homeland security strategic plan

homeland security strategic plan

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Question
(CST) Unit 2 – Individual Project
Assignment Overview Go To: Type: Individual Project
Unit: Collaboration in Homeland Security Strategy

Deliverable Length: 500–750 words Assignment Details
Scenario
Learning Materials
Reading Assignment My Work:

Assignment Description

Click on the following link(s) for the Phase 2 Reading Assignment:
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8
National Strategy for Homeland Security (NSHS)? pp. 9–14
Library Research Project
You are the emergency manager in a city of 200,000 people in the Western United States. You facilitated the development of your city’s homeland security strategic plan,
which is considered by many in the field to be the current industry standard.
You need to codify the organizations and individuals with which you collaborated as you developed the plan to ensure that all input and relationships are properly
documented.
Assignment Guidelines
Using the library, course materials, textbook, and Web resources, research at least 3 cases, examples, or stories of successful collaborative efforts involving 2 or
more types of agencies.
The agencies can be from either the federal, state, or local levels.
Create a memorandum for records in 500–750 words that details the following: According to your research, which types of individuals are most important to consider during collaborative activities? Explain in detail.
What common pitfalls do you notice with regard to collaboration, cooperation, and coordination of different types of agencies and governmental levels? Explain.
What types of innovation and ingenuity did you recognize during your research that you believe facilitated interagency collaborative efforts?
Summarize these activities, and use evidence from your research to support your argument of why they were effective.
You must reference at least 3 different scholarly or academic sources throughout your paper.
All sources must be properly referenced using APA style.
Please submit your assignment.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. Reading Assignment
You can find links to the following articles in the Phase 2 Assignment Descriptions:
Homeland Security Presidential Directive–5
Homeland Security Presidential Directive–8
National Strategy for Homeland Security (NSHS); pgs. 9-14 Assignment Objectives
Discuss and describe the importance of collaboration and innovation in developing strategy.