Welcome to The National Institute For Hometown Security (NIHS). NIHS functions as a key partner in homeland security as the federal government takes proactive steps to protect the citizens of the United States, the nation’s critical infrastructure and key assets and, ultimately, the nation’s vitality against terrorism. The spectrum of homeland security includes preventing terrorist attacks, reducing the nation’s vulnerability to terrorism and minimizing damage and recovering from any incidents that may occur. Fulfilling these responsibilities requires traditional homeland defense practices as well as discovering, developing and implementing new approaches that will underpin the efficient and effective homeland security operations of the future. We invite you to visit NIHS often for information about topics which are germane to our work and for updates about our activities.