Homeland Security
Just like any other agency, the Department of Homeland Security has both a vision and a mission statement – the vision they have stated on their website is stated as follows: “Three key concepts form the foundation of our national homeland security strategy designed to achieve this vision: Security, Resilience, and Customs and Exchange,” (Department of Homeland Security, 2016).
Nevertheless, these 3 concepts are what drive and motivate all the areas of the Department of Homeland Security. A few of the missions that the department undergoes on a daily basis may consist of building and creating new security services and Intel, responding to and communicating with various countries, offering information and educational services …show more content…
“…neither government nor the private sector alone has the knowledge, authority, or resources to do it alone,” (Department of Homeland Security, 2016).
The foundation that was designed for an effective critical infrastructure was set up by the Homeland security department to be a public-private ownership. The IP, or The Office of Infrastructure Protection, established and implemented a plan that was founded on the idea of the public-private partnerships and team collaboration (Department of Homeland Security, 2016). Should this shared responsibility be teetered with, or brought to an end, it simply would not be able to stand a chance in the hands of one or the other …show more content…
In order to more fully strengthen and build onto provincial partnerships, IP seeks volunteers and other support programs throughout various locations across the nation. One of these programs is called the Protective Security Advisors – PSAs. PSAs are experts in security that offer explicit links between the department and critical infrastructure owners in various fields. “The PSAs also assist the state and local infrastructures through security efforts in establishing relationships with the state Homeland Security Advisors and stakeholders,” (Department of Homeland Security, 2016).
Another volunteer through the infrastructure is called Geospatial Analysts; they are tasked with the responsibility of providing infrastructure data and visual competencies to the PSAs. “The Geospatial Analysts serve as an extension support to various fields, and partners within the program include: the Department of Defense, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; the United States Geological Survey, and a few others,” (Department of Homeland Security,
Just like any other agency, the Department of Homeland Security has both a vision and a mission statement – the vision they have stated on their website is stated as follows: “Three key concepts form the foundation of our national homeland security strategy designed to achieve this vision: Security, Resilience, and Customs and Exchange,” (Department of Homeland Security, 2016).
Nevertheless, these 3 concepts are what drive and motivate all the areas of the Department of Homeland Security. A few of the missions that the department undergoes on a daily basis may consist of building and creating new security services and Intel, responding to and communicating with various countries, offering information and educational services …show more content…
“…neither government nor the private sector alone has the knowledge, authority, or resources to do it alone,” (Department of Homeland Security, 2016).
The foundation that was designed for an effective critical infrastructure was set up by the Homeland security department to be a public-private ownership. The IP, or The Office of Infrastructure Protection, established and implemented a plan that was founded on the idea of the public-private partnerships and team collaboration (Department of Homeland Security, 2016). Should this shared responsibility be teetered with, or brought to an end, it simply would not be able to stand a chance in the hands of one or the other …show more content…
In order to more fully strengthen and build onto provincial partnerships, IP seeks volunteers and other support programs throughout various locations across the nation. One of these programs is called the Protective Security Advisors – PSAs. PSAs are experts in security that offer explicit links between the department and critical infrastructure owners in various fields. “The PSAs also assist the state and local infrastructures through security efforts in establishing relationships with the state Homeland Security Advisors and stakeholders,” (Department of Homeland Security, 2016).
Another volunteer through the infrastructure is called Geospatial Analysts; they are tasked with the responsibility of providing infrastructure data and visual competencies to the PSAs. “The Geospatial Analysts serve as an extension support to various fields, and partners within the program include: the Department of Defense, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; the United States Geological Survey, and a few others,” (Department of Homeland Security,