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What is the most recent cabinet position to be created?
homeland security, in 2002
What is the homeland security act?
The Homeland Security Act, established in 2002, was a response to the terrorist attack of September 11. The Act went to converge 22 federal agencies as the Department of Homeland Security, as well as to establish a mission of the Department. The mission stated within in the act is to "prevent terrorist attacks within the United States", "reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism" and "minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United States". The Act can be found on the Homeland Security website and is 187 pages long.
What did the homeland security act do with the departments of homeland security and justice?
Expanded its role as the protector of citizens
What did the Homeland Security Act made the departments of Homeland Security and Justice?
the largest employers of federal officers with arrest and firearm authority.
When was the national Security created?
The National Security Act of 1947 created the National Security Council. The Act was designed by President Truman...and until the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in Nov. 2002, the National Security Act of 1947 was the most substantial change made to the military and foreign policy apparatus since the country was created.
What was the last cabinet position created?
In the United States, the members of the presidential cabinet head various departments that deal with important factors affecting society. The most recent cabinet position to be created was the Secretary of Homeland Security, which was established by the Homeland Security Act in 2002.
What action by the president created the Department of Homeland Security?
the P.A.T.R.I.O.t act
Where does the homeland security enterprise find its definition?
The basis of the department is the Homeland Security Act of 2002. It combined the functions of 22 government agencies into a cabinet level agencie at that time. Other laws have added functions as the world has changed. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorist Prevention Act of 2004 and Implementing Recommendations of the 9-11 Commission Act of 2007 added procedures and areas of responsibility.
Disaster management in the US was the responsibility of what organization prior to the Patriot Act?
Homeland security
Which department was created in response to act of terrorism that occurred on September 11 2001?
homeland security
Why was the National Security Agency created?
The National Security Act of 1947 created the National Security Council. The Act was designed by President Truman...and until the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in Nov. 2002, the National Security Act of 1947 was the most substantial change made to the military and foreign policy apparatus since the country was created.
Who passed the law for the TSA body scanners and when was it passed?
There is no "law" passed specifically to authorize body scanners. The Homeland Security Act, which was the enabling legislation for the Department of Homeland Security, is the basis under which that Cabinet level department operates.
