The problems created by our failed foreign policy
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 7:05 am
“Through the National Homeland Security Agency, the United States Government will improve the planning and coordination of Federal support to State and local agencies to rationalize the allocation of resources, enhance readiness in order to prevent attacks, and facilitate recovery if prevention fails.” Simply put, this is yet another bureaucratic make work program to siphon more federal funds into state and local coffers in trade for the collection of more federal powers. If such “rationalizations” fail to defend the homeland, then the agency can throw more money at the problem to aid the victims recovery.
How does Congress propose to solve efforts? By having this new super-agency's Director, “plan, coordinate, and integrate those United States Government activities relating to homeland security, including phone number list border security and emergency preparedness; work with State and local governments and executive agencies; support State officials through the use of regional offices around the country; conduct exercise and training programs and establish effective command and control procedures for the full range of potential contingencies regarding United States homeland security, including contingencies that require the substantial support of military assets; and to annually develop a Federal response plan for homeland security and emergency preparedness.”
The authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States Customs Service, the Border Patrol, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the United States Coast Guard, the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office, the Institute of Information Infrastructure Protection of the Department of Commerce, the National Infrastructure Protection Center and the National Domestic Preparedness Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation would be transferred to the National Homeland Security Agency.
How does Congress propose to solve efforts? By having this new super-agency's Director, “plan, coordinate, and integrate those United States Government activities relating to homeland security, including phone number list border security and emergency preparedness; work with State and local governments and executive agencies; support State officials through the use of regional offices around the country; conduct exercise and training programs and establish effective command and control procedures for the full range of potential contingencies regarding United States homeland security, including contingencies that require the substantial support of military assets; and to annually develop a Federal response plan for homeland security and emergency preparedness.”
The authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States Customs Service, the Border Patrol, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the United States Coast Guard, the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office, the Institute of Information Infrastructure Protection of the Department of Commerce, the National Infrastructure Protection Center and the National Domestic Preparedness Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation would be transferred to the National Homeland Security Agency.