Obama Signs New Executive Order Expanding Homeland Security Mission In The U.S

On Oct. 26, President Obama signed a new Executive Order which expands the role and scope ofHomeland Security in states and areas across the country. This order, which establishes a new Security Partnership Council, will have far reaching effects in the overall mission of Homeland Security, and for state and local areas that interact with the Federal agency.

Economically, the Establishing the White House Homeland Security Partnership Council Executive Order will increase funding and resources to state and local governments to fulfill Homeland Security programs and doctrines, as well as increase Federal oversight in the implementation of directives tied to the agencies mission.

The purpose of this order is to maximize the Federal Government’s ability to develop local partnerships in the United States to support homeland security priorities. Partnerships are collaborative working relationships in which the goals, structure, and roles and responsibilities of the relationships are mutually determined.

There is established a White House Homeland Security Partnership Council (Council) to foster local partnerships — between the Federal Government and the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, community-based organizations, and State, local, tribal, and territorial government and law enforcement — to address homeland security challenges.

Sec. 3. Mission and Function of the Council and Steering Committee

(ii) promote homeland security priorities and opportunities for collaboration between Federal Government field offices and State, local, tribal, and territorial stakeholders;

(iii) advise and confer with State, local, tribal, and territorial stakeholders and agencies interested in expanding or building local homeland security partnerships; –Whitehouse.gov

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The White House Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release

October 26, 2012

Executive Order — Establishing the White House Homeland Security Partnership Council

EXECUTIVE ORDER

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ESTABLISHING THE WHITE HOUSE

HOMELAND SECURITY PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL

 

 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to advance the Federal Government’s use of local partnerships to address homeland security challenges, it is hereby ordered as follows:  See More at Source

Illegal Immigration: Thousands Applying For Deportation Reprieve Program On A Daily Basis

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that approximately 200,000 young illegal immigrants have applied for the Obama administration’s deportation reprieve program since the police was enacted two months ago.

The policy change permits individuals who were brought to America illegally by their parents to remain in the country for two years. Those eligible for the program must be under the age of 31, lived in America for the past five years, have no more than two misdemeanors, been honorably discharged from the military, graduated from high school or obtained a GED.

The Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council was created in March. The group is reportedly comprised of “prominent” university presidents and academic leaders. The council is tasked with advising the Homeland Security Secretary and her senior leadership on key educational issues.

Secretary Napolitano had this to say about the academic advisory council:

“The formation of this Council represents an important milestone towards engaging the academic community in our homeland security efforts. Their collective expertise will be a critical asset to the Department, and I look forward to working with them.”
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