American Government Agencies Post 9/11

According to Timothy Manning, Deputy Administrator for fortress and National Prep ardness at the Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) Federal requisite Management Agency (FEMA). Since the September 2001 terrorist attacks, significant and measurable strides necessitate taken derriere to improve vigilantness for the hazards faced by alone levels of regime and all segments of society (DHS, 2012).FEMA is now part of the DHSs Emergency Preparedness and reaction Directorate. FEMA is tasked with advising on building codes and flood plain management teaching slew how to get through a disaster helping equip local anesthetic and state apprehension preparedness aggroups coordinating the federal response to a disaster making disaster assistance available to states, communities, businesses, and individuals training want managers supporting the republics fire service and administering the national flood and crime policy programs.Listed below are some of the improvements that dupe t aken place ring armor 9/11 (DHS, 2012).In the four years between 2006 and 2010, the affinity of states and urban areas that were confident in the effectiveness of their emergency operations plans increase from 40 percent to more than 75 percent commercial piano tuner broadcasters, in partnership with FEMA, today can deliver public ensample messages to more than 84 percent of the U.S. population, up from 67 percent in 2009. By the end of 2013, coverage is expected to expand to more than 90 percent of the populationSince 2001, federal, state and local governments have built a cyberspace of specialized teams capable of interdicting and disrupting a variety of imminent threats. That network includes 1,100 Hazardous Materials Response Teams, 5,400 SWAT teams, and 469 FBI-trained and accredited bomb squadsPrior to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, major population centers in many parts of the country lacked morphologic collapse and urban search and rescue capabilities. Today, 97 perce nt of the nation is within a 4-hour drive of an urban search and rescue team andGovernment agencies at all levels have improved their strategic and tactical communication theory planning and coordination. In 2006, only 42 percent of the nations urban areas had a strategic plan in place to guide practical communications. Today, 100 percent of the nations highest-risk urban areas are capable of establishing response-level interoperable communications within one hour of an event involving multiple jurisdictions and agencies.According to Factsheet U.S. custom and Border protective cover Actions Taken Since 9/11,U.S. springer and Border Protection are addressing the terrorist threat 24-hours a day. There is a multi-layered approach that encompasses workings with our foreign counterparts, employing intelligence, technology, advanced information in the field and the most paid workforce worldwide. CBP habits various strategies and employs the latest in technology to accomplish its go als. We have extended our zone of security beyond our physical borders through the use of bilateral and private-sector partnerships, targeting and scrutinizing advance information on people and products coming into this country.CBP has achieved oft since its creation in March 2003. Some of the most significant accomplishments are as follows Improved anti-terrorism training for all CBP personnel. CBP has implemented anti-terrorism training for all personnel with a special focus on training relate to weapons of mass effect. This includes identifying and intercepting potential instruments of terrorism using non-intrusive inspection technology and ray retrieveion equipment.The Student and Exchange Visitor System (SEVIS) were implemented in August 2003. It is an Internet/Intranet based system operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that electronically captures, maintains, and monitors information relevant to each foreign student, exchange visitor, and their dependents. S EVIS provides CBP with a mechanism to facilitate the entry of bonafide students and exchange visitors and quickly identify accomplishable status violators.Augmented Integrated Surveillance Intelligence System (ISIS), that uses remotely monitored night-day camera and sensing systems to better detect, monitor, and respond to flagitious crossings, on two the Northern and Southern borders.Deployed radiation detection technology including Personal beam Detectors (PRDs) to more than 10,400 CBP officers and agents, and Radiation Isotope Identification Detection System (RIIDS) to over 60 Border Patrol field locations. Increased the amount of Remote pictorial matter Surveillance Systems (RVSS) which are pole mounted cameras that provide coverage 24 hours a day/7 days a week to detect illegal crossings, on both our Northern and Southern borders.Implemented a Geographic Information System (GIS), a Southwest border initiative, which tracks illegal migration patterns to better deploy person nel and resources to establish control of our border.Overall these agencies have impressed me the most. In recent light of the Boston Marathon Bombing, the emergency response was remarkable which shows that there has been much training and procedures put into place since 9/11 and that we as a nation are prepared and capable of handling any situation that might come our way.