Office of Homeland Security

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The Office of Homeland Security was a White House-level entity created after the September 11, 2001 attacks to coordinate national efforts to prevent and respond to terrorism within the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government office
defunct government agency
associatedWithEvent September 11 attacks NERFINISHED
associatedWithPresident George W. Bush administration NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdAfter September 11, 2001 attacks
createdBy George W. Bush NERFINISHED
dissolutionDate March 1, 2003
firstHead Tom Ridge NERFINISHED
formationDate October 8, 2001
governmentBranch Executive branch of the United States government
hadAdvisoryBody Homeland Security Council NERFINISHED
headedBy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation The White House NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance served as the initial White House-level coordinating body for U.S. homeland security policy after 9/11
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalBasis Executive Order 13228 NERFINISHED
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
notScope foreign military operations
oversightArea critical infrastructure protection
domestic preparedness for weapons of mass destruction
homeland security policy
terrorism prevention
terrorism response
parentAdvisoryCouncil Homeland Security Council NERFINISHED
partOf Executive Office of the President of the United States
policyScope domestic homeland security
primaryPurpose coordinate national efforts to prevent terrorism in the United States
coordinate national efforts to respond to terrorism in the United States
reasonForDissolution creation of the Department of Homeland Security consolidated homeland security functions
reorganizedInto United States Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED
replacedBy United States Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED
reportedTo Homeland Security Council NERFINISHED
responsibility coordinate domestic incident management related to terrorism
coordinate federal, state, and local government homeland security activities
coordinate homeland security-related intelligence and law enforcement information
develop and coordinate the implementation of a comprehensive national strategy to secure the United States from terrorist threats or attacks
status defunct
subordinateTo President of the United States NERFINISHED
timePeriod post-9/11 era
Tom RidgePosition Assistant to the President for Homeland Security
workedWith Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED
Department of Defense NERFINISHED
Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED
Department of Justice NERFINISHED
Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED
Federal Emergency Management Agency NERFINISHED
state and local governments in the United States

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Homeland Security Advisory System administeredBy Office of Homeland Security