Abstract Stephen Flynn believes that there are goals of homeland security that are crucial to America’s bureaucracies and he senses that the country is wasting the chance to really protect the United States. Stephen discusses two crucial mistakes that he feels America has made and the first mistake is that he discusses is how homeland security is separated from national security. The two key intelligence agencies are not communicating. The second issue, he discusses is how our infrastructure is penetrable. In this lesson Stephen Flynn sees a problem with tactical thinking within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).…
Questions 3: Choosing to engage in strategic planning Various internal or external influences may influence an executive director at a drug addiction treatment center to engage in strategic planning. For instance, some internal influence may be that the agency is facing economic woes, whether it is inadequate budgeting or reduction in clients, and will need to reevaluate its budget or operations. Alternatively, if the agency’s budget is exceeding expectations then the agency may have new opportunities to provide more services to a specific population or to multiple populations. The new services could be providing co-occurring mental health treatment or providing distinct mental health and substance abuse treatment. Also, there may be a high…
Building 1143 is a challenge in of itself with over 32,000 square feet of area, 25 entries and exits, 12 corridors, two auditoriums, 38 classrooms, 54 offices, large amounts of open space in four common areas, and most of the walls of the building are actual windows. A positive aspect is there are many areas, such as the classrooms, that are optimal to establish a barricade between individuals and the active shooter during lockdown procedures. Additionally, with 25 entries and exits there are plenty of options for personnel who want to escape an active shooter situation. These positive features of building 1143 are important for all individuals to know and could result in lives saved, however, the layout also presents a complex challenge to mitigate or deter an active shooter threat. Features of building 1143…
Some plan for a honeymoon, others their college career. In government, there are millions of civilians, contractors, and military personnel whose whole job is to make plans for the continuity of our country and everything we hold dear. One of the most important is the United States Government’s National Response Plan (NRP). As stated in the Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5, a Presidential directive jumpstarted the creation of a new NRP…
Therefore, this mandate will create a security force compromised of international and local parties. The security force will be organized to be as diverse as possible. The force will be recruited as follows (1) Each task security force will be composed of security advisors from the nations of Oakland, the United States, and the United Kingdom. (2) Each Security advisor is there to train, monitor, and evaluate every individual in that task force.…
The objective of this segment was to diminish the event of youth group related episodes and build positive results for youth at high danger of pack association through focused, prove based posse aversion. Group based offices had the chance to look for subsidizing for tending to counteractive action/mediation exercises inside of the Bull's Eye region. The systems of this part included: Expanding the utilization of the Maryland Child Response Initiative. This administration utilizes an arrangement of consideration methodology with an emphasis on intense adjustment and appraisal with confirmation based medicines for casualties. The point of this emotional well-being administration methodology is to balance out kids in emergency, survey injury…
While on the other hand, the responsibility for securing the homeland against maritime threats brings significant challenges across different entities’ efforts (2014). The two organizations that contributed the most in maritime security are the Department of Defense (U.S. Navy) and the Department of Homeland Security (U. S. Coast Guard) (2014). Challenges they faced escalates due to the numerous unguarded coastlines around the United States. In 2005, the National Strategy for Maritime Security confronted the challenges by providing a Maritime Operational Threat Response Plan (MOTR) on how to respond to maritime threats (2014). Maritime security calls for a synchronized inter-agency response to real-time emergent threats in which the MOTR has proven to be effective…
The ATF knows the role that firearms play in violent crimes and pursues a combined regulatory and enforcement strategy. Investigative priorities focus on armed violent offenders, career criminals, narcotics traffickers, violent gangs, and domestic and international arms traffickers. Sections 924(c) and (e) of Title 18 of the United States Code provide mandatory and enhanced sentencing guidelines for armed career criminals and narcotics traffickers as well as other dangerous armed criminals. To curb the illegal use of firearms and enforce the Federal firearms laws, the ATF issues firearms licenses and conducts firearms licensee qualification and compliance inspections.…
This essay will provide a brief history of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agency, organizational structure and notable accomplishments of the members of this elite force and how their focus relates to public safety. The agency has been around for hundreds of years first getting its start around 1862 under the Department of Treasury. Almost a decade earlier Congress started to enforce and impost taxes on imported alcohol to pay for a war debt incurred by the Revolutionary War, not long after that domestic alcohol started to be taxed causing riots among the people. Taxes had to be enforced so revenue districts were put in place in all the fourteen colonies. In each district office, there was a Supervisor,…
The purpose of this memo is to advise a firearm policy. I provide two policy alternatives that incorporate a federal mandate to regulate and document firearm transactions in all States. The first policy includes a provision to prevent convicted felons from purchasing firearms. The second policy alternative contains provisions to prevent mentally ill people and convicted felons from obtaining firearms as well as banning high caliber weapons. My recommendation is to adopt Policy Option A because it is feasible.…
Gun control With new amasses of shooting in America and the recent change in presidency, gun control has recently been a widely talked about topic. Ever since Columbus set foot in America, our nation began its foundation on the use of guns. Our revolutionary roots and frontier expansion have all, in fact, been attributed to the use of firearms. Whether the American population you choose to see it or not, they are written in our history. Fast forward to now, lives are being taken by guns every day.…
Corporate Level Strategy The Corporate Level Strategy employed by Ford Motor is a bit challenging in that they are not diversified in the sense that they have acquired other different types of business’s in order to grow their business and diversify. They in fact do have Ford Credit that provides financing as well as risk management services to dealerships and customers. Ford does operate under the Lincoln brand as this brand sells the luxury cars in order to compete in that market however it is not their main…
Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure The events of September 11, 2001, highlighted significant gaps in the country’s emergency preparedness and more specifically, its ability to identify threats and protect against terrorist attacks. The resulting analyses of the incident and the response efforts stressed the need for an overarching program that would coordinate the efforts of a multitude of government agencies with competing goals and requirements. A program that would improve the transfer of critical intelligence and maximize response efforts.…
1. Discuss the accuracy of this statement: Formal strategic planning systems are irrelevant for firms competing in high-technology industries where the pace of change is so rapid that plans are routinely made obsolete by unforeseen events. Formal strategic planning systems are not the best when competing in high-technology industries where the pace of change is so rapid that plans are routinely made obsolete by unforeseen events. Strategy is important in any business for the benefit of success. What is formal strategic planning?…
3.2.5 Buyer Power Boeing and Airbus are competing with each other, which is reflected in the volume of acquisition, acquisition and development here between the two companies. Boeing is buying a number of aircraft to increase its fleet to maintain a strong market position and compete with Airbus. 4. Business Level Strategy Analysis 4.1 Cost Leadership Strategy Boeing naturally reduces costs while maintaining an acceptable level of quality.…