Abstract Following the 9/11 attacks, the United States began to reassess existing homeland security policies and procedures and determined it was necessary revise its porous security measures to prevent such future attacks. As a result, the Department of Homeland Security was established and immediately set the wheels in motion to develop tighter security metrics. The subsequent implementation of these stringent security policies immediately led to multiple negative connotations (due in part to the loss of certain freedoms that are expected in a democracy) from the very citizens it vowed to protect. In the realm of security, policymakers are continuously attempting to balance the loss of freedoms versus defending against future terrorist attacks. The formula for success will continue to prove fluid in nature as homeland security will always come at a cost when defending a nation
