The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is comprised of many components. Name and describe six of these components.

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The Directorate for Management is responsible for department budgets and appropriations, expenditure of funds, accounting and finance, procurement, human resources, information technology systems, facilities and equipment, and the identification and tracking of performance measurements.
The Science and Technology Directorate is the primary research and development arm of the Department. It provides federal, state, and local officials with the technology and capabilities to protect the homeland.
The National Protection and Programs Directorate works to advance the Department's risk-reduction mission. Reducing risk requires an integrated approach that encompasses both physical and virtual threats and their associated human elements.
The Office of Policy is the primary policy formulation and coordination component for the DHS. It provides a centralized, coordinated focus to the development of department-wide, long-range planning to protect the United States.
The Office of Health Affairs coordinates all medical activities of the DHS to ensure appropriate preparation for and response to incidents having medical significance.
The Office of Intelligence and Analysis is responsible for using information and intelligence from multiple sources to identify and assess current and future threats to the United States.
The Office of Operations Coordination is responsible for monitoring the security of the United States on a daily basis and coordinating activities within the department and with governors, homeland security advisors, law enforcement partners, and critical infrastructure operators in all 50 states and more than 50 major urban areas nationwide.
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) provides career-long training to law enforcement professionals to help them fulfill their responsibilities safely and proficiently.
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office works to enhance the nuclear detection efforts of federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local governments, and the private sector and to ensure a coordinated response to such threats.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) protects the nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is responsible for protecting our nation's borders in order to prevent terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States, while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel.
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is responsible for the administration of immigration and naturalization adjudication functions and establishing immigration services policies and priorities.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the largest investigative arm of the DHS, is responsible for identifying and shutting down vulnerabilities in the nation's border, economic, transportation, and infrastructure security.
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) protects the public, the environment, and U.S. economic interests-in the nation's ports and waterways, along the coast, on international waters, or in any maritime region as required to support national security.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares the nation for hazards, manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident, and administers the National Flood Insurance Program.
The United States Secret Service (USSS) protects the president and other high-level officials and investigates counterfeiting and other financial crimes, including financial institution fraud, identity theft, computer fraud, and computer-based attacks on our nation's financial, banking, and telecommunications infrastructure.
The Office of the Secretary of the DHS oversees activities with other federal, state, local, and private entities as part of a collaborative effort to strengthen our borders, provide for intelligence analysis and infrastructure protection, improve the use of science and technology to counter weapons of mass destruction, and create a comprehensive response and recovery system. The Office of the Secretary includes the following multiple offices that contribute to the overall Homeland Security mission.
The Privacy Office works to minimize the impact on the individual's privacy, particularly the individual's personal information and dignity, while achieving the mission of the DHS.
The office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties provides legal and policy advice to DHS leadership on civil rights and civil liberties issues, investigates and resolves complaints, and provides leadership to Equal Employment Opportunity Programs.
The Office of Inspector General is responsible for conducting and supervising audits, investigations, and inspections relating to the programs and operations of the DHS, recommending ways for the Department to carry out its responsibilities in the most effective, efficient, and economical manner possible.
The Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman provides recommendations for resolving individual and employer problems with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in order to ensure national security and the integrity of the legal immigration system, increase efficiencies in administering citizenship and immigration services, and improve customer service.
The Office of Legislative Affairs serves as primary liaison to members of Congress and their staffs, the White House and Executive Branch, and to other federal agencies and governmental entities that have roles in assuring national security.
Office of the General Counsel integrates approximately 1,700 lawyers from throughout the DHS into an effective, client-oriented, full-service legal team and comprises a headquarters office with subsidiary divisions and the legal programs for eight department components.
Office of Public Affairs coordinates the public affairs activities of all of the DHS components and offices, and serves as the federal government's lead public information office during a national emergency or disaster. Led by the assistant secretary for public affairs, it comprises the press office, incident and strategic communications, speechwriting, web content management, employee communications, and the department's Ready Campaign designed to help Americans prepare for and respond to emergencies.
The Office of the Executive Secretary (ESEC) provides all manner of direct support to the secretary and deputy secretary, as well as related support to leadership and management across the DHS. This support takes many forms, the most well-known of which is accurate and timely dissemination of information and written communications from throughout the DHS and our homeland security partners to the secretary and deputy secretary.
Office of the Military Advisor advises on facilitating, coordinating and executing policy, procedures, preparedness activities and operations between the DHS and the Department of Defense.
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) has the mission of promoting an integrated national approach to homeland security by ensuring, coordinating, and advancing federal interaction with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments.
Advisory panels and committees include the following:

Academic Engagement: Engaging the academic community in the U.S. homeland security efforts
DHS Employees Committees and Working Groups: Supporting cooperative and productive labor-management relations
Preparedness, Response, Recovery Committees and Working Groups: Working across government and the private sector to prepare, respond to, and recover from large-scale emergencies
Counterterrorism Committees and Working Groups: Providing advice and recommendations on counterterrorism issues
Immigration Committees and Working Groups: Providing advice and recommendations on immigration issues
Privacy Committees: Working to protect privacy rights, including the handling of personality identifiable information as well as data integrity and other privacy-related matters