What is the HLS strategy?

Ans. Homeland security strategy is prepared to keep protects the nation and organizes and mobilizes the nation from any kind of terrorist attack. This strategy needs focused efforts and coordination at the private sector, local government, American people and state level. This strategy needs proper time to adjust and modified according to the requirement of people and their security. Some objectives of the Homeland security strategy minimize the damage and recover from an attack that does occur, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism and prevent terrorist attacks within the united states. This strategy is going to prepare for the security of the life of American people because before this no strategy is going to implemented to save the people from any kind of attack.

·         How is HLS strategy related to critical mission areas?

Ans.  HLS strategy is specially related to terrorist attack and its after-effects. We have enough resources to defeat the enemy and also secure our land from any kind of threat. Terrorist is the strategic actors because they are attack where the defense is going weak and no attention move at that point. For wreaking unprecedented damage to America, enemies are working on achieving nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical weapons. So, this strategy is going to work on all these areas to keep protect all its secrets from the enemy and also keep the people safe and protected from any kind of threat or attack.

·         How are critical mission areas related to the 9/11 attack?

Ans. In the United states, all the people and organizations consider that the government has to take additional steps in improving security after the terrorist attack of 9/11. This strategy helps to take additional steps in preparing the security of a nation more strong and powerful. Different agencies and federal government departments get proper directions from this attack for the defense of people and homeland. Different steps going to take further at state, local government and federal levels to make the circle of security stronger and also offer many incentives. (dhs.gov, 2002)

Part 2:

A presentation about the technology initiative by the department of homeland security:

The homeland security department has to provide its services and implement its strategies to protect the people of America and different organizations from any kind of threat and terrorist attack from our enemies. After the terrorist attack of 9/11, the department of homeland security has to take many initiatives because the security is to consider very weak and the terrorist focus on the weak area so the department of the homeland security has to consider all the weak area and for this purpose, they have to take some initiatives. One of the major initiatives is information analysis and infrastructure protection. The department of energy national infrastructure simulation and analysis center with many other departments going to converted into DHS's information analysis and infrastructure protection department. With the FBI and CIA, this department coordinated and share all the information and intelligence analysis that obtain from the people and different places. This department is going to charge the weak areas according to the infrastructure point of view and evaluate the areas that need proper attention and more effort. A proper budget is specified to maintain and update this department. (nti.org, 2003)

At this time this department is also working effectively and control and monitors all the systems and places according to set rules and regulations. Complete check and balance must be taken by this department on different places and any type of suspicious activity and person can be identified in few minutes because the information technology help to identify and find out for the safety purpose.

Reference of Homeland Security Memo

Dhs.gov. (2002, July 16). homeland security. Retrieved from                                                                       https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/nat-strat-hls-2002.pdf

Nti.org. (2003, April 1). The Department of Homeland Security: Goals and Challenges. Retrieved                       from https://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/homeland-security-goals-challenges/