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{{Government_agency
#REDIRECT [[United States Department of Homeland and Security]]
|image1            =dhs seal.png
|caption1          =Seal of the United States Department of Homeland and Security
|formed            =2013
|type              =[[United States federal executive departments|Executive department]]
|jurisdiction      =[[U.S. federal government]]
|headquarters      =Intelligence Community Building, [[Washington, D.C.]]
|employees=15
|agency_executives =
<li>akacoolguy96 - Secretary of Homeland and Security</li>
<li>CrownedShaggy - Deputy Secretary of Homeland and Security</li>
|child_agencies  =
Federal Protective Service<br>
United States Secret Service<br>
United States Special Weapons and Tactics Team
}}
 
The '''United States Department of Homeland and Security''' ('''DHS'''), formerly the '''Department of Homeland and Internal Security''', and often referred to as the '''Department of Homeland Security''' is the [[United States federal executive departments|U.S. federal executive department]] responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terrorism, border security, immigration and customs, cyber security, and disaster prevention and management.
 
The Department of Homeland Security is led by the Secretary of Homeland Security, who reports directly to the [[president of the United States]] and is a member of his [[Cabinet of the United States|Cabinet]]. The current Secretary is akacoolguy96, who was appointed by President TacticalRock101 on October 30, 2022 and confirmed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]] on November 3, 2022.
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Revision as of 21:34, 26 January 2023