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Complete this midterm essay examination by responding to four of the following five questions:

  1. Is it possible for the U.S. Government to employ dual-use, all-hazards systems to protect U.S. transportation systems and critical infrastructure? Provide an example of a dual-use, security/safety system for both a transportation system and a component of critical infrastructure that would address the risk of terrorism and other non-intentional hazards (either man-made or natural).
  2. Is the function of homeland security maintained wholly by the Department of Homeland Security, or is this function shared among other governmental and nongovernmental agencies? Explain your answer and give examples.
  3. Do you believe that the Director of the Office of National Intelligence will ever be able to reverse decades of cultural differences and turf battles between the various intelligence agencies of the U.S. Government? Why or why not?
  4. Is the U.S. government doing enough to protect the borders of the country? In your opinion, is this the most important element of preventing terrorist attacks within the country? Can you name any shortfalls that exist with regards to border security in the United States that could be exploited by terrorists? Provide references to support your opinion.
  5. Explain, as specifically as possible, how the function of homeland security is managed at the state and local levels.

Keep the following in mind when completing this midterm essay examination:

  • When developing your answers, remember, you must include (cited) facts to support the major points in your response. Your responses should not include continuous citations without your thoughts and analysis also. Rather, your responses must reflect a balance between facts and your perspective on the points you made.
  • Your responses to each of the examination questions should be a minimum of one page and a maximum of two pages in length, double spaced, and written in 11-point Arial font or 12-point Times New Roman.
  • Include the question you are responding to immediately before each answer.
  • Include a title/cover page.
  • Just a reminder: Include some cited references and format them in the American Psychological Association (APA) writing style (6th edition).

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Running head: EXAMINATION ESSAY

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Examination Essay
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EXAMINATION ESSAY

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Terrorism and Non-intentional Hazards

I do believe it is doable for the US administration to apply dual use, all danger settings to
safeguard US crucial infrastructure and transportation settings. Even though probable, this
application has come with a lot of shortcomings because of its multi-layered security agendas.
Previously we have not succeeded in reactive approaches because they have not informed all of
the susceptibility of United States. It is critical that the US administration seeks to discourage
such violations. Therefore, the authentic manner of put-off is to comprehend entail terrorists
from following through with such strategies. An instance is the sector of emergency management
or crucial infrastructure; its duty is chiefly issuing not only leadership but also stewardship on
behalf of those who can execute the task. In a sector of defense and counterterrorism, other state
subdivisions and organizations have significant duties and responsibilities like subdivisions of
Defense, Justice, and FBI. Homeland security thus maintains the requirement for combined
forces that cut across numerous factors of administration and the people.
Homeland security is sustained as a section of numerous entities under the Department of
Homeland Security and permitting for this comprehensive description, it pressures and
capitalizes on the variations of institutions and people who have a common agenda in the safety
and security of America. It acknowledges the usefulness of combined forces in discouraging
attack by pinpointing the possible intimidations to achieve safety and the country's critical
infrastructure and primary resources.
The main ideas of foundations of described by DHS for the full strategy to homeland
securi...


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