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“The Storm,” demonstrates how the local, state, and federal government responded to a natural disaster that occurred in New Orleans. The report shows how the government successfully failed to protect Americans from a tragedy, and how the response system is shattered. The political actors who were in charge of the disaster from Hurricane Katrina include, President Bush, FEMA, the Department of Homeland Security, Governor Kathleen Blanco, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, Louisiana’s National Guard,…

Sam Lombard Mr. Nations 1818 World Literature 29 April 2016 The Arguments of the Political Parties in America The United States is run on an idea of being free. Whether that be politically, religiously, or socially. The political system is set up to protect these values and carry the voice of the people. The people have a voice in what values they want in their country which is a confusing and tough responsibility. What are your choices? What do they stand for? Who is right? These are a few of…

plan and in the event of any disaster the local officers automatically will know how to respond to and that is alert the residents. It was mandated that state or local government ought to utilize the resources in their capacity to respond to any disaster and only when they exhausted their resources should they seek for assistance at the federal level. In the case of Katrina the process was followed but was cut short because no-one has predicted the severe damage it could cost, but, when that was…

journalists like Larisa Lisnyak find themselves trapped in a no-win situation; they refuse to abandon their country, but they could pay for their reporting with their own lives. In an interview with Vice News, Lisnyak describes the media as being in a state of war, with free journalism as a casualty. It’s not a coincidence that the freedom of the press is usually the first thing to go in pro-dictatorship societies like Ukraine. Without the media reporting back to the people, tyranny can thrive…

of Standards. In 1998 President Bill Clinton issued Presidential Decision Directive 63 which established the United States critical infrastructure program as applicable to computer and information systems. Subsequently, in 2002 the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) replaced the Computer Security Act of 1987 which intended to enhance information security policies in federal offices. In the end, in 2013 President Barrack Obama signed Executive Order 13636 which led NIST…

As the reality of the Social Security systems impending failures under its current construct, there has been a growing agreement throughout the United States’ population and government regarding the need to reform the Social Security system. With the trust fund projected to be depleted in but a few decades from now, it is time the debate progresses beyond generalities and hypotheticals and examination of the implementation of specific proposals for reforming Social Security takes place. In…

Lockheed derived 78% of their total net sales from the U.S. Government in 2015, including 58% from the Department of Defense (DoD). They expect to continue to derive most of their sales from work performed under U.S. Government contracts. One of the factors that Lockheed Martin sales are driven by is the downward pressure from the effects of U.S. Government budget reductions; primarily in its services businesses (Lockheed Annual Report, 2015). U.S. defense spends have fallen and as a result, the…

IMPACT OF DEREGULATION ON RAILROAD INDUSTRY Railroad Industry deregulation in the United States is a perfect example of how a policy shift can produce significant changes in the economic health of an industry, and how its structure may be changed. A regulatory board set up in 1887, the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), developed in energy to control cargo rates, direct mergers, and acquisitions, and manage rivalry between the modes by averting proprietorship in various modes. The issue with…

billion dollars (NASA), which is only .1% of America’s GDP and 30 times less than the United States defense budget . NASA is very important but it does not get the money it needs. We need to fund NASA more so we can continue improving our aeronautics. We should fund NASA more because it is helpful to everyone. One reason why NASA is helpful is how NASA creates opportunities for many scientist in the united states. According to NASA, they have over 18,000 employees working for them. Also, some…

Working in the corporate or government environment, employees sometimes witness things that are unethical to society or to the corporation. Many times these things are also illegal. The employee is then inadvertently put into a difficult situation. Should they speak up about the activities they witnessed or should they keep quiet for the sake of not causing problems or not losing their job? This is a very complex question to answer and each individual justifies their decisions differently…