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1. Federal agencies communicate Homeland Security information to local and state governments, the private sector, and the citizens of this country in a number of ways. There are four of which the Department of Homeland Security deems as their "four key elements." The first, a National Network of Fusion Centers, is a centralized place for state and local authorities, receive, analyze, gather, and share threat-related information between themselves and the federal government. The next way to share information is the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative. Along with the Department of Justice, the NSARI sets the processes for reporting, tracking, and assessing information. Also, they make sure that the processes protect privacy and civil liberties. The third element is the National Terrorism Advisory System. This system replaced the color-coded system that was previously in place. With the new system, information will be communicated in a more efficient way about terrorist threats. The information will be disbursed to public and government agencies, first responders, airports and transportation hubs, and the private sector in a timely and detailed manor. (dhs.gov) "On December 16, 2015, Secretary Johnson activated the bulletin capabilities for the first time, the alert has not been activated as of June 25, 2016. (Wikipedia) The final element is basically common sense. A system of See Something Say Something is Homeland Security's national public awareness campaign.

One final way these agencies share information is the National Criminal Intelligence Resource Center. Sponsored by the DOJ and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this center provides resources to professionals across the country that is primarily geared toward law enforcement intelligence operations. 

Principle 14 of the Americas Founding Principles best relates to this discussion. "Life and Liberty are secure only so long as the rights of property are secure."

2.  The Department of Homeland Security has focused on getting resources and information out of Washington, D.C. and in the hands of state and local law enforcement, providing them with the tools to identify and combat threats in their community. DHS has supported these efforts through robust information sharing with public and private sectors partner; fusion centers to build analytical capabilities at the state and local level.

The private sector's component is an integral component of the homeland security enterprise, and has improved coordination of private sector engagement across the Department facilitating more effective and rapid communication with key organizations and bolstering regionally focused information sharing efforts. As part of the DHS process, police official's direct participants to information on the county web site and promote an initiative called the Arlington Alert System. In the event of a terrorist attack or other emergency, the system sends notifications, updates, and alerts to citizens' cell phones, pagers, Blackberrys, PDAs, and email (September, 2005).

More can be done to improve communication with the DHS. One of the biggest challenges within DHS and with external information sharing partners is creating a widely accepted process for sharing mission-relevant information while adequately protecting information. Lack of trust stems from fears that shared information will not be protected adequately or used appropriately; and, that sharing will not always occur in both directions (Gonzales, 2008).

Communicating with the public is an area that needs to be improved is the nation is going to have a truly effective homeland security system. DHS communication have improved during the Obama Administration, but DHS and its state and local partners still need to address factors in order to improve the communication (Bullock, Haddow, & Coppola, 2013).  Leadership must be committed to the DHS as well as the state and local partners.

HAM radios play key roles in emergency situations. It's much more powerful and versatile than most any other type of device available if the user has the proper training and knowledge with millions of frequencies to choose from.

Principle 24 - A free people will not survive unless they stay strong. "To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." - George Washington. God forbid anything should happen, we should be prepared the worst case scenario. We will need to be strong in the hardest times as we have done so far.