Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a contagious, fatal prion disease of deer and elk that continues to emerge in new locations.
Our militaryâs highest priority is to defend the United States, says Bush's 2002 National Security Strategy. In its own words, the mission of the Department of Defense (DoD) is To provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of the United States.. Protecting us while we're sleeping at home in our bedsâand also defending our freedomsâthis is what we were taught the military does.
The Defense Security Service (DSS), serves as the. premier provider of personnel and industrial security services in the Department of Defense. (DOD), supports national security and the war fighter, secures the nationâs technology base, and oversees the protection of U.S. and foreign classified information in the hands of. industry.