National Security Act of 1947

the website, it states that their “primary mission is to collect, evaluate, and disseminate foreign intelligence to assist the president and senior US government policymakers in making decisions relating to the national security.” I would like to (1) explain what this website is about, (2) discuss the different types of information available on www.cia.gov, (3) share what I personally learned from this website, and (4) conclude the information obtained. WHAT THIS WEBSITE IS ABOUT The website, www.cia.gov, has seven headers: (1) Home, (2) About CIA, (3) Careers and Internships, (4) Offices of CIA, (5) News and Information, (6) Library, and (7)…

these authoritarian nations, leaders were advantaged in foreign policy by being able to shift the economy into war production with exceptional power compared to his own. Roosevelt sought to take small steps towards establishing a posture that would offer the United States the security needed in the event of an escalated war.…

National Strategies of the United States There are five different pieces of doctrine that govern the unified direction of Armed Forces. As outlined in Joint Publication (JP) 1, they are the National Strategic Direction, National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, GEF, and the National Response Framework. I will discuss the first three as they apply to national security and the defense of the nation. These three reports define the future of the strategic, operational, and tactical…

Homeland Security and the Critical Infrastructures it Protects Homeland security in itself is an over encompassing concept that includes many agencies that "prevent terrorist attacks, defend our borders, enforce immigration laws, secure cyberspace, and ensure resilience to disasters" (United States Department of Homeland Security [U.S. DHS], 2010). The missions of the DHS are critical and vast. I’m going to explain some of the basics of this organization in terms of internal and external…

We need legislation that would allow surveillance video cameras to provide safety and security while putting restrictions on what is taped, how that tape may be used and who will have access to it. With today’s usage of cameras, though, it seems that people will have to accept that nothing is fully private anymore. Nothing can be kept private because technology is only advancing. This may help society in a way, but ultimately will hurt it. Privacy is becoming non-existent and this will only…

Before a security manager can “sell” a strategy, the manager must first have a keen awareness of what the organization does and how security fits into it. The security manager must fully understand the organizational mission and what processes within the organization are needed to accomplish the mission. The security manager must be able to identify organizational assets, liabilities and threats. The vulnerability of system processes are identified and rated on a scale as to likelihood.…

Introduction The cyber domain is perhaps the most complex domain to define in modern warfare. Academic literature has secured cyber as both a domain and part of the global common. National laws, policies, and understanding of the cyber domain are just being to mature; thus, the strategy to guide and form the required organizations to support cyber is just being to develop. This paper will consider whether the current national cyber construct is sufficient to address the cyber domains unique…

advantage? Information security is the process of protecting the availability, privacy, and integrity of data. Information technology and methods of securing it have been around for centuries. Whether it is hiding your diary under your pillow, keeping a secret from others, or encrypting your passwords on a desktop, the need to secure data or information has always been important. In the food service industry it is just as important to secure information from threats that can possibly damage a…

In the end, the cameras wouldn 't really be considered an invasion of privacy if the community has nothing to hide. The National Security Agency is a very important part in keeping the nation protected, but many Americans feel as though they invade the privacy of the citizens too much. The main objectives of the National Security Agency is information assurance, signals intelligence, research analysis, and secret communications. (Taylor). The National Security has certain objectives to try to…

newspaper reporters, the US government accused him of violating the Espionage Act of 1917. Specifically, Snowden currently faces three criminal charges. The first charge falls under section 641 of the United State Code for theft of government property. The other two charges fall under the Espionage act section 793 (d) and section 798 (a)(3). These two sections respectively prohibit Unauthorized Communication of National Defense Information, namely “intentionally communicating national defense…