A Plan for the Restructuring of the Department of Homeland Security: The Need to Improve DHS’s Effectiveness
The thesis from unit 3 (Order # 380563057) needs to be used for this term paper.
Your final Assignment in this course is a 15–17-page term paper addressing the restructuring of the Department of Homeland Security.
If you were advising the President of the United States (POTUS), what recommendations would you make to POTUS in order to better integrate the different intelligence and homeland security agencies with the goal of creating more useful “actionable” information? Use the following critical functional areas as a basis to start your recommendations:
Fusion of actionable intelligence information (connecting the dots)
Prevention and deterrence of attacks
Protection and hardening of targets
Response and recovery attacks/disasters
Improved cost efficiencies within DHS
Be sure to show how you would apply those recommendations and support that application with an analysis and critical evaluation of both the current and future versions of the DHS. Provide examples when applicable.
This 15–17-page paper (the page count does not include citations and exhibits), should be written using APA format and include at least 20 sources beyond the textbook. You should try to incorporate major portions of the “mile-stone” Assignments that you drafted in earlier units.
Key sections of your Term Paper should include:
Abstract
Introduction and historical overview of the creation of DHS
A literature review of critical organizational structure issues of DHS
Your proposals
Conclusion
Please underline your thesis statement. Your thesis statement should be one, and only one, sentence that is embedded within your abstract section.
Directions
In addition to fulfilling the specifics of the assignment, a successful paper must also meet the following criteria:
Include a cover page and references page in 10 – 12 point font (Arial, Courier, and Times New Roman are acceptable)
Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained
Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)
Writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful
Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics
Appropriate citation style should be followed
You should also make sure to:
Include a title page with full name, class name, section number, and date
Include an introductory and concluding paragraph and demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English
Use examples to support your discussion
Cite all sources on a separate reference page at the end of your paper and cite within the body of your paper using APA format and citation style. For more information on APA guidelines, visit Academic Tools.
