History

Creation of DHS DHS Seal History of the NAC Homeland Security Advisory System

Secretaries of Homeland Security Portraits of Secretaries of Homeland Security

Who Joined DHS

History
The Department of Homeland Securitycombined 22 different federal departments and agencies into a unified, integrated cabinet agency when it was
established in 2002.

Creation of the Department of Homeland Security

A summary of historical laws and regulations constructing and modifying the existing Department of Homeland Security.

Department of Homeland Security Seal

DHS seal was created in 2003 to symbolize the Department's mission of preventing attacks and protecting Americans on land, sea and air.

Homeland Security Advisory System

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 Chronology of Homeland Security Advisory System from implementation until replaced by National Terrorism Advisory System.

Secretaries of Homeland Security

The former Secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security.

Who Joined DHS

DHS was created through the integration of all or part of 22 different federal departments and agencies into a unified Department.

Portraits of Secretaries of Homeland Security

The Secretary of Homeland Security portraits are a tribute to the Secretaries' service to the Department and the nation.

History of the NAC

This page traces the history of the Nebraska Avenue Complex (NAC) through its origins as a girls seminary to its role as a code breaking
facility during World War II and its current incarnation as the home of the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Last Published Date: June 27, 2016

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