What was the purpose of the Homeland Security Agency?

A. It was created as an umbrella agency to help coordinate communications between agencies responsible for national security.
B. It was created as a "go between" agency for the CIA and the FBI, to handle the cases that fell between jurisdictions.
C. It was created as a domestic agency aimed at maintaining order during crises such as the chaos that followed the 9/11 attacks.
D. It was created as a reporting agency to gather information on potential allies in the War on Terror.
E. It was created as an agency to create weapons of mass destruction for use against countries who had the same.

Explanation: Homeland Security Agency was created as a domestic agency aimed at maintaining order during the crisis such as the chaos that followed the 9/11 attacks. President Bush established this department to protect the interior of America and the citizens from any kind of terror attack and also to prevent this terror attacks. But now it is working as an organization also in immigration and other interior security issues.

scouteo scouteo · Answer 2 · 2019-09-03T00:33:38+02:00

The correct answer is A) It was created as an umbrella agency to help coordinate communications between agencies responsible for national security.

The purpose of the Homeland Security Agency is the following. It was created as an umbrella agency to help coordinate communications between agencies responsible for national security.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. President George W. Bush ordered the creation of the agency. Its operations started on November 25, 2002. It oversees the border security of the country, customs and immigration, cybersecurity, anti-terrorism, and prevention and management of disasters.