ESSAY : Homeland Security Interagency Operations

9/11 Reports

You will summarize two chapters/week of the 9/11 commission report. Summaries should be 2-3 pages and follow the format of the research paper. THIS WEEK IS CHAPTER 13 ONLY!

Use commission report as your only reference. There’s a lot of information in the report. Use as much as possible.

BELOW IS THE RESEARCH PAPER FORMAT YOU WILL USE. THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE USING A DIFFERENT TOPIC.

 911 COMMISSION REPORT SUMMARY CHAPTER 13

Research Paper

Design a plan of operation and collaboration for a current threat to homeland security. Detail the extent of the threat and the major actors involved. You can choose a general threat typology (arms trafficking, cyber vulnerabilities, etc) or a more specific threat (use of narco submarines for trafficking Columbian cocaine).

Paper should include:

1. History and evolution of the threat
2. How it effects Homeland Security overall
   1. How America is vulnerable to the threat
      1. Current policies
      1. Lack of funding
      1. Open borders
      1. Etc….
3. Which agencies are the major players
   1. What are their main roles
4. Should collaboration include private sector organizations/individuals
   1. This needs to be well thought out, justified and factual
5. Devise a plan for operation and collaboration to address this issue
   1. What policies should be amended?
   1. What safeguards should be put into place?
   1. How is national security enhanced via collaboration and information sharing

Research papers are to be 8-10 pages (12pt font, double spaced, one inch margins) EXCLUDING title page and bibliography.  Students should utilize a MINIMUM of 3 DIFFERENT academic sources, not include the textbook. **Note: Wikipedia is NOT an academic source and should not be used for this paper. Academic journals, books, and government websites are the BEST source to use. Papers should include:

• Title Page
• Body of the paper (8-10 pages)
• Bibliography

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Chapter 13 talks about the different ways that the US government should be organized to protect its citizens from terror attacks. The various recommendations in the chapter include the unification of many federal organs such as the intelligence community, strategic intelligence, and stakeholders in the counterterrorism sector and supporting the homeland defenders and the FBI (9/11 Commission, 2004).
Joint action was considered to be critical in supporting planning and for the unification purpose. Joint action led to the creation of other departments apart from CIA such as the defense department, homeland security, state…