.html (1364 words)

	Homeland Security and the transformation of America
		And after a week of perusing the White House and Homeland Security websites, I see that Al Gore's promise to "reinvent government" is nearing fulfillment.
		While not formally linked to Homeland Security, the new network of governmental systems and partnerships means that the massive grass-roots network (a "civil society" committed to the UN ideology) will also be supporting community efforts to organize dialectic groups under the umbrella of Homeland Security.
		Homeland Security focus is on the last category.
	www.crossroad.to /articles2/2003/homeland.htm (4597 words)

	DHS \| Department of Homeland Security \| DHS Organization (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		More than 87,000 different governmental jurisdictions at the federal, state, and local level have homeland security responsibilities.
		This page is provided as an overview of the major subcomponents and agencies that make the Department of Homeland Security.
		On February 15, 2005 Michael Chertoff was sworn in as the second Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
	www.dhs.gov /dhspublic/theme_home1.jsp (202 words)

	Homeland Security Act as Passed by the Senate
		(1) A Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, who shall be the Secretary's first assistant for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code.
		(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security shall, in consultation with appropriate representatives of the National Security Council and the Office of Science and Technology Policy, establish uniform procedures for the receipt, care, and storage by Federal agencies of critical infrastructure information that is voluntarily submitted to the Government.
		Technology may be transferred to a non-Federal party to such an agreement consistent with the provisions of sections 11 and 12 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 3710, 3710a).
	biotech.law.lsu.edu /blaw/bt/smallpox/hls_final.htm (10721 words)

	The Homeland Security Monstrosity, by Rep. Ron Paul
		When the Homeland Security department first was conceived, some congressional leaders and administration officials outrageously told a credulous rank-and-file Congress that the new department would be "budget neutral." The agency simply would be a reorganization of existing federal employees, we were told, and would not increase the federal budget.
		The list of dangerous and unconstitutional powers granted to the new Homeland Security department is lengthy.
		New York Times op-ed piece by William Safire entitled "You Are A Suspect." The article provides a devastating critique of the new Homeland Security bureaucracy and a chilling warning of what the agency could become.
	www.antiwar.com /paul/paul54.html (593 words)

	When Even Safire Is Afraid Of Homeland Security Act, You Know It's Bad ! : SF Indymedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When even right-wing fanatics like William Safire are afraid of the "Homeland Security Act", then you know it's scarey.
		Poindexter is now realizing his 20-year dream: getting the "data-mining" power to snoop on every public and private act of every American.
		Even the hastily passed U.S.A. Patriot Act, which widened the scope of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and weakened 15 privacy laws, raised requirements for the government to report secret eavesdropping to Congress and the courts.
	sf.indymedia.org /news/2002/11/1543169.php (681 words)

	Patriot Act Homeland Security
		And now the sequel: Patriot Act Part 2: The End of Freedom by the Bush Administration.
		Today it's not communists, but anyone who disagrees with this administration, who are called "un-American." To begin with, just look at the Patriot Act.
		As a pilot test of a new Orwellian airline "security" program, Delta will be running background checks on anyone who flies Delta from one of three as-yet undisclosed airports.
	www.angelfire.com /my/baybe/Patriotact.html (570 words)

	Homeland Security Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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		This permission is in addition to rights of reproduction granted under Sections 107, 108, and other provisions of the U.S. Copyright Act.
		These items may be further forwarded and distributed in the network, so long as the statement of copyright remains intact.
	www.arl.org /info/frn/other/hsa (192 words)

	American Privacy at Risk: HOMELAND SECURITY ACT Petition
		The HOMELAND SECURITY ACT before the Senate MUST BE AMENDED TO DISALLOW THE "TOTAL INFORMATION AWARENESS" super database system as proposed by John Poindexter of the Information Awareness Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
		The combined force of commercial snooping and secret government intrusion endorsed by the Act as currently written would crush the delicate balance of personal privacy and freedom cherished by every US citizen.
		The American Privacy at Risk: HOMELAND SECURITY ACT Petition to U.S. Senate was created by and written by James Raschiella.
	www.petitiononline.com /privacy (398 words)

	Homeland Security Act
		Congressional Record 107th Congress, Second Session, Tuesday, November 19, 2002, Statement on Homeland Security Leglislation.
		Security bill is seen as threat to freedom
		Homeland Security Department Must Be Open and Accountable
	foi.missouri.edu /homelandsecurity (300 words)

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