Securing New York and the Nation: The Creation of the Department of Homeland Security

Formed in response to the September 11th attacks, the Department of Homeland Security was given the gargantuan task of protecting the entire nation. Tom Ridge, author of The Test of Our Times: America Under Siege...And How We Can Be Safe Again, joined us to discuss the creation of the department, its early history and his time as its first Secretary.

Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerSeptember 24, 2009communities, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, federal threat-level alert system, immigration reform, national security, politics, public policy, security, security needs, Tom RidgeComment