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            <NameColumnValue>Jeh C. Johnson</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Suzanne E. Spaulding</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>L. Eric Patterson</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>L. Reginald Brothers, Jr.</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Francis X. Taylor</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>R. Gil Kerlikowske</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>W. Craig Fugate</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Joseph Clancy, Acting</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>John S. Pistole</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Maria Odom, Acting</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Megan H. Mack, Acting</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Connie L. Patrick</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>John Roth</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Richard Chavez</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Clark Stevens</NameColumnValue>
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        <Paragraph MissionStatmentId="68" SortOrder="1">The Department of Homeland Security enforces and administers our Nation's immigration laws, ensures resilience in the aftermath of disaster, enhances security to prevent terrorism, and safeguards and secures cyberspace.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 note). The Department came into existence on January 24, 2003, and is administered under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security.</Paragraph>
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              <Heading>Secretary</Heading>
              <Paragraph>The Secretary is responsible for developing and coordinating a comprehensive national strategy to protect the United States against terrorist attacks. The Secretary advises the President on how to strengthen U.S. borders, to provide for intelligence analysis and infrastructure protection, to improve the use of science and technology to counter weapons of mass destruction, and to create a comprehensive response and recovery division.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of the Secretary oversees activities in collaboration with other Federal, State, local, and private entities to carry out the Department's overall mission. The Office of the Secretary comprises 10 smaller Offices, which support the Secretary in fulfilling his or her responsibilities.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Privacy Office protects the collection, use, and disclosure of personally identifiable information and departmental information. It ensures that appropriate access to information is consistent with the vision, strategic mission, and core values of DHS. The Office also implements the policies of the Department to defend and protect the individual rights, liberties, and information interests of our citizens. The Office has oversight of all privacy and disclosure policy matters, including compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Freedom of Information Act, and the completion of privacy impact statements on all new programs and systems, as required by the E-Government Act of 2002 and Section 222 of the Homeland Security Act.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Office provides legal and policy advice to Department leadership on civil rights and civil liberties issues, investigates and resolves complaints, and provides leadership to DHS Equal Employment Opportunity Programs.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts and supervises audits, investigations, and inspections relating to the Department's programs and operations. The OIG examines, evaluates, and where necessary, critiques these operations and activities, recommending ways for DHS to carry out its responsibilities in the most economical, efficient, and effective manner possible. The OIG also reviews recommendations regarding existing and proposed legislation and regulations relating to the Department’s programs and operations.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CISOMB) assists individuals and employers in resolving problems connected with pending U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) cases. In addition, as required by statute, CISOMB identifies common problems experienced by individuals and employers when seeking USCIS services and proposes changes to mitigate such problems and improve the delivery of immigration services. In accomplishing each of these missions, the CISOMB works impartially, soliciting information and feedback from USCIS, other Government agencies, immigration benefits applicants, and the immigration stakeholder community.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA) serves as the Department’s primary liaison to Congress. It advocates for the policy interests of the administration and the Secretary. OLA also ensures that all DHS components are actively engaged with Congress in their specific areas of responsibility. The Office articulates views on behalf of DHS components and their legislative initiatives. It responds to requests and inquiries from congressional committees, individual Members of Congress, and their staffs. OLA also participates in the Senate confirmation process for each DHS Presidential nominee.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of General Counsel (OGC) is responsible for ensuring that departmental activities comply with applicable legal requirements. OGC provides legal advice on areas such as national security, immigration, litigation, international law, maritime safety and security, transportation security, border security law, cybersecurity, fiscal and appropriations law, environmental law, and many others. It also ensures that the Department’s efforts to secure the Nation are consistent with the civil rights and civil liberties of its citizens and follow the rule of law. OGC also provides legal services in several areas where the law intersects with the achievement of mission goals, such as the coordination of the Department’s rulemaking activities, managing interdepartmental clearance of proposed legislation, and providing legal training for law enforcement officers.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Public Affairs (OPA) is responsible for managing external and internal communications. The Office responds to national media inquiries, maintains the Department’s Web site, and writes speeches for senior Department officials. The Office manages DHS’s organizational identity program, which includes usage of the DHS seal and related guidelines. Also, the Office oversees the Department’s employee communication activities, which include coordinating communications for departmentwide initiatives, town hall meetings between management and employees, and the operation and management of an intranet site. Per Presidential directive, OPA’s incident communications program guides overall Federal incident communication activity and coordinates with State, local, and international partners to ensure accurate and timely information is provided to the public during a crisis.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of the Executive Secretary (ESEC) provides analytical and administrative support to the Office of the Secretary and the Office of the Deputy Secretary. ESEC manages the Secretary’s internal and external correspondence, prepares classified and unclassified briefing materials, and oversees development of departmental testimony, questions for the record, and congressional reports. ESEC also facilitates departmental communications with Federal departments and agencies, the National Security Council, and other White House executive offices.</Paragraph>
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              <Heading>Office of the Military Advisor</Heading>
              <Paragraph>The Senior Military Advisor provides counsel to the Secretary and DHS Components relating to the facilitation, coordination, and execution of policy, procedures, and preparedness activities and operations between DHS and the Department of Defense.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) is responsible for communicating and coordinating State, local, tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) government interactions throughout the Department. IGA promotes an integrated national approach to homeland security by coordinating and advancing Federal interaction with SLTT governments. IGA is responsible for continuing the homeland security dialogue with SLTT partners, along with the national associations that represent them. IGA serves as the Secretary’s primary point of contact for SLTT elected and appointed officials and their associations to ensure there are open lines of communication between the Department and its homeland security partners.</Paragraph>
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              <Heading>National Protection and Programs Directorate</Heading>
              <Paragraph>The Directorate for National Protection and Programs safeguards our critical information systems, borders, seaports, bridges, and highways by working with State, local, and private sector partners to identify threats, determine vulnerabilities, and target resources toward the greatest risks. Its functions include strengthening national risk management efforts for critical infrastructure and defining and advancing homeland security protection initiatives.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Science and Technology Directorate is the primary research and development arm of the Department. The Directorate provides Federal, State, and local officials with the technology and capabilities to protect the homeland. Its strategic objectives are to develop and deploy systems to prevent, detect, and mitigate the consequences of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive attacks; develop equipment, protocols, and training procedures for response to and recovery from those attacks; enhance the Department's and other Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies' technical capabilities to fulfill their homeland security-related functions; and develop technical standards and establish certified laboratories to evaluate homeland security and emergency responder technologies for SAFETY Act certification.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Directorate for Management is responsible for budget, appropriations, expenditure of funds, accounting and finance; procurement; human resources and personnel; information technology systems; facilities, property, equipment, and other material resources; and identification and tracking of performance measurements relating to the responsibilities of the Department.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Directorate for Management ensures that the Department's employees have well-defined responsibilities and that managers and their employees have effective means of communicating with one another, with other governmental and nongovernmental bodies, and with the public they serve.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Chief Financial Officer oversees all financial management activities relating to the programs and operations of DHS, develops and maintains an integrated accounting and financial management system, and is responsible for financial reporting and internal controls.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Policy (PLCY) coordinates departmentwide policies, programs, and planning to ensure consistency. The Office provides a centralized coordination point for developing and communicating policies across the multiple internal and external components of the Homeland Security network. The Office also interacts with other government entities, academia, and includes risk management functions for DHS.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Health Affairs (OHA) serves as the principal adviser to the Secretary on medical and public health issues. OHA leads the Department’s workforce health protection and medical support activities. The Office also manages and coordinates the Department’s biological and chemical defense programs and provides medical and scientific expertise to support DHS preparedness and response efforts.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Intelligence and Analysis, as a member of the U.S. Intelligence Community, is the nexus between the Nation’s intelligence apparatus and DHS components and other State, local, and private sector partners. The Office ensures that information is gathered from all relevant DHS field operations and other State, local, and private sector partners and that this information is shared with appropriate stakeholders to produce accurate, timely, and actionable analytical intelligence products and services.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Operations Coordination and Planning (OPS) provides decision support and enables the Secretary’s execution of responsibilities across the homeland security enterprise by promoting situational awareness and information sharing, integrating and synchronizing strategic operations and planning, and administering the DHS continuity program. OPS is responsible for providing a joint operations coordination and planning capability at the strategic level to support DHS operational decisionmaking, Department leadership, and participation in interagency operations throughout the homeland security enterprise and across all mission areas.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 90 Federal agencies and provides strategically designed training to State, local, rural, tribal, Territorial, and international law enforcement agencies.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) is responsible for developing a global nuclear detection architecture and acquiring and supporting the deployment of a domestic nuclear detection system to report any attempt to use nuclear or radiological material against the United States. The Office also works to enhance the nuclear detection efforts of Federal, State, Territorial, tribal, and local governments and the private sector to ensure a coordinated response to such threats.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) protects the Nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is responsible for securing the Nation’s borders to protect it against terrorist threats and prevent the illegal entry of inadmissible persons and contraband, while facilitating lawful travel, trade, and immigration.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) ensures that information and decisions on citizenship and immigration benefits are provided to customers in a timely, accurate, consistent, courteous, and professional manner, while also helping to safeguard our national security. USCIS is also responsible for enhancing the integrity of our country’s legal immigration system by deterring, detecting, and pursuing immigration-related fraud, combating the unauthorized practice of immigration law, and helping to combat unauthorized employment in the workplace.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the principal investigative arm of DHS. ICE’s primary mission is to promote homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of Federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration.</Paragraph>
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              <Heading>United States Coast Guard</Heading>
              <Paragraph>The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) protects those on the sea, protects the Nation from seaborne threats, and ensures the safety, security, and stewardship of the Nation's ports, waterways, coasts, and far-reaching maritime regions of economic and national security interest. Coast Guard missions include search and rescue; maritime safety; ports, waterways, and coastal security; drug interdiction; defense readiness; ice operations; aids to navigation; marine environmental protection; living marine resources; and other law enforcement activities.</Paragraph>
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              <Heading>Federal Emergency Management Agency</Heading>
              <Paragraph>Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) manages and coordinates the Federal response to and recovery from major domestic disasters and emergencies of all types.  FEMA coordinates programs to improve the effectiveness of emergency response providers at all levels of the government to respond to terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. FEMA also initiates proactive mitigation activities, trains first responders, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and U.S. Fire Administration.</Paragraph>
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              <Heading>United States Secret Service</Heading>
              <Paragraph>The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) carries out a unique dual mission of protection and investigation. The Secret Service protects the President, Vice President, visiting heads of state and government, and National Special Security Events; safeguards the Nation’s financial infrastructure and payments systems to preserve the integrity of the economy; and protects the White House and other designated buildings within the Washington, DC, area.</Paragraph>
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        <Paragraph>Use the link below to visit the Department of Homeland Security’s Web site.</Paragraph>
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      <Footer>For further information concerning the Department of Homeland Security, contact the Office of Public Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528. Phone, 202-282-8000. Internet, https://www.dhs.gov/about-office-public-affairs.</Footer>
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