varied agencies support and/or makeup components of The Department of Homeland Security. Based on your reading and research, discuss those varied aspects and how you see they contribute to the mission of DHS. How have acts, such as the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) and/or the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, impacted the structure and functionality of DHS?

The department of Homeland Security(DHS) is run by the federal government of U.S. Its work is to ensure the security of the citizens. It comprises of several agencies which include;

. United States Coast Guard--this is a military service that enforces law, provides marine security, protects the natural resources and defends the nation.

. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services--checks residency and citizenship of the country.

. Transport Security Administration--provides water and land transportation security as well as aviation security.

. U.S. Customs and Border protection---enforces laws that are found along the international borders of the land, air and seas. It also deals with laws concerning Agriculture.

. Immigration and Customs Enforcement---investigates both national and international criminal activities that are a threat to the homeland security.

Federal Emergency Management Agency---it is responsible for the disasters that affect the country such as floods, hurricanes, fires and earthquakes.

All these agencies contribute to the mission of DHS because its mission is to provide every kind of security in every department. Therefore, each agency here is assigned different departments to provide different kinds of security to ensure that every part of the nation gets the security that is needed. Therefore, when each body does its duty in the assigned area of security, then the DHS mission is accomplished.

Acts such as PKEMRA and/or the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 have led the DHS to form twenty two more agencies, including the Federal Emergency management Agency (FEMA). The DHS was given the responsibility of fighting against terrorist attacks. FEMA helped in identifying the strengths and weaknesses that would help in recovering from the Katrina hurricane. Therefore these acts have led the DHS to increase their bodies of security functioning by creating more security agencies which function differently in terms of security provision. The security of the nation is as well strengthened due to these acts which have had positive impacts to the Department of Homeland Security.