Dept. of Homeland Security Overview
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created in response to this event.
What were the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks?
This agency is responsible for securing U.S. borders and ports of entry.
What is Customs and Border Protection (CBP)?
This agency is responsible for responding to hurricanes, wildfires, and other disasters.
What is the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)?
This DHS agency is responsible for securing U.S. airports and passenger safety.
What is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)?
his agency protects the U.S. President and Vice President.
What is the United States Secret Service (USSS)?
The mission of DHS includes preventing terrorist attacks, securing borders, and responding to these types of emergencies.
What are natural disasters, cyber threats, and public safety crises?
CBP prevents the illegal entry of these three things into the U.S.
What are people, drugs, and weapons?
FEMA provides this type of aid to communities affected by natural disasters.
What is emergency relief and financial assistance?
TSA screens passengers and baggage to prevent this from being smuggled onto planes.
What are weapons and explosives?
The USSS also investigates these financial crimes.
What are counterfeiting, fraud, and cyber financial crimes?
Name at least three agencies that operate under DHS.
What are Customs & Border Protection (CBP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)?
Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigates and enforces violations related to these laws.
What are immigration, customs, and human trafficking laws?
FEMA helps state and local governments prepare for emergencies by providing this.
What is disaster planning, training, and funding?
TSA uses this technology to detect concealed items during security screening.
What are full-body scanners and X-ray machines?
The Secret Service was originally created to combat this type of illegal activity.
What is counterfeiting U.S. currency?
DHS collaborates with these two intelligence agencies to counter terrorism.
What are the FBI and CIA?
CBP officers work at these locations to screen travelers and cargo.
What are airports, seaports, and border crossings?
FEMA’s response teams deploy to disasters such as these weather-related events.
What are hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and tornadoes?
TSA enforces a liquid restriction, allowing passengers to carry only this amount per container in carry-ons.
What is 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters)?
The Secret Service provides security for these international events attended by U.S. officials.
What are summits, foreign diplomatic visits, and the United Nations General Assembly?
This DHS agency is responsible for protecting the nation’s transportation systems, especially airports.
What is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)?
ICE’s investigative division that targets transnational criminal organizations and human trafficking.
What is Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)?
This federal law authorizes FEMA to coordinate disaster response efforts.
What is the Stafford Act?
TSA PreCheck allows travelers to go through expedited security if they meet these qualifications.
What is a background check and fingerprinting process?
Name one recent financial crime case the USSS has investigated.
What is (Accept answers related to credit card fraud, cyber fraud, or high-profile financial scams)?