Homeland Security and Justice

By General Accounting Office

Book Id: WPLBN0000125038
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 0.2 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Homeland Security and Justice
Author:	General Accounting Office
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Accountability in government, United States. General Accounting Office
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection
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Publisher:	United States General Accounting Office (Gao)


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Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection

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Excerpt: Called the greatest challenge facing the United States at the beginning of the 21st century, homeland security has fundamentally reshaped government priorities and altered numerous federal, state, and local programs and citizen behaviors. The September 11, 2001, attacks focused the nation?s attention on both preventing and being better prepared to respond to acts of terrorism. In 2002 Congress created the Department of Homeland Security, consolidating 22 federal law enforcement, emergency preparedness, and other agencies. To achieve its mission, the department needs to be effectively linked to federal intelligence agencies, the FBI, and law enforcement agencies at the state and local levels. In addition, federal spending on law enforcement has increased significantly in recent years, particularly with regard to immigration and drug control, as well as in the area of emergency preparedness, including grants to improve the capabilities of state and local agencies.