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Chemical Corps. The Road Travelled The Civil Support Team Asymmetric Engagements aren’t a new topic for the United States. Since the early part of the 1960’s America has had to deal with this threat in some form or fashion. Civil disturbances of the 1960’s, the frequency of terrorist acts in the 1970’s, illegal drug use in the 1980’s. The 1995 bombing in Oklahoma City, no one will…

shared between agencies or with local law enforcement apparatuses in order to piece together the looming threat. In order to fill this significant gap in security and to strengthen U.S. counterterrorism efforts, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense (DoD) created numerous organizations to compensate for the lack of information sharing and implemented various strategies to enhance information sharing capabilities. One of the entities created to solve the lack of…

Introduction Currently being a contractor for the Department of Defense (DOD), I chose to write my paper on performance-based logistics. Acquisition Logistics Engineering (2013) defines performance-based logistics as, The current approach for reducing the logistic footprint in operational environments while increasing overall warfighting capability and reducing cost. It calls for establishing long-term agreements between the developer and the warfighter on exactly what the support requirements…

Security, 2014). The Department of Homeland Security was established to beef up our homeland defense and be the lead in directing the agencies working within our borders. This is not an easy task and it is getting more difficult every time we have a new tragedy. distinctions between homeland defense and homeland security does not mean that the two concepts are mutually exclusive; rather, they both function to accomplish the same goal, the continued security of the United States (Noftsinger,…

available to near-peer states, poor states, non-states and individuals. This infusion of information and technology to potential adversaries will challenge the U.S. competitive advantages in many, if not all, domains in the military spectrum in the near future. The United States’ fiscal challenges and current budgetary practices add much complexity to the world of 2025. If the current U.S. appropriation practices and economic trajectory remain constant, the United States Joint Force (USJF)…

involved in the war in terror following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Less than a month after 9/11, the United States had invaded Afghanistan in order to attack and destroy Al-Qaeda, meanwhile removing the government that allowed them to live within their borders. Following that, the US had invaded Iraq which was related to the war on terror. The result of these wars was that the budgets for defense-related agencies skyrocketed. According to PBS NewsHour, the budget of the Coast Guard, the TSA and…

Differs from expert power because it involves access and dissemination of information (Sager, 2008). Dr. Hassan’s information power is intertwined with his other sources of power. He utilizes his legitimate power to access support from departments which may not be easily accessible to others who do not have his military status (referent power). As the CEO of CVN he utilizes his information power to disseminate information to the clinics he has successfully opened, and will continue to…

In the United States there has been a push to provide justice for crimes in a manner in which rehabilitation is a major focus. Because of this there has been a rapid number of specialty courts popping up throughout the nation. Specialty courts are specialized court sessions which target individuals with underlying medical, mental health, substance use and other issues that contribute to these individuals coming before the court with greater frequency. Specialty court sessions promote improved…

How many times have you passed by people sitting on the street,with a plastic glass or a small cardboard box asking for spare change? Have you ever noticed the amounts of people who have neither home,nor a job to sustain themselves? Perhaps you think it is their own fault; you might think if they wanted, they would have it all. ‘’Go find yourself a job’’ is a regular phrase homeless people hear.However,this advice is pointless,because there are objective reasons why people lose homes and…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection – Agency Overview and Career Opportunities The United States Customs and Border Protection exists as a subordinate organization within the Department of Homeland Security. Although U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) did not exist prior to the Homeland Security Act going into effect in 2003, the Customs and Border Protection still possess a rich history of previous forces that evolved into the modern Customs and Border Protection. The mission, budget,…