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1)Is the federal government or state and local government is least prepared for terrorist attacks and natural disaster Support your answer

Federal government has to set prioritized goals to face terror attacks  and has to develop methods to counter natural disasters also. Hurricane Katrina illustrates how weakly prepared the homeland security is. Rising attacks on U.S. Government cyber systems reflect the increasing importance of  enhancing the infrastructure. The attempted terrorist attack on Flight 253 on December 25, 2009, powerfully illustrates the threat posed by terrorists to defeat the security measures of the nations homeland security.

2 What are the major issues associated with the merging of multiple agencies into the Department of Homeland Security

Most of the problems lie within the homeland security system itself. Merging involves issues related to traditional governmental and civic responsibilities of civil defense, emergency response, law enforcement, customs, border control and immigration .There are more than about 30 departments and independent agencies that work for homeland security which demand a positive coordination between them. The critical roles that need to be played in protecting US nationals from unforeseen attack , after merger creates innovative challenges different from those posed over decades. On merger  the national security council will have to deal with intra agency functions between security and non security  responsibilities. Merging various departments leads to weakening the required preparedness strategies.

3. How does illegal immigration affect homeland security

Illegal immigration poses an increasing threat to the nations security and public safety .Illegal immigrants take to identity theft by using fake social security numbers. This crops up difficulty in identification of criminals for the law enforcement agencies. This gives rise to the increase of nefarious activities related to terrorism and
affiliated with terrorist organizations.

4. Who has the primary role in responding to the Hurricane Katrina disaster     Support your answer.

The US house of representatives  created Bipartisan Committee to investigate the causes behind the disaster and its report highlighted the failure of local, state and federal departments. Several sources point out that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is mainly responsible in taking an initiative to implement evacuation plans.

5 Discuss issues associated with the funding of homeland security.

The issues related to funding homeland security are The majority of open
recommendations are associated with securing information that are recommended to guide system development efforts, managing IT investments, and developing and acquiring information systems. Information security is the most prominent problem risk factor. Information technology funding has a critical role to play in strengthening the nations homeland security in present day situations. Potential threats can be identified and required development capabilities enhanced so that information security can be given highest priority.