Research Question 1

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· Infrastructure Security in the United States – A Historical Perspective Module (Module 1): the following parts of the commentary:

· Topic 3: Infrastructure Security Issues in Contemporary Conflict: World War II and the Cold War

· Topic 4: Modern America: The Policy Response to Terrorism – Oklahoma City to 9/11 (1995 – 2001)

· Failure to Act  https://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ASCE-Failure-to-Act-2016-FINAL.pdf

· Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-21) on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience (2013)  http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/12/presidential-policy-directive-critical-infrastructure-security-and-resil  and Joint National Priorities for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience  https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/JointNationalPrioritiesFactSheet-508.pdf

· Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-8) National Preparedness  http://www.dhs.gov/presidential-policy-directive-8-national-preparedness

· NIPP 2013:  Partnering for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience  https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/national-infrastructure-protection-plan-2013-508.pdf

· USA Patriot Act Critical Infrastructures Protection  https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/5195c

· The Internet and the USA Patriot Act:  Potential Implications for Electronic Privacy, Security, Commerce and Government  https://epic.org/privacy/terrorism/usapatriot/RL31289.pdf

· National Preparedness Goal 2015  https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1443799615171-2aae90be55041740f97e8532fc680d40/National_Preparedness_Goal_2nd_Edition.pdf  

· Homeland Security Act of 2002: Title II – Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, Subtitle A – Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, Access to Information (Sec. 201-202); Subtitle B – Critical Infrastructure Information (Sec. 211-215) and Subtitle C – Information Security (Sec. 221-225) (pages 11- 25)  http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/hr_5005_enr.pdf

· The National Strategy for Homeland Security, 2002 (pages xiii, ix, 29-35)  http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/lps20641/nat_strat_hls.pdf

· The National Strategy for Homeland Security, 2007 (pages 1, 13, 25-30, 39, 42)  https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/nat_strat_homelandsecurity_2007.pdf

· The Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Years 2014-2018 Strategic Plan  https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/FY14-18%20Strategic%20Plan.PDF  Pages 8, 14, 18 – 22, 29 – 31, 38 – 39, 46

· Executive Order – Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity  https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/12/executive-order-improving-critical-infrastructure-cybersecurity

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