The Department of Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security 

Office of State and Local Government Coordination

Mission 

• Prevent terrorist attacks within the U.S. 

• Reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism 

• Minimize the damage from potential attacks and natural 

disasters 

Matthew R. Bettenhausen 

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Department Goals 

• Integrate Department Functions 

• Develop New Service Capabilities 

• Access to Information 

• Establish Regions 

• Support State, Local and Private Sector Activities 

• Preserve Individual Freedoms and Ensure Economic Security 


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Organization 

• DHS combines 22 federal agencies into four policy 

directorates: 

• Border and Transportation Security 

• Emergency Preparedness and Response 

• Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection 

• Science and Technology 

• The fifth directorate focuses on Management 

• The U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Secret Service and Bureau of 

Citizenship and Immigration Service exist as distinct entities 


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Organization Chart 

Executive Secretary 

Commandant of 

Coast Guard 

Legislative Affairs 

Public Affairs 

Secretary 

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Deputy Secretary 

Inspector General 

General Counsel 

State and Local Coordination 

Special Assistant to the Secretary 

(private sector) 

National Capital Region 

Coordination 

Citizenship & 

Immigration Service 

Ombudsman 

Chief of Staff 

Director, Bureau of Citizenship 

& Immigration Services (1) 

Small & Disadvantaged 

Business 

Privacy Officer 

Civil Rights and 

Civil Liberties 

Director of the 

Secret Service 

International Affairs 

Shared Services 

Counter Narcotics 

Under Secretary 

Management 


Science and Technology 


Information Analysis and 

Infrastructure Protection 


Border & 

Transportation Security 


Emergency 

Preparedness and 

Response 


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Border and Transportation 

Security 

• Secure the borders and ports-of-entry of the United States 

• Protect its transportation infrastructure 

• Administer the nation’s immigration and customs laws 

• Protect federal buildings 

• Enforce agricultural laws at the nation’s borders 

• Help build security preparedness at the state and local levels 

• Balance security with preserving individual and economic 

freedoms 

Asa Hutchinson 


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Emergency Preparedness and 

Response 

• Coordinate and support Federal, state and local readiness and 

response efforts for all disasters, including terrorist attacks 

• Provide disaster preparedness educational programs for 

communities and citizens 

• Expand and enhance current capabilities of the Strategic 

National Stockpile pharmaceuticals and critical medical 

equipment 

• Improve readiness and capabilities of the National Disaster 

Medical System (NDMS) teams 

Mike Brown 

• Partner with other Federal emergency training institutions, 

standardize training curriculum and provide single portal for 

accessing the programs, including terrorism training programs 


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Information Analysis and 

Infrastructure Protection 

• Identify and assess current and future threats to the 

homeland 

• Map those threats against our vulnerabilities 

• Issue timely warnings 

• Take preventive and protective action 

Frank Libutti 


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Science and Technology 

• Partner with operational end-users to identify requirements 

and develop field capabilities to counter threats and enhance 

mission operations 

• Engage government, academic and private sectors in 

innovative research, development, rapid prototyping and 

systems development 

• Provide a rapid, efficient and disciplined process for systems 

engineering and development 

• Provide the nation with an enduring research and 

development capability dedicated to homeland security 

Charles McQueary 


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Management 

Janet Hale 

• The Management Directorate is responsible for: 

• Budgeting, appropriations, expenditure of funds, accounting 

finance, procurement 

• Human resources and personnel, including personnel 

security 

• Information technology 

• Facilities, property, equipment, and other material resources 

• Identification and tracking of performance measurements 

relating to the responsibilities of the Department 


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United States Coast Guard (USCG) 

• Maritime Homeland Security 

• National Defense 

• Protection of Natural Resources 

• Prevention and response to oil & hazardous material spills 

• Protect against illegal fishing & destruction of natural 

resources 

• Maritime Mobility 

• Waterways management, ice-breaking, aids to navigation 

• Maritime Safety 

• Search & Rescue 

• Commercial & recreational boating safety 


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United States Secret Service 

(USSS) 

• Protect the President and other government leaders 

W. Ralph Basham 

• Plan, coordinate and implement security for designated national 

special security events (NSSE) 

• Protect U.S. currency from counterfeiters and safeguarding 

Americans from credit card fraud 

• Emphasize prevention through protective intelligence and threat 

assessment 

• Apply dual mission to protect nation’s key assets and critical 

infrastructure 


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Bureau of Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (BCIS) 

• Immigrant and nonimmigrant sponsorship 

• Adjustment of immigrant status 

• Work authorization and other permits 

• Naturalization of qualified applicants for citizenship 

• Asylum or refugee processing 

• Visa issuance to foreign nationals 

Eduardo Aguirre, Jr. 


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Office of International Affairs 

• Promote information and education exchange with nations 

friendly to the United States in order to promote sharing of 

best practices and technologies relating to homeland 

security 

• Identify areas for homeland security information and 

training exchange where the United States has a 

demonstrated weakness and another friendly nation or 

nations have a demonstrated expertise 

• Plan and undertake international conferences, exchange 

programs, and training activities 

• Manage international activities within the Department in 

coordination with other Federal officials with responsibility 

for counter-terrorism matters 


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Office of National Capitol 

Region Coordination 

Mission 

Michael Byrne 

• Oversee and coordinate Federal programs for, and 

relationships with, State, local, and regional authorities 

in the National Capital Region 

Functions 

• Coordinate 

• Assess 

• Advocate 

• Provide information 

• Receive input 

• Serve as a liaison 


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State and Local Coordination 

• Serve as single point of integration for oversight and coordination of 

departmental programs for, and relationships with, state, territorial, tribal, and 

local governments. 

• Position the Department to provide coordinated, integrated support to territorial, 

tribal, state, and local governments. 

• Utilize state and local knowledge about their communities to help secure the 

homeland. 

• Share relevant information with state and local entities positioned to act on it. 

• Help build resilient communities and support local economic recovery in the 

event of a major incident. 

• Identify homeland-security-related activities that are most efficiently 

accomplished at the federal, state, local or regional level. 


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Office of State and Local Government Coordination 

Joshua Filler 

Director of State & Local 

Government Coordination 

Marc Pulverman 

ODP Contractor 

Tona Napoli 

Confidential Assistant 

Office Assistant 

Sue Reingold 

Senior Coordinator 

for Intelligence, Science 

& Technology 

Matt Bettenhausen 

Director 

For State 

Coordination 

Regional 

Offices 

Coordination 

Officer 

Director 

For Public Safety 

Coordination 

David Hagy 

Director 

For Local 

Coordination 

Coordination 

Officer 

Cheri Roe 

Director for 

Tribal Coordination & 

Senior Coordinator for 

EP&R 

Todd Sharpe 

Coordinator for 

Emergency 

Preparedness & 

Response 

Herb Jones 

Senior Coordinator for 

Border & Transportation 


Kim Johnson 


Border & 

Transportation 


Ron Parthemore 

U.S. Secret 

Service Liaison 

Coordination 

Officer 

Coordination 

Officer 

Darla Tomes 


Local Affairs 


Seniority in the Director’s absence: 

Dir. for State Coordination, 

Dir. for Local Coordination 

Dir. for Public Safety Coordination 

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FY 2003 Grant Funding 

• Since March 1, 2003 DHS has allocated or awarded 

approximately $4 billion to state and local governments to 

prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from acts of 

terrorism and all hazards: 

• $566 million for State Homeland Security Grant Program I 

• $750 million for Fire Grants 

• $100 million for Urban Area Security Initiative I 

• $165 million for Emergency Management Performance Grants 

• $1.5 billion for State Homeland Security Grant Program II 

• $18.8 million for Citizen Emergency Response Teams 

• $700 million for Urban Area Security Initiative II 


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Budget 

• The President signed the first appropriations bill in the history of 

the Department of Homeland Security, October 1 st , 2003 

• FY’04 budget is over $30 billion including: 

• $18.6 billion for Border and Transportation Security 

• $9.1 billion for Emergency Preparedness and Response 

• $839.3 million for Information Analysis and Infrastructure 

Protection 

• $918.2 million for Science and Technology 

• $6.8 billion for the U.S. Coast Guard 

• $1.14 billion for the Secret Service 


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• Office for Domestic Preparedness : 

• $4.037 billion for assistance to our nation’s first responders 

• $1.7 billion for State Homeland Security Grants 

• High-threat, high-density urban areas: 

• $725 million 

• State and Local Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention: 


• Firefighter Assistance Grants: 


• Citizen Corps 



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Over $4 billion for in Homeland Security Grants for assistance 

to our nation’s first responders 

• State Homeland Security Grants 

• Urban Area Security Initiative 

• Firefighter Assistance Grants 

• State and Local Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention 

• Emergency Management Performance Grants 

• Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants 

• National Domestic Preparedness Consortium 

• Competitive Training Grants 

• Urban Search and Rescue 


• State Direct Technical Assistance 

$1.7 billion 

$725 million 

$750 million 

$500 million 

$180 million 

$150 million 

$135 million 

$60 million 

$60 million 

$40 million 

$30 million 


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FY 2005 Proposed Budget 

•FY’05 budget is over $40 billion including: 

• $15.76 billion for Border and Transportation Security 

• $7.4 billion for Emergency Preparedness and Response 

• $1.04 billion for Science and Technology 

• $865 million for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection 

• $7.47 billion for the U.S. Coast Guard 

• $1.36 billion for the Secret Service 


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Proposed 2005 Preparedness Funding 

$Over 3.5 billion for in Homeland Security Grants for 

assistance to our nation’s first responders 

• State Homeland Security Grants: 


• Urban Area Security Initiative: 

• $1.45 billion 

• Firefighter Assistance Grants: 


• State and Local Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention: 



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Proposed 2005 Preparedness Funding (Cont’d) 

• Emergency Management Performance Grants: 


• Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants: 


• Urban Search and Rescue: 





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FY 2002 & 2003 Training for First 

Responders 

• Since September 11, 2001, agencies in the Department of 

Homeland Security have trained over 450,000 first responders, 

and expect to train over 700,000 by the end of the Fiscal Year 

• FY 02 Training 

• ODP – 102,590 first responders 

• EP&R – 242,000 

• FY 03 Training 

• ODP – 73,163 first responders 

• EP&R – 54,999 (Anticipating 276,000 by end of FY) 

• TOTAL TRAINING – At least 721,000 first responders trained by 

the end of FY 2003 


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FY 2002 & 2003 Exercises for First 

Responders 

• Since September 11, 2001, agencies in the Department have run 

exercises across the country in order to better prepare our 

nation’s front line troops in the war against terrorism 

• FY 02 Exercises 

• ODP = 92 • EP&R = 212 

• FY 03 Exercises 

• ODP = 71 • EP&R = 72 

• TOTAL EXERCISES – 447 exercises for first responders and 

emergency services 


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Training for First Responders 

• Since September 11, 2001, agencies in the Department of 

Homeland Security have trained over 291,000 first responders 

and run exercises across the country in order to better prepare 

our nation’s front line troops in the war against terrorism 

• Training 

• ODP – 270,473 first responders ▪ EP&R – 20,810 

TOTAL TRAINING – 291,283 first responders trained 

▪ Exercises 

▪ ODP – 284 EP&R – 6,262 

TOTAL EXERCISES – 6,546 exercises for first responders and 

emergency services 


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New Products & Services 

• One-Stop-Shop Web: 

• Site provides information on homeland security and public safety grant 

opportunities offered by agencies across the Federal government 

• Simplifies access to these grants by placing information in a single, easily 

accessible site 

• Includes a link to the Compendium of Federal Terrorism Training for State 

and Local Audiences 

• Visit DHS One-Stop-Shop Web at www.dhs.gov/grants . 

Single Application for $2 billion+ in Grants: 

• Three grant programs were consolidated and will have a coordinated 

administration 

• State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) 

• Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP) 

• Citizen Corps Program (CCP) 

• Grants will be guided by the State Homeland Security Assessments and 

Strategies. 


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New Products & Services 

• National Incident Management System (NIMS): Launched 

March 1 st , the NIMS provides a nationwide template for all levels of 

governments and private-sector organizations to work together 

effectively to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from 

domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size or complexity. 

• Flexibility 

‣modular 

‣scalable 

• Standardization 

‣organizational structure 

‣Interoperability – communication, equipment, processes, 

procedures and systems 

You may access the NIMS via DHS website at www.dhs.gov 


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New Products & Services (Cont’d) 

• INITIAL NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN (INRP) - an interim plan 

designed to help develop a unified approach to domestic 

incident management across the Nation. 

• Homeland Security Operations Center (HSOC): to serve as the 

primary national-level hub for domestic incident management 

communications and operations; 

• Interagency Incident Management Group (IIMG): to facilitate 

national-level situation awareness, policy coordination, and 

incident coordination; 

• Principal Federal Official (PFO): to oversee and coordinate 

Federal incident activities locally during domestic incidents; 

• Joint Field Office (JFO): to better integrate the Federal response in 

support of state, and local authorities during domestic incidents . 


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• Homeland Security Task Force on State, Tribal, County 

and City Grant Funding: Created to assist and advise DHS on 

problem areas and viable solutions to allocation of preparedness 

funding to State, Tribal, County and City governments. 

• Homeland Security Information Network: Built upon the 

system known as JRIES, the department is expanding its computer 

based counter terrorism communications network to all 50 states, 5 

territories, Washington D.C. and 50 other major urban areas. This 

effort will significantly strengthen the two-way flow of real time threat 

information from the Sensitive-but-Unclassified level to the Secret 

levels to state, tribal, local and private sector partners. 


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• SECURE: The Strategic Communications Resources Effort 

(SECURE) to provide security clearances, and secure video and 

telephone communications to all the states and territories. 

• Project SAFECOM: The umbrella program within the Federal 

government to coordinate the efforts of local, tribal, State and Federal 

Public Safety agencies working to improve Public Safety response 

through more effective, efficient, interoperable wireless 

communications. 

• U.S. VISIT: United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator 

Technology (U.S. VISIT) program is the Department’s automated 

entry/exit system, which will expedite legitimate travelers, while 

making it more difficult for those intending to do us harm to enter our 

nation. Its full capabilities will now be installed the “secondary” 

areas of the 50 busiest land ports of entry by December 2004 


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• Project SAFECOM 

• The umbrella program within the Federal government to coordinate the 

efforts of local, tribal, State and Federal Public Safety agencies working to 

improve Public Safety response through more effective, efficient, 

interoperable wireless communications. 

• SECURE 

• The Strategic Communications Resources Effort (SECURE) to provide 

security clearances, and secure video and telephone communications to 

all the states and territories. 

• Information Sharing 

• Since March 1st, The Department has sent out a total of 53 intelligence 

bulletins and advisories (23 Intel bulletins and 30 advisories) 


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• LIBERTY SHIELD 

• A comprehensive national plan designed to increase protection for America’s 

citizens and infrastructure while maintaining the free flow of goods and people 

across our border with minimal disruption to our economy and way of life. 

• PROJECT 180 

• A project targeting measurable improvements in security at the Liberty Shield sites 

during the first 180 days of DHS operations. This project will allow resources to be 

shifted from high intensity, low efficiency security measures as described above to 

security enhancements that are efficient and sustainable. 

• U.S. VISIT 

• United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (U.S. VISIT) 

program is the Department’s automated entry/exit system, which will expedite 

legitimate travelers, while making it more difficult for those intending to do us harm 

to enter our nation. 


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Project BioShield 

• DHS will work with HHS to accelerate the development and procurement 

of advanced vaccines and treatments for protection against biological, 

chemical and radiological threats. $5.6 billion advance appropriations for 

years FY2004 to FY 2013. $890 million is appropriated in FY 2004. 

• BioWatch 

• DHS early warning detection system of certain airborne biological 

releases, whether they are due to intentional releases or from the natural 

environment. 

• National Disaster Medical System: DHS is responsible for managing 

and coordinating the Federal response to major emergencies and federally 

declared disasters. 


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Products & Services (Cont’d) 

• NOBLE Training Center: A DHS local hospital facility devoted 

entirely to medical training for WMD or mass casualty events. 

• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: DHS provides 

world class, interagency training and technical assistance of Federal, 

State, Tribal and local law enforcement entities. 

• Homeland Security University Fellows : The Department’s 

educational program to support the development and mentoring of 

the next generation of scientists as they study ways to prevent 

terrorist attacks within the U.S. 

• Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams 

Distance Learning Course: DHS online course to introduce to 

citizens the concept of emergency response teams especially for 

those communities who have not yet formed regular CERT teams. 


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Border Initiatives and Programs 

• U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indication Technology (US-VISIT) Program 

• Comprehensive U.S. entry/exit tracking system mandated by the Illegal Immigration 

Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) 

• Captures fingerprints and photographs of all non-immigrant visa holders 

• Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) 

• Automated Student tracking system mandated by the Illegal Immigration Reform and 

Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) 

• Tracks all foreign students and exchange visitors from application to course completion 

• National Security Entry Exit Registration System (NSEERS) 

• Based on the authority of the Attorney General/Secretary of Homeland Security to 

require special registration of certain non-immigrant aliens 

• Requires port of entry registration for non-immigrants from eight (8) special interest 

countries and Department of State referrals 

• Required domestic registration for non-immigrants from twenty-five (25) special interest 

countries 

• Operation Predator 

• Operation Predator is an ongoing ICE enforcement initiative to protect children from 

pornographers, child prostitution rings, Internet predators, alien smugglers, human 

traffickers, and other predatory criminals. 

• Targets include U.S. citizens suspected of child sex crimes and non-citizen sex 

offenders whose crimes make them subject to removal from the U.S. 

• Since July 2003, ICE has arrested a total of 1,556 offenders 


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Coordination & Outreach 

• Bi-weekly Briefings 

• Advisories & Intelligence Bulletins 

• One-Stop-Shop Web Site 

• NIMS/NRP State, Tribal & Local Working Group 

• Conferences and Meetings 

• Newsletter - DHS Today 

• Media 


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Incident Response & Exercises 

Events 

• 79 Presidential declared disasters and emergencies from Alaska to 

New York to American Samoa including: 

• Midwest Tornadoes 

• The Blackout/ Power Outage 

• Hurricane Isabel 

• South California Wild Fires 

Exercises 

• TOPOFF II 

• Determined Promised 

• LIVEWIRE 

• Unified Defense 


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Budget Summary By ODP Program Area 

($$$ in millions) 

Budget Activity 

FY04 

Enacted 

FY05 

Request 

Changes 

State Formula Grants 

$2,252.3 

$1,430.9 

($821.4) 

Urban Area Security Initiative 

$727.4 

$1,451.9 

$724.5 

National Exercise Program $46.1 

$59.9 

$13.8 

State and Local Training 

$195.6 

$91.9 

($103.7) 

Technical Assistance 

$30.1 

$9.9 

($20.2) 

Fire Act Program 

$745.6 

$500.0 

($245.6) 

Evaluations Program 

$4.0 

$16.9 

$12.9 

Systems Support Program 

$12.0 

$0.0 

($12.0) 

Total $4,013.2 

$3,561.3 

($451.0) 


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FAQ: What is the Ready Campaign 

• A national public information campaign that educates and 

empowers American citizens to prepare themselves for a 

disaster or terrorist attack. 

• The campaign asks individuals and their families to take these 

simple steps to get prepared: 

• Make a Kit of Emergency Supplies 

• Make a Family Communications Plan 

• Be Informed About What Might Happen 


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FAQ: How do I contact the Department 

• www.dhs.gov 

• 202-282-8000 (main line) 

• 202-282-1092 (fax) 

• 202-282-8300 Emergencies 

• Department of Homeland Security 

Attn: Division/Name of Employee/Phone Number 

Washington, DC 20528 


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