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The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), commonly known in the United States as "Homeland Security", is a Cabinet department of the U.S. Federal Government with the responsibility of protecting the territory of the United States from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters. Whereas the Department of Defense is charged with military actions abroad, the Department of Homeland Security works in the civilian sphere to protect the United States within, at, and outside its borders. Its goal is to prepare for, prevent, and respond to domestic emergencies, particularly terrorism. With over 200,000 employees, DHS is the third largest Cabinet department in the U.S. federal government, after the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs.

One of the first projects under The Department of Homeland Security was to design the next-generation network to connect all U.S. airports across the world. The new infrastructure would need to have a greatly improved security posture than the existing network in response to post 9/11 administrative concerns.

Summit Technologies, working with Unisys, deployed teams of experienced network engineers who assisted in performing extensive airport site surveys and design reviews of the existing Department of Homeland Security networks. The existing networks were documented and assessed for functionality, security and performance. Summit's teams then aided in the design, documentation and implementation of the new network.