Dhs Hurricane
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)?
The Federal Bureaucracy is responsible for the delivery of government services. With all the media focus on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, what were the main functions of these two organizations
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), commonly known in the United States as “Homeland Security”, is a Cabinet department of the U.S. federal government with the responsibility of protecting the territory of the U.S. from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters.
The purpose of FEMA is to coordinate the response to a disaster which has occurred in the United States and which overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities. Since 2003, FEMA has been under the Department of Homeland Security.