civil defense

Provides information on a variety of careers in U.S. homeland security, covering salary ranges, educational and other requirements, main missions and duties, number of openings, background checks, interviews, and where to apply.

Examines the history of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the part of the government responsible for reducing America's vulnerability to terrorism, introduces important people in homeland security, explains how the department works, and discusses its role in the twenty-first century.

Explores the history of homeland security in the United States from the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 and events of the McCarthy era to the bombing of the Wold Trade Center in 2001, and includes, in chronological order, original documents, reports, and studies.

Provides an overview of our nation's attack-preparedness efforts and describes the different roles that first responders, as well as agencies at all levels of government, would play in responding to the next terrorist attack on America.

Provides information about the Department of Homeland Security, established in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S., and discusses the role of the different components of the department, including the Coast Guard, the Customs Service, and FBI, and others.

Describes the background and context of America's homeland security using information from the three basic parts of the system: intelligence, law enforcement, and funding.

An overview of the U.S.'s security efforts in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which discusses transportation safeguards, protection against biological and chemical weapon attacks, racial profiling, the Patriot Act, and the Department of Homeland Security.

Provides an introduction to the U.S. Secret Service, an agency charged with protecting the president of the United States and other government officials, and the Federal Protective Service, whose agents guard federal properties and investigate criminal activity, and describes different jobs within these organizations.

Presents varying perspectives on the issue of whether the U.S. government is defending the country against terrorism at the expense of the rights of the individual citizen.