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|agency_name = United States Department of Homeland Security
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| agency_name     = United States Department of Homeland Security
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|seal = Seal of the United States Department of Homeland Security.svg
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| seal           = Seal of the United States Department of Homeland Security.svg
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|seal_width = 150
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| seal_width     = 175
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|seal_caption = [[Seal of the United States Department of Homeland Security|Seal of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security]]
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| seal_caption   = Seal of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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|logo = Flag of the United States Department of Homeland Security.svg
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| logo           = Flag of the United States Department of Homeland Security.svg{{!}}border
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|logo_width = 225
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| logo_width     = 175
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|logo_caption = Flag of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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| logo_caption   = Flag of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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|picture = Nebraska Avenue Complex 2017b.jpg
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| picture         = DHS St Elizabeth's Building 1.jpg
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|picture_caption = [[Nebraska Avenue Complex]], DHS headquarters
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| picture_caption = Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in [[Washington D.C.]]
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|formed = {{start date|2002|11|25}}
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| formed         = {{start date|2002|11|25}}
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|jurisdiction = United States
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| jurisdiction   = [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. federal government]]
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|headquarters = [[Nebraska Avenue Complex]], [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
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| headquarters   = [[St. Elizabeths Hospital#West Campus|St. Elizabeths West Campus]], [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
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|coordinates = {{coord|38|56|20|N|77|4|59|W|type:landmark_region:US-DC|display=inline,title}}
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| coordinates     = {{coord|38.8547|-77.0000|type:landmark_region:US-DC|display=inline,title}}
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|employees = 229,000 (2017) <ref>{{cite web|title=Secretary of Homeland Security|url=https://www.dhs.gov/secretary|publisher=Homeland Security|date=January 25, 2017}}</ref>
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| employees       = 240,000 (2018)<ref name="dhs.gov">{{cite web|title=About DHS|url=https://www.dhs.gov/about-dhs|publisher=Homeland Security|date=June 29, 2016}}</ref>
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|budget = [[United States dollar|$]]40.6 billion (2017)<ref name="Reference A">{{cite web|title=Budget In Brief: Fiscal Year 2017 |url=https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/FY2017_BIB-MASTER.pdf|publisher=Homeland Security|accessdate=March 23, 2017 |pages=1, 2}}</ref>
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| budget         = [[United States dollar|$]]103.2 billion (FY 2024)<ref name="Reference A">{{cite web|title=DHS FY 2024 Budget in Brief (BIB) |url=https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/DHS%20FY%202024%20BUDGET%20IN%20BRIEF%20%28BIB%29_Remediated.pdf|publisher=Homeland Security|access-date=May 4, 2025 |page=4}}</ref>
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|chief1_name = [[Kristi Noem]]
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| chief1_name     = [[Kristi Noem]]
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|chief1_position = [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security|Secretary]]
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| chief1_position = [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security|Secretary]]
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|chief2_name = TBD
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| chief2_name     = [[Troy Edgar]]
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|chief2_position = [[United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security|Deputy Secretary]]
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| chief2_position = [[United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security|Deputy Secretary]]
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|child1_agency = [[United States Citizenship and Immigration Services]]
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| child1_agency   = {{collapsible list
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|child2_agency = [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]]
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| titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;
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|child3_agency = [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]]
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| title = ''Full list''
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|child4_agency = [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]
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|child5_agency = [[Transportation Security Administration]]
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*[[United States Citizenship and Immigration Services]]
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|child6_agency = [[United States Coast Guard]] (during times of peace)
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*[[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|U.S. Customs and Border Protection]]
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|child7_agency = [[National Protection and Programs Directorate]]
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*[[Federal Emergency Management Agency]]
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|child8_agency = [[United States Secret Service]]
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*[[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]
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|child9_agency = [[Federal Law Enforcement Training Center]]
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*[[Transportation Security Administration]]
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|child10_agency = [[Federal Protective Service (United States)|Federal Protective Service]]
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*[[United States Coast Guard]] (during times of peace)
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|child11_agency = Citizenship & Immigration Services Ombudsmen
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*[[Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency]]
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|child12_agency = [[Domestic Nuclear Detection Office]]
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*[[United States Secret Service]]
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|child13_agency = Management Directorate
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*[[Federal Law Enforcement Training Center]]
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|child14_agency = Office for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties
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*[[Federal Protective Service (United States)|Federal Protective Service]]
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|child15_agency = Office of General Counsel
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*Citizenship & Immigration Services Ombudsmen
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|child16_agency = Office of Health Affairs
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*Office of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
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|child17_agency = Office of Intelligence & Analysis
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*[[DHS Management Directorate|Management Directorate]]
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|child18_agency = Office of Legislative Affairs
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*Office for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties
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|child19_agency = Office of Operations Coordination
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*[[General Counsel|Office of General Counsel]]
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|child20_agency = Office of Partnership & Engagement
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*Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman
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|child21_agency = Office of Policy
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*[[DHS I&A|Office of Intelligence & Analysis]]
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|child22_agency = Office of Public Affairs
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*Office of Legislative Affairs
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|child23_agency = Office of the Inspector General
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*Office of Situational Awareness
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|child24_agency = Privacy Office
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*Office of Partnership & Engagement
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|child25_agency = Science & Technology Directorate
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*Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans
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|website = {{url|www.dhs.gov}}
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*[[Public affairs (military)|Office of Public Affairs]]
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|embed=[[File:The DHS March.ogg]]<br>"The DHS March"
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*[[Inspector General#United States|Office of the Inspector General]]
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*Privacy Office
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*[[DHS Science and Technology Directorate|Science & Technology Directorate]]
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| keydocument1    = [[Homeland Security Act of 2002]]
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| website         = {{URL|https://www.dhs.gov|dhs.gov}}
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| embed           = {{center|[[File:"The DHS March", performed by the United States Coast Guard Band.mp3]]<br />"The DHS March"}}
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| agency_id      = 7000
 
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The '''United States Department of Homeland Security''' ('''DHS'''), commonly known in the United States as "Homeland Security", is a [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]] [[United States federal executive departments|department]] of the [[federal government of the United States|U.S. federal government]] with the duty of [[protect]]ing the U.S. from [[Terrorism|terrorist]] attacks and helping when there is a [[natural disaster]].
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In 2002, because of the [[September 11 attacks]] in 2001, Congress passed a bill called the Homeland Security Act, which created the Department of Homeland Security. [[Tom Ridge]] was the first leader of the Department of Homeland Security. This was the biggest change to the federal government in 50 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/terrorism/homeland/securityact.html|title=The Online NewsHour: Domestic Security &#124; The Homeland Security Act &#124; PBS|work=pbs.org|year=2011|accessdate=April 23, 2011|archive-date=March 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301060010/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/terrorism/homeland/securityact.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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The '''United States Department of Homeland Security''' ('''DHS''') is the U.S. [[United States federal executive departments|federal executive department]]. Its missions involve [[anti-terrorism]], [[Border security|civil defense]], [[Immigration to the United States|immigration]] and customs, [[Border security|border control]], [[cybersecurity]], [[Airport security|transportation security]], [[Maritime security (USCG)|maritime security]] and [[Air-sea rescue|sea rescue]], and the prevention of [[Weapon of mass destruction|weapons of mass destruction]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=About DHS {{!}} Homeland Security|url=https://www.dhs.gov/about-dhs|access-date=2025-09-02|website=www.dhs.gov|language=en}}</ref>
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DHS started operations on March 1, 2003, after the passing of the [[Homeland Security Act of 2002]], in response to the [[September 11 attacks]]. With more than 240,000 employees DHS is the third-largest [[Cabinet of the United States|cabinet]] department, after the departments of [[United States Department of Defense|Defense]] and [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Department of Homeland Security Executive Staffing Project|url=http://www.napawash.org/pc_management_studies/dhs.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20100310171217/http://www.napawash.org/pc_management_studies/dhs.html|archive-date=March 10, 2010|access-date=May 31, 2011|publisher=[[National Academy of Public Administration (United States)|National Academy of Public Administration]]}}</ref>
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Homeland security policy is located at the [[White House]] by the [[United States Homeland Security Council|Homeland Security Council]]. Other agencies with significant homeland security responsibilities include the departments of [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|Health and Human Services]], [[United States Department of Justice|Justice]], and [[United States Department of Energy|Energy]].
    
== United States Department Of Homeland Security Media ==
 
== United States Department Of Homeland Security Media ==
 
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File:"The DHS March", performed by the United States Coast Guard Band.mp3|"The DHS March" by Capt. Lewis J. Buckley, a composition made in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, by the director of its premier band of the department. Played by the U.S. Coast Guard Band.
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File:"The DHS March", performed by the United States Coast Guard Band.mp3|"The DHS March", performed by the United States Coast Guard Band
    
File:US-border-patrol-20050502.jpg|A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer addresses Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] (center); [[Saxby Chambliss]] (center right), a [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]; and [[Michael Chertoff]] (far right), the second head of the DHS; in 2005
 
File:US-border-patrol-20050502.jpg|A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer addresses Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] (center); [[Saxby Chambliss]] (center right), a [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]; and [[Michael Chertoff]] (far right), the second head of the DHS; in 2005
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File:DHS appropriations signing.jpg|President [[George W. Bush]] signs the Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2004 on October 1, 2003.
 
File:DHS appropriations signing.jpg|President [[George W. Bush]] signs the Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2004 on October 1, 2003.
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File:CBP checking authenticity of a travel document.jpg|U.S. CBP [[Office of Field Operations]] officer checking the [[Authentication|authenticity]] of a [[travel document]] at an [[international airport]] using a [[stereo microscope]]
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File:CBP checking authenticity of a travel document.jpg|U.S. [[CBP Office of Field Operations]] officer checking the [[Authentication|authenticity]] of a [[travel document]] at an [[international airport]] using a [[stereo microscope]]
    
File:DHS Organizational Chart (2023 November 9).png|Organizational Chart of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security | 2023 November 9
 
File:DHS Organizational Chart (2023 November 9).png|Organizational Chart of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security | 2023 November 9
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File:Seal of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.svg|Seal of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
 
File:Seal of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.svg|Seal of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
 
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== Related pages ==
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*[[United States Department of Health and Human Services]]
   
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