Introduction
National security was not a popular concept until the 1930s and was only formally established in 1947 under the National Security Act. The Act merged the Department of War and the Department of Navy into a single unit known as the Department of Defense. The idea was to bring together the efforts of foreign affairs and the military policy, that at the time were two distinct governmental organizations into one overall concept. The homeland security idea was conceptualized following September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States (U.S Department of Homeland Security, 2010). The attacks made the nation see ...
