Homeland Security Final
Private Sector Homeland Security
American Military University
HLSS498
29 Nov 20
Research Question
How can the United States leverage U.S based and owned Private Sectors to enhance and improve Homeland Security?
Thesis
An analysis of the Department OF Homeland Security with continuing partnership with private sector companies in ensuring protection of the National Security and interests.
Introduction
Homeland security is not extensive limited to the United States government alone, there are clear signs that the issue is not a sole responsibility thus there’s a need to create stronger partnerships that involve potential stakeholders. An increase in crimes and terrorist attacks can have devastating effects on American citizens on their surroundings, it is proven that the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the private sector stakeholders leads to better federal efforts in the mitigation of critical assets and national infrastructure. Therefore this paper will show that partnerships with private sectors will not only provide the DHS with access in mitigation of cybersecurity threats but also physical security threats.
Background
Homeland security has been and it’s still an ongoing problem that faces different nations globally, there’s a need to collaborate with the private sectors and enforce the law to enhance management and protection of domestic incidents with a unified approach. The Department of Homeland Security with the help of both public and private sectors and the stakeholders such as the communications sector and energy sectors to reduce cases of national insecurities. One of the threats to national security is increased crime rates activities at federal, local, and state levels, terrorism, acts of violence, cybersecurity threats, and critical national infrastructure among others (Givens et al., 2018).
Consequences
Private sector Homeland Security has positive results in enhancing our homeland security, first, it will enhance the response efficacy and time to the public, there will also be reduced recovery time after each disaster this will be beneficial to the Department of National Security, besides that the integration of private sectors in Homeland Security will also help improve the evacuation period during attacks or whenever there’s earthquakes or any other national disaster (Ational et al., 2019), there will also be improved transportation from one place to another in case of attacks and also the deliverance of food services in the event of emergencies.it will also provide an opportunity to bring together the intelligence community which will explore possible perspectives and ideas in real-time. Besides new recommendations and knowledge will be obtained on how to improve the priorities of the intelligence community and also further the national security goals; there will also be improved intelligence, information, and data sharing in the DHS.
Current Initiatives
Various initiatives have been deployed to improve homeland security, the private sector has enhanced communication technology which can be used by the DHS to have better access to communities, they can also collaborate and coordinate with legislators and policymakers to facilitate laws that can easily help the homeland security, moreover, this private sector can provide guidelines and research which are related to emerging issues in the security homeland department, the DHS will also help private sectors to sustain and build capabilities needed for mitigation, protection, recovery and response and prevention of potential and significant threats. With these initiatives, they'll be able to handle outside threats and Homeland security will improve since private sectors have the best resources to handle such cases and the DHS needs to be in a position to craft responses that are innovative by applying and adapting these intelligence capabilities and coming up with new security landscapes (Givens et al., 2018).
The Real Debate
No researcher can put a price on homeland security; the partnership of private and public sectors can lead to enhanced innovative and creative problem-solving tactics by coordinating by sharing information and resources to achieve mutual goals.
Answering the Question
Collaborating with the private sectors in improving national security will be a big help in protecting our national interests and security since this is a collective responsibility there’s a need to create stronger partnerships with potential stakeholders.
Conclusion
According to (Givens et al., 2018) this is just a brief overview of private sector homeland security, the results of coordinating with them are endless a positive, given the vast impacts of their collaboration with continued research, it will be evident that private sector homeland security tactics can be effectively applied to enhance the performance of DHS and to improve the homeland security of our nation.
References
Ational, O., Center, A., Kennedy, M., Metz, D., Dezenski, E., Birenbaum, J., & Kenney, C. (2019). HS AC HOMELAND SECURITY Assessing the Cost of Disaster Recovery and Identifying Funding Sources in the HSOAC Puerto Rico Economic and Disaster Recovery Plan Project. Retrieved November 30, 2020, from https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR2800/RR2861/RAND_RR2861.pdf
Givens, A. D., Busch, N. E., & Bersin, A. D. (2018). Going Global: The International Dimensions of U.S. Homeland Security Policy. Journal of Strategic Security, 11(3), 1–34. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26538515