Section 3: Governance
You have been asked to brief the Homeland Security Counternarcotics Task Force in preparation for an upcoming meeting on their Southwest border (SWB) case study. Prepare 2 PowerPoint slides that include the following:
- Slide 1 should provide a graphic diagram of the rules, including the Patriot Act, U.S. Code, and policies that apply to the region.
- Slide 2 should offer a list of 56 overarching themes which summarize the challenges.
- You should demonstrate your understanding of the legal factors, legislative statutes, constitutional themes, and international precepts that inform the formulation of this policy and its geopolitical concerns.
- You should highlight the unique nature of coordinated and fragmented organizational structures at the SWB.
- Be sure to emphasize the challenges of unity of command, unity of effort, and performance measures.
- Include useful bibliographic references.
Section 4: Organizational Structures
Assume the role of a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) senior staff member. A national Department of Homeland Security (DHS) representative has asked your boss what assistance the DHS might offer in better securing the border.
Write a 2-page point paper to emphasize the need for better multiagency coordination on the SWB. Your paper should include the following:
- Page 1 should address organizational structures and the frustration of uncoordinated law enforcement and homeland security activities at the SWB.
- Page 2 should persuade authorities to address these concerns.
- Identify and detail the organizations, responsibilities, and jurisdictions most likely to drive the homeland security considerations involving the NSWBCN Strategy and your case study.
- Identify specific local, state, tribal, and federal organizations that have equities in the SWB region.
- Identify existing organizational structures that are either complimentary and supportive, or redundant and inefficient.
- Include useful bibliographic references.
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