Category: Homeland Security

In this 4 – 6 page essay, address each of the following prompts (reflective style of writing)
Explain why have we not seen another major WMD attack since 9/11.
Explore the challenges violent extremist groups can encounter when pursuing, acquiring or attempting to use WMDs in a terrorist attack.
Discuss how a framework for analyzing threats can help deter future attacks.
Ideally, you will want to evaluate this question in terms of your own community in preparation for the final essay of the course.
In addition, your essay must identify at least three citations of peer-reviewed articles and include an annotated bibliography on one of these articles focused on the reflective style. The reflective style is focused on analyzing the findings of the article. After describing the article (researcher, research, results),
Describe your reaction to the article.
Explore how this paper changed your mind about your topic.
Address how it makes you reconsider previous research.
Your page count does not include the annotated bibliography.

Complete a briefing paper on the following:
Should the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recommend to the President and Congress to remove the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from the DHS structure and make it an independent agency of the US Executive Branch? Discuss challenges facing FEMA responding to disasters. What strategies should be taken to lessen these challenges?
Provide a short legal brief you might submit to your superiors. The writing assignment should provide a balanced analysis of the issue assigned based on pertinent legal and other materials. The material for each assignment will come both from the required readings and outside research in order to fully assess the issues.
Technical Requirements
Your paper must be at a minimum of 3-5 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
Scholarly references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.
Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric.

Can you spot a connection between postmodernism, feminism, and Identity theory. How would mainstream theory refute critical theory especially the Albert Piece.
Must Cite Jennifer Sterling Folker International Theory Chapters 6 and 8. Also should cite Albert, Towards a General Theory of Ethnic Conflict. Approximately 700 words. APSA Citing.

Instructions
DHS works closely with international partners, including foreign governments, major multilateral organizations, and global businesses, to strengthen the homeland security of the United States. These agreements involve international trade, security, travel, and global economies. For example, DHS is engaged internationally and has stationed homeland personnel in over 75 foreign nations. Select one of DHS’s international agreements and provide background, the purpose and benefits of the agreement, the key stakeholders, and the terms of the agreement. In your conclusion, make a recommendation if DHS should remain in the agreement and if so, should the agreement be expanded.
For background, review DHS’s fact sheet on international engagement
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2011/12/02/fact-sheet-dhss-international-engagement
You will prepare a six- to eight-page paper using the format specified in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).

In the text Cyberwarfare: Information Operations in a Connected World, Chapple and Seidl provide descriiptions of intelligence operations and the evolving cyber threat in Chapters 4 and 5. Write a two paged double spaced reflection paper that tells me how these chapters shape your understanding of the class materials. Emphasize the “so what” and provide examples from your reading. Please use APA formatting.
Please do not go over two-pages and only reference the book.

The goal of this paper is for you to write your opinion on Homeland Security Legal and Ethical Issues without using first or second person. In this paper, you get the opportunity to write your point of view on the material you choose to review. This paper is your opinion, and as such, it is your job to express your thoughts in a manner that is comprehensible and clear for any and all readers. Feel free to write your thoughts freely, but in an academic manner.
After you finish the readings you selected for the week, it is time to brainstorm. Some simple brainstorming techniques for writing reflection papers can involve you answering some of the basic questions below:
• How did the material on Homeland Security Legal and Ethical Issues affect you?
• Did your learning about the material on Homeland Security Legal and Ethical Issues change your mind about something? If so, how.
• Has the material on Homeland Security Legal and Ethical Issues left you with any questions? If so, what are they?
• Were there any unaddressed critical issues not covered by the material on Homeland Security Legal and Ethical Issues?
• How will the material on Homeland Security Legal and Ethical Issues impact your future in Homeland Security?
Components of the Reflection Paper:
• Introduction – specifies what you are reflecting upon.
• Body Paragraphs – examine the ideas and experiences you have had in context to your topic. Be sure that each new body paragraph starts with a topic sentence. Remember that your paper must be at least 2 pages long and no more than 2½ pages so clear and concise writing is critical.
• Conclusion – summarize what you have learned from the material. Tell the reader how this knowledge affected your overall understanding of the subject. Describe the feeling and overall lesson that you had from the material on Homeland Security Legal and Ethical Issues.
Technical Requirements:
• Your paper must be at a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 2½ pages. It is important that you do not fall under or exceed the required page length since in the world of Homeland Security your readers, Homeland Security professionals and decision-makers have limited time to spend on a paper and learning to write concisely, and presenting your paper in a manner that matches their reading style is critical.

Organizations need to clearly identify risks before they become relative issues. Therefore, it is important for security professionals to comprehend what must be done to construct strategies that are considered to be proactive resources for analyzing and assessing cybersecurity threats before they become active issues.
Select one of the three organizations provided (Augusta Medical Hospital, JAM Inc, Nook Inc.) and begin implementing an organization cybersecurity security framework for the selected organization. Refer to the “NIST Cybersecurity Framework Guide at New to Framework | NIST,” located in the topic Resources. Create a 5 to 15-slide digital presentation with embedded audio (no larger than 10MB) and address the following:
Align the selected organization to either the NIST or the ISO/IEC 27001 cybersecurity frameworks.
Identify specific regulatory requirements that the organization must comply with.
Identify and prioritize organizational efforts and business needs.
Identify individual elements of cybersecurity risk (threats and vulnerabilities) and how to manage them.
Describe how the organization incorporates privacy principles as related to data collection, disclosure, and retention.
Describe the impact of legal/regulatory standards on a given system.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Draft a Policy Document referred to as a “White Paper” for the Biden Administration to highlight the impact of open/closed borders in the age of COVID-19 on migration, asylum seekers, and economic recovery. In this white paper, consider the following to frame the paper.
-Define what YOU believe an “OPEN” vs “CLOSED” border means especially when dealing with those seeking asylum. Reminder, that you can provide your opinion without using “I think” or something similar.
-What are “border searches” exceptions to the Fourth Amendment rule?
-How do you believe illegal migrants can be treated humanely and with dignity/inclusion?
-How does an “open” vs a “closed” border impact the United States economy?
-What are your recommendations for the next 12-24 months on specific steps that the new administration needs to take?
DO NOT answer this as if it is a four Question Exam. This is a WHITE PAPER and is a single narrative framed by these questions, but do NOT use first person (I statements). There are four distinct sections:
Executive Summary: No More than 250 words
Background
Discussion
Recommendations

write a college-level research paper describing the psychological and behavioral factors of individual terrorists (i.e. recruits and suicide bombers; not terrorist leaders).
Note: I will address different radicalization processes/models in the final paper, such as Moghaddam’s Staircase, so I only need to research and discuss individual psychological and behavioral factors in this paper.
Professor Note: “Also, remember that “psychological” does not mean “psychotic,” and we are only addressing those of sound mind who deliberately choose violence for a political purpose, retribution, or to instill fear (not mass shooters with psychological issues).”

Review the Sector-Specific Plans and choose one Sector-Specific Plan to focus upon. Regarding your chosen sector, identify areas of risk in your local jurisdiction (city or county). (If you reside on a military installation within the US, use the civilian community around the installation. If you are stationed overseas, use your hometown). In addition, in what ways has this jurisdiction implemented the specific components and associated objectives found within this sector-specific plan?