Journal
In December 2004, President George W. Bush passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act and created the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) (pp. 114-115 in the textbook). The goal was to eliminate the incidence between the intelligence agencies and promote a philosophy of cooperation.
Since the director of national intelligence (DNI) is now coordinating the components of the intelligence community, do you think the collaboration and coordination of efforts has improved national security? If you were the DNI, are there changes you would present to the intelligence agencies to improve intelligence and prevent further terrorist attacks?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words
Assignment Blog
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security identifies seven departments and agencies that are sector-specific and are tasked to specifically protect the critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks within the United States.
For this assignment, you will create a blog posting of at least 250 words to examine one of the agencies or departments outlined in the textbook.
In order to complete the assignment, you will need to review the missions of the federal agencies under homeland security in the textbook.
In your post, you will need to describe the mission and describe the mission and duties of the agency/department. duties of the agency/department.
Federal Agency chosen: Department of Defense (DOD)
Think about the following while you are preparing your post:
In your opinion, is the agency/department successfully achieving its duties and mission to protect their designated critical infrastructure from a terrorist attack?
What is the agency/department doing to protect their designated critical infrastructure?
Do you have any recommendations for improvement?
Remember that your posts should be in a conversational format. Be sure to explain any technical terms considering this would be for the whole community to view, including those unfamiliar with homeland security terms and phrases.