United States Department of Homeland Security

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The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), commonly known in the United States as "Homeland Security", is a Cabinet department of the U.S. federal government with the responsibility of protecting the territory of the U.S. from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disaster. Whereas the Department of Defense is charged with military actions abroad, the Department of Homeland Security works in the civilian sphere to protect the United States within, at, and outside its... full article at wikipedia

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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by jkatigbac 4 days ago

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