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Assignment:
1. Think back to Lesson 5 and your reading of PPD-8; and also keep in mind, of course, the readings for this lesson: come up with an initial objective post in pretty decent length on the following question:
What responsibilities does any level of government have in terms of preparing for, responding to, recovering from, protecting, as well as mitigating against disasters? Provide at least three (3) different citations.
2. Looking at the scope and direction of current or recent Congressional activity in the large-scale legislative plan, what three issues in particular seem to open the door to controversy as Congressional interest competes for those issues considered equally vital to the Secretary of DHS? Is there a specific issue that appears contentious and controversial enough that potential conflict between the President and Congress over policies, mission scope and direction appears predictable?
3. The NIPP is the culmination of Congressional statutes, presidential policy/directives, executive orders and The National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets. Through all of these documents, the states, territories and tribal entities are never directed to execute any CIKR protection-related task. The Congress specifically directs those tasks to the Executive Branch. However, it does require state support to enable the federal agencies in executing their mandated tasks. Understanding this fact, how can the Congress and the president ensure that the nation's elected leaders, owners/operators of CIKR and the associated stakeholders (e.g., locally-elected officials, first responders, etc.) buy into "protection" as defined in the NIPP? (come up with pretty dencent legnth response).
4. There are many different opinions on the exact relationship between TCO's and terrorist organizations. Pick a side: Is there a convergence occurring between TCOs and terrorist organizations, or do they just have ad hoc cooperation whenever necessary? Include in your assessment the future relationship between these two types of organizations. Because this questions asks you to speculate on the future it is very important to identify what information drives you to a particular conclusion (Include citations and references).