Homeland
Secretary Janet Napolitano describes the Department of Homeland Security's challenge as “to protect our nation’s borders by finding and killing roots of terrorism and stop those who intend to hurt us, to wisely enforce the rule of law at our borders, to protect our national cyber infrastructure, and to prepare for and respond to natural and man-caused disasters with speed, skill and effectiveness.”
Emphasis will be placed on cybersecurity, the need for increased protection at laboratories handling biological agents, improving security for ground transportation, such as trains, and improving interoperability — the ability to communicate and share data — among security forces. The development and expert use of technology will be critical for implementation.
Napolitano has called illegal immigration a problem of both supply and demand. To diminish the demand for illegal labor, DHS will forge a closer relationship to the Department of Justice to prosecute employers that hire illegal aliens.
FEMA, much maligned for its performance during hurricanes Katrina and Rita, remains with DHS.
The links below connect to a number of information sources:
www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/index.jsp
www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/home.xml
www.tsa.gov/public/index.jsp
www.fletc.gov/
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/
www.fema.gov/
www.hhs.gov/disasters/index.shtml#homeland
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/
www.ncs.gov/
www.secretservice.gov/index.shtml
www.uscg.mil
Montefiore Medical Center
A long-term Department of Defense partnership develops health information technology that will improve core quality and reduce costs within the armed forces and a medically underserved region in New York.
Parsons Institute for Information Mapping
A long-term Department of Defense partnership yields development of innovative geo-spatial tools for strategic planning and tactical deployment.
General Contractors Association of NYC
A federally funded captive insurance fund indemnifies the City of New York and the private contractors who rushed to assist at Ground Zero and worked for over a year without coverage for related health claims.
