Homeland Security Risk Management

Furthermore, there is not enough consideration to whether the public is willing to accept the risk of not securing LPHC targets. Public opinion has the power to sway policy making. However, the department has two critical analytic challenges and the first is prioritizing resources most effectively to prepare and prevent the hazards. This includes natural and technological hazards. The very nature of terrorism is a difficult hazard to properly characterize. In addition, the Department of Homeland Security must develop policies that help at the community and general pubic levels. In developing policies at the general public level evacuation plans will be in place to avert much of the panic (Eller, Gerber

conducting a monthly, quarterly, and yearly risk assessment to determine opportunities for training and further security protocols, and

United State of America has the ability to protect themselves from the terrorist attacks and also natural disasters. The government has committed to provide essential protections against any types of hazards. According to my knowledge some types of natural disasters are not possible to prevent for Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Depending on current conditions, first priorities must have to secure people from the terrorists attack. Nowadays, terrorist attacks have power to destroy huge amount of people as well as country. DHS must have accurate plan to fight against terrorist. It is very responsible part to manage terrorist plan because the government cannot able to predict terrorist attack. It is significant for DHS to focus more in

The ability of the Department of Homeland Security to effectively manage risk is vital to national security. Risk in general, is something that is permanent but because this is known, strategies can be used to mitigate situations as they present themselves. Government managers must manage risk in a complex environment taking into consideration the diverse missions and multiple objectives of public agencies (Hardy, 2014). The role of risk management within the homeland security enterprise was managed by best and worst case scenario planning. This is something that is inevitable as we are faced within a definite variety of threats. One way to grade or rank threats is through worst-case analysis. As this analysis can be used for worst-case scenarios the federal government cannot leave out lower ranking situations (Roberts, 2007). Since the Department of Homeland Security is charged with managing risk within the enterprise, a basic equation is used to help figure out different variables and how they would be affected.

Homeland security is not constrained and controlled to terrorist incidents. Terrorism is one of many threats that put in danger the entire society.  Homeland security includes both natural disasters and man-made events. Therefore, the domain and area of homeland security must accommodate an

Background- In its most basic sense, risk management identifies, allows assessment, and prioritizes risks that are associated and central to an individual project or organization. Risk management allows the organization to be proactive in preventing or mitigating risks, for improving certain processes within the organization, and with the hope of preventing fiscal exposure. However, in almost every organization there are risks individuals are unique and do not always perform at a high level of safety; mechanical or design failures exist, construction projects have supply or labor issues, there are uncertainties in computer or data modification, of course natural disasters, and even deliberate attacks from competitors, etc. Because this is such a common occurrence, national and even international standards have been developed in conjunction with the insurance and regulatory institutions to at least provide basic guidelines to minimize risks risk (International Organization for Standardization, 2009).

Homeland security in United States comprises of complex and competing requirements, incentives, and interests that need to be managed and balanced effectively to achieve the desired national objectives. Security, resilience and safety of the country are endangered by different hazards such as cyberspace attacks, terrorism, manmade accidents, pandemics, natural disasters and transnational crimes which are part of external risks affecting homeland security. Internal risks such as projects costs, workforce management and acquisition operations also affect the security. Internal and external risks impact the country in diverse ways such as human death, environmental degradation, injuries, economic loss, among other negative impacts. Department of Homeland Security and other involved partners should be in a position to manage and understand the different risks to security. The security state current is dynamic and relying on past cannot completely inform decision making (CRS, 2007). Risk management therefore is a process of analyzing, communicating and identifying risk and avoiding, accepting, controlling or transferring the risk to acceptable limits considering benefits and costs of measures taken with the aim of ensuring improving security decisions.

Risk can be defined as R=f(C, V, T). R stands for the level of risk and helps to establish priority for a critical infrastructure asset. C stands for the consequences of an attack on a particular target in terms of general public health. V is an assessment of the vulnerability of a target. Some targets are more easily attacked than others (Gaines and Kappeler, 2012). T stands for the likelihood that a target will be attacked. Once security goals have been established and risk has been assessed the next thing to do is establish security priorities. This should help planning and coordination between agencies with the allocation of resources. A larger amount of resources will be needed for assets with higher risk than the others. Prevention and mitigation efforts include various processes and security approaches or a combination of measures. This process will help to provide substantial information relative to securing critical infrastructure assets as well as implementing cost effective security measures (Gaines and Kappeler,

Throughout many readings we have seen the Department of Homeland Security has many different aspects and also has multiple ways of assessing different risk that come out in your everyday lives. Many people in their lives will never look at these risk because you don’t normally see these risk; it is something you notice if you have a keen eye or else a high level of attention to detail. The basic equation for risk is defined as R = ƒ(C*V*T) where R is the level of risk, C is the consequences (public health, our economy, government action, public confidence in our institutions) of an attack, V is an assessment of the vulnerability of a potential target (how hard or easy it would be for it to be hit by terrorists) and T is the threat or the likelihood

Before Risk Assessment can be addressed we must first briefly discuss Risk Management (RM), the framework of which is where risk assessment resides for the United States Army. The Army uses RM to ensure mission accomplishment in current as well as future operations and applies to operations and non-operational activities (Department of the Army [ATP 5-19], 2014, p. 1-1). The Army process of RM utilizes five steps as part of its holistic approach to mitigate risks, but because this paper’s focus in on the Risk Assessment of the management solutions identified last week, it will only focus on the first two steps of RM, Identify the hazard and Assess the hazard.

After the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States, a series of risk management evaluations were created by the US Federal Government to assess the future risks the homeland was going to face. When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was officially created in 2002, more effective risk management assessments were re-designed to evaluate the past and present dangers, prevent them and respond successfully to more terrorist attacks. Since 2001 until 2007, a development of risk assessment has been divided in phases to be able to reach a better formula that would analyze the risk within the homeland security and provide the appropriate fund to homeland security enterprise.

The first step in the process of implementing a Homeland Security Assessment is the Organizational Overview. The overview is a critical step in providing any issues, challenges, and homeland security strategies that already affect the organization (Fisher, 2004). “The organizational overview is the most appropriate starting point for the assessment and will provide a snapshot of the organization’s homeland security initiatives before the team begins the assessment process” (Fisher, 2004, p.28)

The proficiencies and boundaries of the intelligence in auxiliary the efforts of homeland security within the Department of Defense are significant part of the United States’ national intelligence resources. Included as part of the intelligence resources are the National Security Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the intelligence and security branches of the individual armed services (Department of Homeland Security 2015). By providing communication intercepts, satellite reconnaissance and human intelligence worldwide, all of the agencies work to deliver the

After building a notional framework, I began seeking ways to inform “risk” and reached out to others in the agency recognizing others had been working on such initiatives. What I learned is that many of these projects only focused on an element or two of the broader concept (e.g., vulnerability) and few provided a holistic understanding. One group, however, had been working with Argonne National Laboratory for several years to develop just such an approach to mitigate the risk of explosives in an airport environment.

The perseveration of life and property has always been a focal point of the American people. The focus of homeland security is to ensure that the citizens of the United States are protected under its Umbrella. Homeland security is not a new concept. Although the Department of Homeland Security is only a few decades old, the concept and principles have been in place since the existence of our country. Throughout this course, the students have read and evaluated multiple factions of homeland security and the possibilities of what the future might hold. Furthermore, it is important to understand what homeland security is, the past which created the path leading to the future, how first responders can better prepare for attacks and understanding how homeland security can be improved for generations to come.