By: Soedibyo *)

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, On January 20  in the Capitol Hill, Donald  Trump the Elected US President  was promulgated as the President of United States of America. As the new President of the world super power, President Donald Trump has prepared his leadership as an accurate world leader even in the such current busy schedule he were ready to take command the US as the influencing State in the World to face any emergency situation in any time on the period of his inauguration. Only a few hours after the inauguration, in his Oval Office in White House he  signed a number of important document that should be implemented since the date of January 20, 2017.

On few days before his inauguration  as the Elected President  Donald Trump had appointed General (ret) of Marine James  Mattis  as the Secretary of Defense in his Cabinet and General (Ret) of Marine John Kelly as the Secretary of Homeland Security of the US.

In relation with this two appointment on January 20, 2017 in another building,  the Senate approved and  promulgated  General (Ret) of the Marine James Mattis as the Secretary of Defense  and General (Ret) of the Marine John Kelly as the Secretary of Homeland Security of the US.  President Donald Trump soon visit the CIA compound to promulgated the new Director of CIA.

Donald Trump has asked Mike Pompeo to be director of the CIA and has offered Republican Senator Jeff Sessions the job of US Attorney General, as he continues to fill positions in his new Cabinet. The appointments are the third Cabinet roles to be filled, after Mike Flynn was named national security adviser on Thursday night.

Mr Pompeo, a 52-year-old member of the Tea Party and representative for Kansas, served in the army as a cavalry officer before training as a lawyer, and entering politics in 2011.

The Homeland Security.

The Department of Homeland Security has a vital mission: to secure the nation from the many threats the US faces. This mission requires the dedication of more than 240,000 employees in jobs in this Department that range from aviation and border security to emergency response, from cyber security analyst to chemical facility inspector. Those Employee  duties are wide-ranging, and their goal is clear - keeping America safe. 

The Homeland Security was the integration of 22  function of the Cabinet Institution dealing with the  security problems. The Department of  the Homeland Security was founded on November  25,  2002 when  President G W    Bush after the terrorist attack on the  twin skyscrapers buildings on September 11, 2001  to have been thinking to found an State Institution to coordinate the defense effort to protect the physical security of the US against terrorist action both from abroad and from within the country.

The US concluded it is apparently the terrorist threat coming from within the country are more difficult to be countered because there are many hideout, camouflage and natural conditions that are good for secret movements.

Today, retired Marine Corps General John F. Kelly was officially sworn in as the fifth Secretary of Homeland Security. Secretary Kelly took the oath this evening on January 20, 2017 after the Senate voted to confirm him. As Secretary of Homeland Security, Kelly now leads the third largest federal department in the United States that includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the United States Secret Service.

Information System  called Homeland Security Advisory System was made to distribute the situation information and the action needed to response it. Based on this information it is expected  the integrated and coordinated effort could be reached. This information was  said coming from the White House.

With the passage of the Homeland Security Act by Congress in November 2002, the Department of Homeland Security was founded on November 25, 2002, the Department of Homeland Security formally came into being as a stand-alone, Cabinet-level department to further coordinate and unify national homeland security efforts, opening its doors on March 1, 2003  for operation and coordination.

The Situation in Indonesia.

Though the threat level posed by the terrorist threat in Indonesia have been perfectly controlled  at low level, but terrorist threat has been a serious problem to the country. The  potential threat of the ISIS is put as the eminent threat that should be put on the National Agenda to be deleted. 

Likely we agree with the analysis made by  the Government of the US, that the terrotist threat coming from within the country is more complicated compared to the terrorist coming from abroad. This is considering that the Republic of Indonesia is as large as the territory of the US and the eminent strategic objects are also existing on all over the countries. 

Accordingly the idea to copy the foundation of the Homeland Security Ministry in Indonesia has emerged in the mind of many Security Officials in Indonesia. Until recently on the Cabinet Level it is formed the Coordination Meeting lead by the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs to discus  all the  various security problems happened in this country. The decision made by this Coordination Meeting were mostly  on the policy matters was considered be necessary. This system was clearly a simple system of coordination to deal with the policy  but definitely full of question on the technical level. 

Recently it was suggested to the government to create the National Inspector General to inspect all the Government Branches  whether they are ready with all the preparation to face any security disturbances against their mission. It is also might be likely more than 10 Government   Institution that are dealing with the security to have been existing in Indonesia that need communication, coordination and integration in dealing with the terrorist threat in Indonesia.

This National Inspector General  as  the Government Official of a Ministerial level is also intended to coordinate any action might be needed for the security performance of the country. With the Presidential authority, the National Inspector General is authorize to come, to see and to decide whether or not any strategic installation to have enough preparation to face any sudden terrorist  attack. The short note on the end of the week on January 20, 2017 in the US may have woken up our imaginary  to have the Homeland Security Ministry in Indonesia.

*) Lieutenant General (Ret), political and security observer, lives in Jakarta.

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