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5 February, 04:20

Why did the federal government combine several agencies into the Department of Homeland Security?

to prevent future acts of terrorism in the United States through coordination

to investigate if the September 11th attacks could have been prevented

to investigate whether to bring charges for the September 11th attacks

to prevent the unconstitutional implementation of the Patriot Act

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  1. 5 February, 05:49
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    The federal government combined serveral agencies into the Department of Homeland Security to prevent future acts of terrorism in the United States through coordination.

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    After 9/11 lawmakers began discussions about how the federal government could prevent future terrorist attacks. Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) were the lawmakers who introduced legislation to create the Department of Homeland Security. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 pulled together a total of 22 different divisions and agencies within the government before the department existed under the newly created Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The department began operations officially in 2003.
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