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The essay is a critical review of a journal article about infrastructure protections. It must be at least five pages of narrative, exclusive of all other supporting material.
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OUTLINE FOR ARTICLE CRITIQUE
This critique contains the following sections:
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Introduction
❖ In the article “Critical Infrastructure Protection: Maintenance is National Security,”
the author, Kris Hemme, investigates the current state of US Critical Infrastructure
Protection (CIP) and Sector-Specific Agency (SSA) efficacy in executing Sector-Specific
Plans (SSP).
❖ The researcher uses the 2013 National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) to evaluate
the state of CIP’s and SSA’s success in SSP implementation.
❖ The DHS created the 2013 NIPP after policymakers changed their perspectives regarding
CIP from being indifferent to acknowledging the several natural as well as human-made
threats to CIP.
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Strengths and Weaknesses
❖ The article’s title is clearly indicated.
❖ The title is concise and reflects the article's content.
❖ It highlights CIP and demonstrates the significance of maintenance of infrastructure to
national security.
❖ The title has no irrelevant words and stimulates the reader's interest in reading it.
❖ The introduction provides adequate background information to the research. Background
information provides the readers with critical insight into the research problem ("Research
Guides," 2021).
❖ For instance, the article indicates that CIP continues to be addressed since President
Clinton's directive 63 in 1998.
❖ The order recognized CI as a rising potential susceptibility and acknowledged that CIP
must be proactive rather than reactive.
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Conclusion
❖ This article’s review has revealed salient strengths and weaknesses.
❖ It has a clear purpose that precisely offers the reader insight into the article’s content.
❖ The study has adequate background information that enables the reader to understand the
study's rationale.
❖ However, the paper has significant setbacks.
❖ The methodology used in the study is inadequately explained, including the lack of
sampling techniques and sample size.
❖ Results inconsistency, unsatisfactory results discussion, insufficient literature review, and
incomprehensive abstract are the article’s significant shortcomings.
❖ However, overall, the article is insightful as it emphasizes the significance of CI
maintenance as part of national security.
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Introduction
In the article “Critical Infrastructure Protection: Maintenance is National Security,”
the author, Kris Hemme, investigates the current state of US Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)
and Sector-Specific Agency (SSA) efficacy in executing Sector-Specific Plans (SSP). The
researcher uses the 2013 National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) to evaluate the state of
CIP’s and SSA’s success in SSP implementation. The DHS cre...
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