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Since the Department's creation, the goal is simple: one DHS, one enterprise, a shared vision, with integrated results-based operations. We are implementing a series of wide-ranging efficiency initiatives that leverage the economies of scale in our Department in order to recover hundreds of millions of dollars and create a culture of responsibility and fiscal discipline. DHS has taken significant steps to create a unified and integrated Department that will enhance our performance by focusing on: accountability efficiency transparency, and leadership development Image DHS works with the academic community - including school administrators, faculty, and students - on a range of issues. Academic Engagement Overview Image Safeguarding civil rights and civil liberties is elemental to all the work we do at DHS. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Overview Image Learn how to work with DHS, how we assist small businesses, and about our policies, regulations, and business opportunities. Do Business with DHS Overview Image The Federal Protective Service protects federal facilities, their occupants, and visitors by providing superior law enforcement and protective security services, and by leveraging our access to the intelligence and information resources of our network of federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners. Federal Protective Service Image Learn about the types of programs DHS funds to help meet our nation's homeland security challenges. Financial Assistance Image DHS has unique career opportunities to serve your country, and reward your skills and talents. Homeland Security Careers Overview Image Protecting the country from ever-evolving, transnational threats requires a strengthened homeland security enterprise that shares information across traditional organizational boundaries. Information Sharing Image Equipping the Homeland Security Enterprise with the intelligence and information needed to keep the Homeland safe, secure, and resilient. Intelligence and Analysis Overview Image We work closely with our international partners to advance physical and economic security around the globe. International Engagement Overview Image Law enforcement partners at the state, local, tribal and territorial levels are essential to our nation’s domestic defense against terrorism. They are this country’s eyes and ears, and the first line of detection and prevention. Law Enforcement Partnerships Overview Image The DHS Privacy Office is responsible for evaluating the Department programs, systems, and initiatives for potential privacy impacts, and providing strategies to reduce the privacy impact. Privacy Overview Image The United States Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS Strategy), responding to the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017, seeks to increase women’s meaningful leadership in political and civic life. U.S. Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security April 22, 2026 Press Releases Coast Guard Rescues Four From Vessel Trapped in Ice for Over 24 Hours in Alaska April 22, 2026 Press Releases ICE Arrests Murderers, Sexual Predators, and Drug Traffickers During National Crime Victims Week April 22, 2026 Press Releases Alien From Mexico Pleads Guilty and Convicted of Voter Fraud for Falsely Claiming To Be a U.S. Citizen Keywords Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 02/19/2026