Between 3-6 sources Type Correspondence: Information Paper As the title of this course indicates, this graduate-level course is designed to use the knowledge gained from your research and analysis in notional situations. Throughout this course, you’ll be tasked to perform tasks routinely associated with Homeland Security practitioners at various levels of government. Title: “The Post-9/11 Legal Basis for Homeland Security Initiatives” Recipient: Newly-appointed State Director of Homeland Security Situation: You are the Administrative Officer in your state’s Department of Homeland Security. The newly-appointed, incoming Secretary has tasked you to provide an Information Paper highlighting the four-4 pertinent, federal, legislative references forming the post-9/11 legal basis for implementing the current array of Homeland Security-related initiatives. In particular, the incoming Secretary has asked for special emphasis on critical infrastructure protection, the Homeland Security Grant Program, composition of the IC, composition of the ISE and any intelligence-related findings from the 9/11 Commission Report. Specified Tasks/Topics: In order to successfully complete this assignment, you must demonstrate an understanding of the four major statutes forming the legal basis for implementing today’s Homeland Security initiatives (thus, the main topics of this paper) by addressing, at a minimum, the following highlights covered in those acts: The legal definition of Terrorism (included in the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001) Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (included in the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001) Homeland Security Grant Program (Homeland Security Act of 2002 as amended by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007) Definition and designation of critical infrastructures and key assets sectors (Homeland Security Act of 2002 as amended) IC composition (Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004) and major roles ISE composition (Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004) in general terms Intelligence-related findings (Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007)
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