taking office, directed all military and civilian federal agencies to refer to efforts to combat terrorism, particularly in reference to the two primary theatres of operation (Afghanistan and Iraq), as “overseas contingency operations.” For the purposes of clarity and ease of understanding for the learner, the term GWOT is used in this assignment.
You have been asked, as a recognized homeland security expert in your jurisdiction, to write a memo for your newly elected U.S. senator. She would like to know your thoughts on the following questions.
Using the course materials, textbook, and Web resources, consider the following questions as you write a memo of 750–1,000 words to your senator.
Assignment Guidelines
- Address the following in 750–1,000 words:
- Have the strategies enacted since 2001 clearly articulated the transition from the posture adopted during the Cold War to that required for non-state threats and the conduct of the GWOT?
- Are they clear enough to define roles of organizations that are responsible for homeland security? Have you identified any areas of conflict (potential or actual) between federal agencies’ assignments?
- Several HSPDs assign responsibilities for incident management leadership to federal departments that fall outside of the area of responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security. Do the identified lead departments have a day-to-day HS mission and focus? What challenges may exist when they are called to lead a multidisciplinary response effort if emergency management or HS are not their primary focus?
- State emergency management and homeland security agencies design their response structures to reflect the anticipated organizational hierarchy established in several federal laws and policies (e.g., the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and HSPD-5). Does current policy guidance support this planning assumption?
- What challenges exist or may emerge as a result of unclear pathways of command, control/coordination, and convergence during disaster or incident response operations?
- Is the new environment supportive and appropriate for an all-hazards concept of homeland security and emergency management, or is it too focused on terrorism?
- Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
- Compile your answers to the above questions into a final Word document, and submit it to your instructor.
Phase Resources:
Department of Homeland
Security (DHS)
Official Web site of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). |
Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
Official Web site of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Contains information on types of disasters, planning, recovery, rebuilding, and federal assistance. |
Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
The view the document, click on the PDFlink after the bulleted text. The act was designed to facilitate government-wide coordination of federal, state, and local agencies for carrying out their emergency management responsibilities. |
The Problems With the
Department of Homeland Security
In the search field, search for The Problems With the Department of Homeland Securityand then click on the link with the same title. This is an article on internal issues of the Department of Homeland Security and conflicts among its agencies. |
U.S. Air Force
Counterproliferation Center. Global War on Terrorism.
Topical clearinghouse of reference material including a series of links to government agencies. |
War on Terror
This Web site addresses global issues, including the topics with regard to the Global |
taking office, directed all military and civilian federal agencies to refer to efforts to combat terrorism, particularly in reference to the two primary theatres of operation (Afghanistan and Iraq), as “overseas contingency operations.” For the purposes of clarity and ease of understanding for the learner, the term GWOT is used in this assignment.
You have been asked, as a recognized homeland security expert in your jurisdiction, to write a memo for your newly elected U.S. senator. She would like to know your thoughts on the following questions.
Using the course materials, textbook, and Web resources, consider the following questions as you write a memo of 750–1,000 words to your senator.
Assignment Guidelines
- Address the following in 750–1,000 words:
- Have the strategies enacted since 2001 clearly articulated the transition from the posture adopted during the Cold War to that required for non-state threats and the conduct of the GWOT?
- Are they clear enough to define roles of organizations that are responsible for homeland security? Have you identified any areas of conflict (potential or actual) between federal agencies’ assignments?
- Several HSPDs assign responsibilities for incident management leadership to federal departments that fall outside of the area of responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security. Do the identified lead departments have a day-to-day HS mission and focus? What challenges may exist when they are called to lead a multidisciplinary response effort if emergency management or HS are not their primary focus?
- State emergency management and homeland security agencies design their response structures to reflect the anticipated organizational hierarchy established in several federal laws and policies (e.g., the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and HSPD-5). Does current policy guidance support this planning assumption?
- What challenges exist or may emerge as a result of unclear pathways of command, control/coordination, and convergence during disaster or incident response operations?
- Is the new environment supportive and appropriate for an all-hazards concept of homeland security and emergency management, or is it too focused on terrorism?
- Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
- Compile your answers to the above questions into a final Word document, and submit it to your instructor.
Phase Resources:
Department of Homeland
Security (DHS)
Official Web site of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). |
Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
Official Web site of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Contains information on types of disasters, planning, recovery, rebuilding, and federal assistance. |
Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
The view the document, click on the PDFlink after the bulleted text. The act was designed to facilitate government-wide coordination of federal, state, and local agencies for carrying out their emergency management responsibilities. |
The Problems With the
Department of Homeland Security
In the search field, search for The Problems With the Department of Homeland Securityand then click on the link with the same title. This is an article on internal issues of the Department of Homeland Security and conflicts among its agencies. |
U.S. Air Force
Counterproliferation Center. Global War on Terrorism.
Topical clearinghouse of reference material including a series of links to government agencies. |
War on Terror
This Web site addresses global issues, including the topics with regard to the Global |
taking office, directed all military and civilian federal agencies to refer to efforts to combat terrorism, particularly in reference to the two primary theatres of operation (Afghanistan and Iraq), as “overseas contingency operations.” For the purposes of clarity and ease of understanding for the learner, the term GWOT is used in this assignment.
You have been asked, as a recognized homeland security expert in your jurisdiction, to write a memo for your newly elected U.S. senator. She would like to know your thoughts on the following questions.
Using the course materials, textbook, and Web resources, consider the following questions as you write a memo of 750–1,000 words to your senator.
Assignment Guidelines
- Address the following in 750–1,000 words:
- Have the strategies enacted since 2001 clearly articulated the transition from the posture adopted during the Cold War to that required for non-state threats and the conduct of the GWOT?
- Are they clear enough to define roles of organizations that are responsible for homeland security? Have you identified any areas of conflict (potential or actual) between federal agencies’ assignments?
- Several HSPDs assign responsibilities for incident management leadership to federal departments that fall outside of the area of responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security. Do the identified lead departments have a day-to-day HS mission and focus? What challenges may exist when they are called to lead a multidisciplinary response effort if emergency management or HS are not their primary focus?
- State emergency management and homeland security agencies design their response structures to reflect the anticipated organizational hierarchy established in several federal laws and policies (e.g., the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and HSPD-5). Does current policy guidance support this planning assumption?
- What challenges exist or may emerge as a result of unclear pathways of command, control/coordination, and convergence during disaster or incident response operations?
- Is the new environment supportive and appropriate for an all-hazards concept of homeland security and emergency management, or is it too focused on terrorism?
- Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
- Compile your answers to the above questions into a final Word document, and submit it to your instructor.
Phase Resources:
Department of Homeland
Security (DHS)
Official Web site of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). |
Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
Official Web site of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Contains information on types of disasters, planning, recovery, rebuilding, and federal assistance. |
Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
The view the document, click on the PDFlink after the bulleted text. The act was designed to facilitate government-wide coordination of federal, state, and local agencies for carrying out their emergency management responsibilities. |
The Problems With the
Department of Homeland Security
In the search field, search for The Problems With the Department of Homeland Securityand then click on the link with the same title. This is an article on internal issues of the Department of Homeland Security and conflicts among its agencies. |
U.S. Air Force
Counterproliferation Center. Global War on Terrorism.
Topical clearinghouse of reference material including a series of links to government agencies. |
War on Terror
This Web site addresses global issues, including the topics with regard to the Global |
taking office, directed all military and civilian federal agencies to refer to efforts to combat terrorism, particularly in reference to the two primary theatres of operation (Afghanistan and Iraq), as “overseas contingency operations.” For the purposes of clarity and ease of understanding for the learner, the term GWOT is used in this assignment.
You have been asked, as a recognized homeland security expert in your jurisdiction, to write a memo for your newly elected U.S. senator. She would like to know your thoughts on the following questions.
Using the course materials, textbook, and Web resources, consider the following questions as you write a memo of 750–1,000 words to your senator.
Assignment Guidelines
Assignment Guidelines- Address the following in 750–1,000 words:
- Have the strategies enacted since 2001 clearly articulated the transition from the posture adopted during the Cold War to that required for non-state threats and the conduct of the GWOT?
- Are they clear enough to define roles of organizations that are responsible for homeland security? Have you identified any areas of conflict (potential or actual) between federal agencies’ assignments?
- Several HSPDs assign responsibilities for incident management leadership to federal departments that fall outside of the area of responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security. Do the identified lead departments have a day-to-day HS mission and focus? What challenges may exist when they are called to lead a multidisciplinary response effort if emergency management or HS are not their primary focus?
- State emergency management and homeland security agencies design their response structures to reflect the anticipated organizational hierarchy established in several federal laws and policies (e.g., the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and HSPD-5). Does current policy guidance support this planning assumption?
- What challenges exist or may emerge as a result of unclear pathways of command, control/coordination, and convergence during disaster or incident response operations?
- Is the new environment supportive and appropriate for an all-hazards concept of homeland security and emergency management, or is it too focused on terrorism?
- Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
- Compile your answers to the above questions into a final Word document, and submit it to your instructor.
- Have the strategies enacted since 2001 clearly articulated the transition from the posture adopted during the Cold War to that required for non-state threats and the conduct of the GWOT?
- Are they clear enough to define roles of organizations that are responsible for homeland security? Have you identified any areas of conflict (potential or actual) between federal agencies’ assignments?
- Several HSPDs assign responsibilities for incident management leadership to federal departments that fall outside of the area of responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security. Do the identified lead departments have a day-to-day HS mission and focus? What challenges may exist when they are called to lead a multidisciplinary response effort if emergency management or HS are not their primary focus?
- State emergency management and homeland security agencies design their response structures to reflect the anticipated organizational hierarchy established in several federal laws and policies (e.g., the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and HSPD-5). Does current policy guidance support this planning assumption?
- What challenges exist or may emerge as a result of unclear pathways of command, control/coordination, and convergence during disaster or incident response operations?
- Is the new environment supportive and appropriate for an all-hazards concept of homeland security and emergency management, or is it too focused on terrorism?
- Have the strategies enacted since 2001 clearly articulated the transition from the posture adopted during the Cold War to that required for non-state threats and the conduct of the GWOT?
- Are they clear enough to define roles of organizations that are responsible for homeland security? Have you identified any areas of conflict (potential or actual) between federal agencies’ assignments?
- Several HSPDs assign responsibilities for incident management leadership to federal departments that fall outside of the area of responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security. Do the identified lead departments have a day-to-day HS mission and focus? What challenges may exist when they are called to lead a multidisciplinary response effort if emergency management or HS are not their primary focus?
- State emergency management and homeland security agencies design their response structures to reflect the anticipated organizational hierarchy established in several federal laws and policies (e.g., the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and HSPD-5). Does current policy guidance support this planning assumption?
- What challenges exist or may emerge as a result of unclear pathways of command, control/coordination, and convergence during disaster or incident response operations?
- Is the new environment supportive and appropriate for an all-hazards concept of homeland security and emergency management, or is it too focused on terrorism?
Phase Resources:
Phase Resources:
Department of Homeland
Security (DHS)
Official Web site of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). |
Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
Official Web site of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Contains information on types of disasters, planning, recovery, rebuilding, and federal assistance. |
Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
The view the document, click on the PDFlink after the bulleted text. The act was designed to facilitate government-wide coordination of federal, state, and local agencies for carrying out their emergency management responsibilities. |
The Problems With the
Department of Homeland Security
In the search field, search for The Problems With the Department of Homeland Securityand then click on the link with the same title. This is an article on internal issues of the Department of Homeland Security and conflicts among its agencies. |
U.S. Air Force
Counterproliferation Center. Global War on Terrorism.
Topical clearinghouse of reference material including a series of links to government agencies. |
War on Terror
This Web site addresses global issues, including the topics with regard to the Global |
Official Web site of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Official Web site of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Contains information on types of disasters, planning, recovery, rebuilding, and federal assistance.
The view the document, click on the PDFlink after the bulleted text. The act was designed to facilitate government-wide coordination of federal, state, and local agencies for carrying out their emergency management responsibilities.
In the search field, search for The Problems With the Department of Homeland Securityand then click on the link with the same title. This is an article on internal issues of the Department of Homeland Security and conflicts among its agencies.
Topical clearinghouse of reference material including a series of links to government agencies.
This Web site addresses global issues, including the topics with regard to the Global
Official Web site of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Official Web site of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Official Web site of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Contains information on types of disasters, planning, recovery, rebuilding, and federal assistance.
Official Web site of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Contains information on types of disasters, planning, recovery, rebuilding, and federal assistance.
The view the document, click on the PDFlink after the bulleted text. The act was designed to facilitate government-wide coordination of federal, state, and local agencies for carrying out their emergency management responsibilities.
The view the document, click on the PDFlink after the bulleted text. The act was designed to facilitate government-wide coordination of federal, state, and local agencies for carrying out their emergency management responsibilities.
In the search field, search for The Problems With the Department of Homeland Securityand then click on the link with the same title. This is an article on internal issues of the Department of Homeland Security and conflicts among its agencies.
In the search field, search for The Problems With the Department of Homeland Securityand then click on the link with the same title. This is an article on internal issues of the Department of Homeland Security and conflicts among its agencies.
The Problems With the Department of Homeland Security
Topical clearinghouse of reference material including a series of links to government agencies.
Topical clearinghouse of reference material including a series of links to government agencies.
This Web site addresses global issues, including the topics with regard to the Global
This Web site addresses global issues, including the topics with regard to the Global












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