TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 What Is Homeland Security 4 CHAPTER 2 Gathering and Using Intelligence 10 CHAPTER 3 Protecting Borders and Airways 14 CHAPTER 4 Responding to Disasters 20 CHAPTER 5 The Right to Privacy 24 THINK ABOUT IT 30 FOR MORE INFORMATION 31 GLOSSARY 32 INDEX 32
CHAPTER 1 What Is Homeland Security Have you ever been asked to take your shoes off in an airport security line And then walk through a metal detector And then watch while workers go through your backpack These days if you’re flying to another city you have to be ready for a few delays in getting to your plane These safety measures were set up by the Transportation Security Administration TSA which is part of a new government body called the Department of Homeland Security DHS TSA agents work to make sure air travel remains as safe as possible for us And they’re just one part of the DHS The DHS is now the third-largest department in the United States government The person who runs it known as the secretary of homeland security is a member of the president’s cabinet The cabinet is occupied by people the president trusts for 4 21st century skills library
Airport security makes sure no one carries anything illegal onto a plane A CITIZEN’S GUIDE 5
