1.6: Homeland security
Protect U.S. national borders through sharing information within and between governments, improving passport security, and
implementing effective visa adjudication processes that deny access to individuals who pose risks to U.S. national security.
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National security starts overseas, and our mission is to create conditions abroad that serve and protect American citizens
and interests. Our consular and infrastructure protection programs play a critical role in protecting American borders, transportation
systems, and critical infrastructure. We will ensure that our consular policies and systems strengthen our borders to protect
our homeland. At home and abroad we protect U.S. national borders through sharing information within and between governments,
improving passport security, and implementing effective visa adjudication processes that deny access to individuals who pose
risks to U.S. national security. We will protect our economic vitality through enhanced security of the U.S. transportation
sector. We work with foreign counterparts, international organizations, and the private sector through programs such as the
Container Security Initiative to improve security standards in the maritime and aviation transportation sectors. We will continue
to play an important role in Critical Infrastructure Protection, working with and through our partners. We are intensifying
our efforts to protect the physical and cyber infrastructure we share with other nations and upon which our economies and
mutual security depend. Working with G8 and other allies and through organizations such as the International Telecommunication
Union, we are developing and strengthening standards for the protection of key infrastructure, including the Internet.
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