The primary mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to help prevent, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism on U.S. soil.
Scope
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will mobilize and focus the resources of the federal government, state and local governments, the private sector, and the American people to accomplish that mission.
Summary of requirements
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has the following Strategic Goals:
- Awareness: Identify and understand threats, assess vulnerabilities, determine potential impacts and disseminate timely information to our homeland security partners and the American public.
- Prevention: Detect, deter and mitigate threats to our homeland.
- Protection: Safeguard our people and their freedoms, critical infrastructure, property and the economy of our Nation from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, or other emergencies.
- Response: Lead, manage and coordinate the national response to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, or other emergencies.
- Recovery: Lead national, state, local and private sector efforts to restore services and rebuild communities after acts of terrorism, natural disasters, or other emergencies.
- Service: Serve the public effectively by facilitating lawful trade, travel and immigration.
- Organizational Excellence: Value our most important resource, our people. Create a culture that promotes a common identity, innovation, mutual respect, accountability and teamwork to achieve efficiencies, effectiveness, and operational synergies.
The DHS website categorizes services into seven major categories:
- Information Sharing & Analysis
- Prevention & Protection
- Preparedness & Response
- Research
- Commerce and Trade
- Travel Security & Procedures
- Immigration
