Following the emergency response to Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992 policy makers in Washington publicly voiced their frustration. A number of reforms were initiated to improve the effectiveness of the disaster relief system in the United States. In the United States, the concept of "Homeland Security" extends and recombines responsibilities of government agencies and entities. According to Homeland security research, the U.S. federal Homeland Security and Homeland Defense includes 187 federal agencies and departments,HomeLandSecurityResearch.com: Homeland Security and Defense Structure including the National Guard of the United States, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the United States Secret Service, the Transportation Security Administration, the 14 agencies that constitute the U.S. intelligence community and Civil Air Patrol. Although many businesses now operate in the area of homeland security, it is overwhelmingly a government function.
Following the emergency response to Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992 policy makers in Washington publicly voiced their frustration A number of reforms were initiated to improve the effectiveness of the disaster relief system in the United States In the United States the concept of "Homeland Security" extends and recombines responsibilities of government agencies and entities According to Homeland security research the US federal Homeland Security and Homeland Defense includes 187 federal agencies and departmentsHomeLandSecurityResearchcom Homeland Security and Defense Structure including the National Guard of the United States the Federal Emergency Management Agency the United States Coast Guard US Customs and Border Protection US Immigration and Customs Enforcement United States Citizenship and Immigration Services the United States Secret Service the Transportation Security Administration the 14 agencies that constitute the US intelligence community and Civil Air Patrol Although many businesses now operate in the area of homeland security it is overwhelmingly a government function