Daniel Brown: Maintaining Safety And Security
Maintaining Safety and Security
Daniel Brown
Maintaining Safety and Security; the Department of Homeland Security
Kaplan University
“I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We 've created life in our own image.” Stephen Hawking
Maintaining Safety and Security; the Department of Homeland Security
While there are many important agencies responsible for the safety and security of the American people, none are burdened so heavily with the expectation of excellence as the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security was founded in 2003 in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 attacks in …show more content…
The purpose of this plan protects the American people and their interest by training and identifying scenarios where threats are present, or action may be required. The plan stated in its publication to “Build a safer, more secure, and more resilient America by preventing, deterring, neutralizing, or mitigating the effects of deliberate efforts by terrorists to destroy, incapacitate, or exploit elements of our Nation’s CIKR, and to strengthen national preparedness, timely response, and rapid recovery of CIKR in the event of an attack, natural disaster, or other emergency.” Critical infrastructure must be secure and able to withstand and rapidly recover from all hazards. Proactive and coordinated efforts are necessary to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure – including assets, networks, and systems – that are vital to public confidence and the Nation’s safety, prosperity, and well-being. This endeavor is a shared responsibility among Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial entities, and public and private owners and operators of critical infrastructure.(DHS, 2009) This plan focuses on actual, potential, or threatened interference with, attack on, compromise of, or incapacitation …show more content…
The DHS continues to work to safeguard American interests and lives while maintaining a level of professionalism that serves the public. Romulus, may have founded Rome, but it did not grow to greatness through the will of one person. Rome was built of the backs of tens of thousands who shared a common interest. The DHS shares the interests of every American; safety and security. The credibility of any Organization wishing to please the public while maintaining safety is vital for the success of the organization itself. While credentials and experience of the DHS are effective in providing a foundation or pathway to a secure future to be built on, the confidence of DHS to protect us, or the charisma that is used by the individuals within the organization will show the results of the DHS to protect American prosperity and security. National change, much like personal, professional, or even emotional change is an inevitable part of life. In order for any organization to grow and stay competitive, some or many changes will need to take place. Change on such a grand scale can sometimes present itself as unsettling, mysterious, even frightful, but it is change that often presents the largest opportunity for an organization to benefit. The attacks of the
Daniel Brown
Maintaining Safety and Security; the Department of Homeland Security
Kaplan University
“I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We 've created life in our own image.” Stephen Hawking
Maintaining Safety and Security; the Department of Homeland Security
While there are many important agencies responsible for the safety and security of the American people, none are burdened so heavily with the expectation of excellence as the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security was founded in 2003 in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 attacks in …show more content…
The purpose of this plan protects the American people and their interest by training and identifying scenarios where threats are present, or action may be required. The plan stated in its publication to “Build a safer, more secure, and more resilient America by preventing, deterring, neutralizing, or mitigating the effects of deliberate efforts by terrorists to destroy, incapacitate, or exploit elements of our Nation’s CIKR, and to strengthen national preparedness, timely response, and rapid recovery of CIKR in the event of an attack, natural disaster, or other emergency.” Critical infrastructure must be secure and able to withstand and rapidly recover from all hazards. Proactive and coordinated efforts are necessary to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure – including assets, networks, and systems – that are vital to public confidence and the Nation’s safety, prosperity, and well-being. This endeavor is a shared responsibility among Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial entities, and public and private owners and operators of critical infrastructure.(DHS, 2009) This plan focuses on actual, potential, or threatened interference with, attack on, compromise of, or incapacitation …show more content…
The DHS continues to work to safeguard American interests and lives while maintaining a level of professionalism that serves the public. Romulus, may have founded Rome, but it did not grow to greatness through the will of one person. Rome was built of the backs of tens of thousands who shared a common interest. The DHS shares the interests of every American; safety and security. The credibility of any Organization wishing to please the public while maintaining safety is vital for the success of the organization itself. While credentials and experience of the DHS are effective in providing a foundation or pathway to a secure future to be built on, the confidence of DHS to protect us, or the charisma that is used by the individuals within the organization will show the results of the DHS to protect American prosperity and security. National change, much like personal, professional, or even emotional change is an inevitable part of life. In order for any organization to grow and stay competitive, some or many changes will need to take place. Change on such a grand scale can sometimes present itself as unsettling, mysterious, even frightful, but it is change that often presents the largest opportunity for an organization to benefit. The attacks of the