United States Secretary of Homeland Security
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The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the federal department tasked with ensuring public safety in the United States. The secretary is a member of the Cabinet of the United States. The position was created by the Homeland Security Act following the attacks of September 11, 2001.
United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Image: Tom Ridge (cropped)
Image: Michael Chertoff, official DHS photo portrait, 2007 (cropped)
Image: Janet Napolitano official portrait (cropped)
United States Department of Homeland Security
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The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terrorism, border security, immigration and customs, cyber security, and disaster prevention and management.
Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Washington D.C.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer addresses Vice President Dick Cheney (center); Saxby Chambliss (center right), a U.S. Senator from Georgia; and Michael Chertoff (far right), the second head of the DHS; in 2005
President George W. Bush signs the Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2004 on October 1, 2003.
U.S. CBP Office of Field Operations officer checking the authenticity of a travel document at an international airport using a stereo microscope