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The Department of Homeland Security was formed in the wake of the
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 as part of a determined national effort
to safeguard the United States against terrorism
Today, more than 240,000 DHS employees, officers, and members play a unique role
in creating a safer, more secure America.
Here's what happens on an average day at DHS, as told by your colleagues.
Today, and every day, DHS employees, officers and members across the United States
and around the world are working to protect the American people from a range of threats,
including terrorism, natural disasters, cyber attacks, and other emergencies.
Whether by air, sea, land, or in cyberspace,
the vigilance of our workforce helps fulfill our mission to keep our nation safe.
Here’s what we accomplish on an average day.
We perform hundreds of inspections of air carriers and airport infrastructure,
screen approximately 2 million passengers and their baggage at hundreds of airports
around the United States, and provide the technology and infrastructure support
required to protect the nation’s transportation systems to ensure
freedom of movement for people and commerce.
We patrol 4.5 million square miles of U.S. waterways and seize more than
10,000 pounds of drugs at or near U.S. ports of entry.
We lead waterborne patrols near maritime critical infrastructure and key resources,
and conduct search and rescue operations to minimize loss of life, injury,
and property loss and damage.
We train federal officers and agents, as well as state, local, tribal and
international officers and agents, in available basic and advanced training programs,
screen all cargo and vehicles entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico,
process over one million individuals entering the U.S., we naturalize and
welcome 3,200 new U.S. citizens and grant aslyum and refugee status to hundreds more,
seize over $650,000 in undeclared or illicit currency,
provide Secret Service protection for our Nation’s highest elected leaders and
their families, as well as visiting foreign dignitaries,
and provide disaster support and federal grants to individuals and households,
following presidentially-declared disasters.
We respond to 290 cybersecurity incidents and issue warnings to industry
and the public for each.
And we will issue more than 27 actionable cyber alerts for the public and
private sector to protect their systems, preventing millions of dollars
in potential losses through cyber crime investigations.
Day in and day out, the dedicated men and women
of the Department of Homeland Security work together to protect and support
the American public in efforts both seen and unseen.
Like you, each one of us has chosen to work for DHS to support our mission
and make a positive difference, and we continue to serve,
day after day, for many reasons.
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I come to work every day because I love my job.
I work for DHS because the work’s exciting, it’s important, and it’s relevant.
Nearly every night on the national news, I see the work that I or my colleagues
are working on, and I feel like we really make a difference.
I come to work to see policy in action and history being made.
I get to spend the day on the water. My office is a high speed, powerful,
state of the art vessel, and our crews look out for and depend on one another
to complete the job and go home safe at the end of the day.
I come to work every day to stand between the American people and all
enemies, foreign and domestic.
I really believe this is the greatest country in the world
and my job allows me to both welcome people here to experience that and to
protect it from those that would do us harm.
Every day has been a new adventure meeting various people from various lands.
And I get the opportunity to make a difference in their lives throughout eternity.
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So today, and everyday, we
we,
and you, will work to protect the American people.
Together, we will continue to advance our mission-
To ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards.
Thank you for choosing to bring your skills and dedication to
the Department of Homeland Security, and welcome to the team.
Welcome.
Welcome to the team.
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Thank you to the following DHS employees who appeared in this video: DHS employees