Part 1:
Identify and describe the mission and responsibilities of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Discuss the DHS layout, members, organizational and procedural structure, chain of command, purpose, and mission of the department. Consider the following elements while preparing your response:
1. DHS Child Member Agencies
2. Coordination and Chain Of Command
3. Procedural Structure
4. Organizational Structure
Part 2: Questions Analysis
1. Is the department logically organized for effectively fulfilling its mission? If so, explain why/ If not, explain why.
2. Are there any federal, state, and/or local agencies present in DHS that do not belong? If so, explain why/ If not, explain why.
3. Are there any federal, state and/or local agencies that are not present in the current organization and should be added (e.g. the FBI)? If so, explain why. If not, explain why.
4. Has the organizational and procedural layout of the DHS ever been altered, streamlined, or changed in any way since the DHS was first created? Hint.YES, it has. If so, describe how it has changed since inception. What is the same, what components were changed? Be detailed.
5. Further, do you think that the current structure is superior (measured as a function of its ability to efficiently identify, mitigate, prepare, respond, and recover from threats to US national security domestically and internationally) to older organizational versions of the DHS? If so, explain why/ If not, explain why. Be detailed.
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