United States Department of Homeland Security

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federal executive department government agency

The United States Department of Homeland Security is a federal executive department responsible for safeguarding the nation against terrorism, managing border security, and coordinating responses to natural and man-made disasters.

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All labels observed (21)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	148
United States Department of Homeland Security canonical	148
Department of Homeland Security	115
Department of Homeland Security investigative agencies	3
DHS	2
Department of Homeland Security offices	2
homeland security	2
DHS Office of Public Affairs	1
DHS website	1
Department of Homeland Security (for certain transportation security parts)	1
Department of Homeland Security agencies	1
Department of Homeland Security intelligence elements	1
Department of Homeland Security of the United States	1
Department of Homeland Security personnel authorities	1
Headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security	1
Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security	1
Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security	1
United States Department of Homeland Security (via FEMA)	1
United States Department of Homeland Security buildings	1
United States homeland security apparatus	1
homeland security administration	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17097 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Department of Homeland Security
Context triple: [.gov, sponsor, United States Department of Homeland Security]

A. United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice is the federal executive department responsible for enforcing U.S. law, ensuring public safety, and overseeing agencies such as the FBI and the Bureau of Prisons.
B. Federal Security Agency
The Federal Security Agency was a former U.S. government agency (1940–1953) that oversaw major social welfare, public health, and education programs before its functions were absorbed into other departments.
C. Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the principal federal law enforcement and domestic intelligence agency of the United States, responsible for investigating and enforcing federal laws and protecting national security.
D. United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s public lands, natural resources, and many programs related to conservation and Native American affairs.
E. United States Intelligence Community
The United States Intelligence Community is a federation of multiple government agencies and organizations responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating intelligence to support national security and foreign policy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Department of Homeland Security
Target entity description: The United States Department of Homeland Security is a federal executive department responsible for safeguarding the nation against terrorism, managing border security, and coordinating responses to natural and man-made disasters.

A. United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice is the federal executive department responsible for enforcing U.S. law, ensuring public safety, and overseeing agencies such as the FBI and the Bureau of Prisons.
B. Federal Security Agency
The Federal Security Agency was a former U.S. government agency (1940–1953) that oversaw major social welfare, public health, and education programs before its functions were absorbed into other departments.
C. Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the principal federal law enforcement and domestic intelligence agency of the United States, responsible for investigating and enforcing federal laws and protecting national security.
D. United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s public lands, natural resources, and many programs related to conservation and Native American affairs.
E. United States Intelligence Community
The United States Intelligence Community is a federation of multiple government agencies and organizations responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating intelligence to support national security and foreign policy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal executive department ⓘ government agency ⓘ
abbreviation	United States Department of Homeland Security self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DHS
budgetFiscalYear	over 50 billion USD ⓘ
cabinetLevel	true ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
formedOn	2003-01-24 ⓘ
hasComponentAgency	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ⓘ Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers ⓘ Management Directorate ⓘ Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties ⓘ Office of Inspector General ⓘ Office of Intelligence and Analysis (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) ⓘ surface form: Office of Intelligence and Analysis Office of Operations Coordination ⓘ Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans ⓘ Science and Technology Directorate ⓘ Transportation Security Administration ⓘ U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ surface form: U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ Immigration and Customs Enforcement ⓘ surface form: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement United States Secret Service ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: Federal government of the United States
legalBasis	Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
motto	With honor and integrity, we will safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values ⓘ
overseesProgram	BioWatch program ⓘ E-Verify ⓘ Homeland Security Grant Program ⓘ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ⓘ surface form: National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center National Terrorism Advisory System ⓘ REAL ID implementation ⓘ U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ⓘ
parentOrganization	Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
precededBy	Homeland Security Council of the United States ⓘ surface form: Office of Homeland Security
primaryGoal	minimize damage and assist in recovery from terrorist attacks and natural disasters ⓘ prevent terrorist attacks within the United States ⓘ reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ
responsibility	aviation security ⓘ border security ⓘ counterterrorism ⓘ cybersecurity ⓘ disaster response ⓘ homeland security ⓘ immigration enforcement ⓘ infrastructure protection ⓘ maritime security ⓘ protection of national leaders and visiting dignitaries ⓘ

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Referenced by (434)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Medal of Honor → awardedBy → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Transportation Security Administration → parentAgency → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Transportation Security Administration → movedToParentAgency → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Transportation Security Administration → partOf → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States homeland security apparatus

National Cybersecurity Protection System → operatedBy → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Immigration and Customs Enforcement → parentAgency → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Immigration and Customs Enforcement → partOf → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

National Nuclear Security Administration → coordinatesWith → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Chapter 3 – Protection of the President; United States Secret Service → associatedWith → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Federal Emergency Management Agency → parentOrganization → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Federal Emergency Management Agency → partOf → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

USDoS → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Department of State

Purple Heart → presenter → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Homeland Security Council of the United States → field → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: homeland security

Homeland Security Council of the United States → worksWith → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Counterterrorism Bureau → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Homeland Security

Intelligence Bureau → cooperatesWith → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

subject surface form: Intelligence Bureau (NYPD)

this entity surface form: Department of Homeland Security

National Airspace System governance → involvesAgency → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Homeland Security

Title 6 of the United States Code → subjectMatter → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Homeland Security

Title 6 of the United States Code → governs → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Homeland Security

Title 6 of the United States Code → enforcedBy → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Homeland Security

St. Elizabeths Hospital (administrative oversight) → governingBody → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

FBI Counterterrorism Division → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Homeland Security

Diplomatic Security Service → cooperatesWith → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Homeland Security

GWOT → associatedWith → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

DEA Intelligence Division → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Homeland Security

Bureau of Industry and Security → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Puerto Rico Police Bureau → cooperatesWith → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

United States Coast Guard emblem → associatedWith → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

United States Coast Guard racing stripe → usedByBranch → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

USSS → parentAgency → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Secret Service

Office of Protective Operations → partOf → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Homeland Security

Office of Protective Operations → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Homeland Security

Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information → partOf → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Office of Technical Development and Mission Support → partOf → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Office of Technical Development and Mission Support → affiliation → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers → parentAgency → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers → transferredToAgency → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Management Directorate → partOf → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties → parentOrganization → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties → partOf → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

National Terrorism Advisory System → operator → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

National Terrorism Advisory System → operator → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: DHS Office of Public Affairs

National Terrorism Advisory System → communicationChannel → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: DHS website

E-Verify → operatedBy → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

E-Verify → developedBy → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

E-Verify → usesDataFrom → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

E-Verify → monitoredBy → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology → operatedBy → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology → administeredBy → United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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