HLS exam 2

What is the primary responsibility of the Office of the Secretary within DHS

Establishes department-wide priorities. Represents DHS in the cabinet

What roles do the privacy office and the office of inspector general play within DHS

Both are privacy-protection and transparency role.

OGI= is an independent and objective oversight organization

OIG= investigates fraud and misconduct

What is CISA’s role in protecting critical infrastructure

Understand, manage, and reduce cyber and physical risks

What does CISAs role in protecting critical infrastructure generally not do

Does not own, operate, or physically guard

What are some major responsibilities of the US Coast Guard

Military, law enforcement, regulatory, safety, environmental, and emergency-response missions

What makes the US Coast Guard distinctive

It is both a branch of the armed forces and a federal law enforcement agency

What are the two major parts of the US Secret Service mission

1. Protective leaders, visiting foreign officials, locations, and major security events

2. Investigate missions, protects the nations financial systems

What is FEMA’s primary mission

Coordinates federal support

How does federalism shape FEMA’s role during disasters

Local and state authorities ordinarily lead the initial response

How does TSA protect the nations transportation system

Screens passengers and baggage, security directives, inspections, and assessments

What is the primary mission of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services

Administer the nations lawful immigration and naturalization system

How does the US Customs and Border Protection secure the border at and between ports of entry

Inspect travelers, vehicles, baggage, and goods at land, air, and maritime ports

ICE

enforces federal immigration and custom laws

Removal Operations (ERO)

identifies, arrests, detains when legally authorized

Homeland Security Investigations

Investigates offenses involving human trafficking, smuggling, child exploitation, narcotics

What is the rile of the federal law enforcement training centers

serves as a major interagency training organization for federal law enforcement personnel

Science and Technology Directorate

Primary research and development arm

Management Directorate (MGMT)

department-wide mission support services and oversight involving tech and financial management

Federal Protective Service

Provides integrated law enforcement and security services for more than 8,500 federal facilities

What is the primary role of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis

provides homeland security intelligence to DHS leaders, operational components, and authorized partners

Office of Homeland Security

provides national-level situational awareness, informaiton sharing, reporting and operational support

What is the mission of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office

Prevent attacks involving WOMD and coordinated department activities addressing, chem, bio, radio, and nuclear threats

What former office did the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction replace

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office

Which DHS office sets the departments overall strategic direction

Office of Secretary

What center monitors DHS activities

NOC

How does raw information differ from finished intelligence

RI = unevaluated material that may be relevant to a question or threat

FI = a product created by evaluating info

What is the US Intelligence Community

They work independently to collect, process, analyze, and share intelligence

How many elements does the US intelligence community have

18

What major national security and homeland security issues are addressed by Intelligence Community activities

Terrorism, espionage, cyber threats, dugs, trafficking

How did the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 change the Intelligence Community after 9/11

It separated community wide intelligence leadership from direction of the CIA by creating the Director of National intelligence

What are the six stages of the intelligence cycle?

Planning and Direction

Collection

Processing and explotation

Analysis and Production

Dissemination

Evaluation and Feedback

OSINT

Open source intelligence derived from publicly or commercially available info

HUMINT

Human intelligence obtained through interviews

SIGINT

Signals intelligence dierived from foreign communications, radar, weapon systems

GEOINT

Geospatial intelligence integrating, imagery

MASINT

Measurement and signature intelligence using distinctive physical properties

ASI

Analysis that integrates info from multiple disciples

What benefits does intelligence provide

can provide warning, decision support, situational awareness, operational support, strategic forecasting

Why does intelligence rarely eliminate uncertainty

Analysists work with incomplete, deceptive, or changing info

What is the difference between DNI and ODNI

DNI refers to one official while ODNI refers to an institutional

What are ODNIs principal responsibilities

Establishes community wide standards and priorities

NCTC National Counterterrorism Center

Analyzes, intergrates, and shares counterterrorism and counternarcotics

NCSC National Counterintelligence and Security Center

Leads integration of counterintelligence and security activities protection sensitive info

NTC National Targeting Center

coordinates strategic and national intelligence, brings community together

IARPA Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity

Invests in high risk, high payoff research intended to solve difficult future intelligence

What are the CIAs core functions

collecting foreign intelligence, producing objective analysis, and conducting covert action when derived from the president

How does the CIA differ from a domestic law enforcement agency

It does not posses ordinary authority to arrest or prosecute

DIA Defense Intelligence Agency

Manager and producer of foreign military intelligence

NGA

leads the federal government in GEOINT by integrating imagery

NRO National Reconnaissance Office

Develops, acquires, and operates space based intelligence

How does the FBIs dual intelligence and law enforcement role differ from the CIAs role

It investigates federal crimes and has arrest authority

JTTFs

FBI led, investigative terrorism, collect and share intelligence, make arrests

Threat Screening Center

Shares authorized terrorism related and other national threat info

What are the NSAs two principal missions

Foreign signals intelligence and cybersecurity

What is the core mission of DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis

to provide intelligence community element withtin DHS and a central source of Homeland Security

How do fusion centers support information sharing

They support terrorism prevention, crime prevention, and public safety

INR Bureau of Intelligence and Research

Provides independent, all source analysis to the secretary of state

Coast Guard Intelligence

Water/marine protection

Why do the CIA, FBI, NSA, DHS, and I&A, and state and local agencies have different missions and authorities

They do not possess interchangeable powers

What type of intelligence is associated with the CIA

Human Intelligence

What are the 3 classification levels from lowest to highest

Confidential, secrete, top secrete

Beyond a security clearance, what principle limits access to C.I.

need-to-know

what are the two principal objectives border management

Facilitating lawful travel and commerce and preventive unlawful activity

What happened in 1904

the immigration service used mounted watchmen along part of the southwestern border

what happened in 1924

congress formally established the US border patrol

Points of Entry

traverler and cargo inspection, admissibility, customs processing, collection of duties and fees

BETWEEN ports of entry

patrol, detention of unauthorized entry, checkpoints, emergency reponse

Air and Maritime

surveillance, domain awareness, search and rescue

Department of State

issues visas overseas

CBP

determine admissibility and performs inspection at ports of entry

USCIS

Adjudicators immigration and citizenship benefits

DOJ immigrations courts

conducts immigration scourt proceeding, appelate rules, administer hearings

what are the core functions of customs enforcement

collecting legally authorized duties and fees, enforceing trade laws, inspecting cargo

Why is customs enforcement broader than collecting duties

It protects agriculture, consumers, public health, and national security

How did the creation of DHS redistribute former immigration and customs functions with CBP, ICE, USCIS, and the US Coast Guard

CBP = combined border inspection at ad between points of entry

ICE = received interior, immigration enforcement

USCIS = immigration benefit adjunction, humanitarian programs, employment verification

USCG = martime security, safety law, enforcement, environmental protection

CBP office of field operations

operates ports of entry, inspects traverlers, mail, baggage, cargo

USBP

patrols areas between POE and addresses unathorized entry

AMO

adminsiters and enforces trade, duties, labor

Container Security Initiative CSI

Identify and examine higher risk US bound maritime cargo

Customs Trade Partnership Agaisnt Terrorism (CTPAT)

Creates continuing public/private partnership for reducing supply chain

ERO - ICE

Carries out civil immigration enforcement, supervision, detention, and removal

HSI - ICE

Investigates transitional crime with border, trade, travel, finance, and immigration system

OPLA - ICE

provide legal advice to ICE, represents civil proceedings before DOJ immigration courts

BEST

combines authorities and resources to disrupt organizations

Counter Proliferation investigations (CPI)

Investigates illegal exports, tech, military items, and WMD items

JTTF

connects HSI personnel and authorities with fbi led interagency counterterrorism investigations

Students and Exchange visitor Program (SEVP)

certifies eligible schools and manages SEVIS records for international students and exchange visitors

What is the US Coast Guards primary role in homeland security

Safeguards US Maritime borders, ports, waterways, ppl, commerce, and the marine

Under what circumstances may the US Cost Guard operates a service in the navy

If congress directs following a declaration of war or if the President directs

What are the coast guards 11 statutory missions

ports, waterways, costal security, drug interdiction, migrant interdiction, aids to navigation, search and rescue, marine safety, defense readiness, marine environmental protection, living marine resources, ICE operations, other law enforcement

What major immigration and citizenship services does USCIS provide

citizenship and naturalization, family and employment based immigration, lawful permanent residence

What does E-Verify Do

a web based employment eligibility verification system.

Office of Citizenship

citizenship education, civics resources, and naturalization prep

Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate

Fraud assessments, administrative investigations, data anaylsis

Why is Office of Biometric Identity management (OBIM) discussed separately from USCIS

It is a DHS level organizations

What CBP partnership strengthens international supply-chain security

CTPAT

Who determines admissibility at ports of entry

CBP

What CBP administrates trade laws, duties and fraud

Office of Trade

Who operates EOIR

DOJ