United States Department of Homeland Security
United States federal department
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), commonly known in the United States as "Homeland Security", is a Cabinet department of the U.S. federal government with the duty of protecting the U.S. from terrorist attacks and helping when there is a natural disaster.
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 Nebraska Avenue Complex, DHS headquarters | |
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| Formed | November 25, 2002 |
| Jurisdiction | United States |
| Headquarters | Nebraska Avenue Complex, Washington, D.C., U.S. 38°56′20″N 77°4′59″W / 38.93889°N 77.08306°W |
| Employees | 229,000 (2017) [1] |
| Annual budget | $40.6 billion (2017)[2] |
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| Website | www |
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In 2002, because of the September 11 attacks in 2001, Congress passed a bill called the Homeland Security Act, which created the Department of Homeland Security. Tom Ridge was the first leader of the Department of Homeland Security. This was the biggest change to the federal government in 50 years.[3]
Related pages
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change- ↑ "Secretary of Homeland Security". Homeland Security. January 25, 2017.
- ↑ "Budget In Brief: Fiscal Year 2017" (PDF). Homeland Security. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ↑ "The Online NewsHour: Domestic Security | The Homeland Security Act | PBS". pbs.org. 2011. Archived from the original on March 1, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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