Department of Homeland Security Unveils New Website and YouTube Channel

The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) recently unveiled its updated website and YouTube channel. Through the website and YouTube, DHS aims to promote transparency, provide the public with accurate, up-to-date information, and start a dialogue on the department’s security efforts.

The YouTube channel will allow users to watch speeches, public service announcements, and other related content, while the DHS website, which was redesigned based on user input to make the site more accessible, will highlight the department’s five major responsibilities:

  1. 1. counterterrorism, 
  2. 2. border security
  3. 3. enforcement of immigration laws
  4. 4. disaster preparedness and response, and 
  5. 5. department unification.

 

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