The Presidential Policy Directive Regarding The Organization Of The National Security

This precedent had great impact in the conduct of the Presidency because it ensured the President would be well-informed on matters which may have been alien to him but were very common among his Cabinet members. The President’s lack of experience was compensated for by having members with past experience in certain affairs updated with the latest in their department. This precedent set by Washington disregarded the President’s own shortcomings to provide the most effective approach when dealing with matters abroad or

Question #1 – Describe two process differences between the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). Which budget funds the General Defense Intelligence Program (GDIP)? Briefly describe the DNI’s budget “hammer” over the IC.

Abstract: This paper will speak to the duties of the cabinet that surrounds the President. In the text I will identify each cabinet position with a brief description of their role and importance to the president. The paper will prove that the president him/herself cannot do this job alone, an example from the Bush administration will also be included following the duties portion of the paper. All in all, the cabinet will be explored with their operational functions in the United States government.

The Committee I chose from the House of Representatives was the Committee on Armed Services, as I’m a little biased. The Committee is chaired by Mac Thornberry, a Republican from Texas, and the first Texan from either party to hold the title. The committee has exclusive jurisdiction for defense policy, ongoing military operations, the organizations of the DOD and DOE, counter-drug programs, joint interoperability, and detainee affairs and policy. The subcommittees include: Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Military Personnel, Oversight and Investigations, Readiness, Sea Power and Projection Forces, Strategic Forces, and Tactical Air and Land Forces.

The DNI has modestly more power than the old Directors of Central Intelligence (DCIs), but not enough to give the ODNI/AIS real clout. “Herding cats” remains a decent description of the ODNI’s basic role. The DNI has several duties and responsibilities, but for the subject of improving intelligence information sharing the focus will be directed towards: Improving Analytics, Improving Information Security, Improving Foreign Liaison Relationships, and the end state of Improving Information Sharing.

Intelligence analysts in the IC, DHS, and FBI are tasked with the primary responsibility of developing threat assessments against the United States and national critical infrastructure. The

The Judiciary Committee can be found in both your House of Representatives and in the United States Senate. They oversee the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement organizations. Within this committee falls The Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights Subcommittee. This committee deals with (1) Constitutional amendments; (2) Enforcement and protection of constitutional rights; (3) Legal guarantees of civil rights and civil liberties; (4) Separation of powers; (5) Federal-State relations; (6) Interstate contracts; (7) Human rights laws and practices; (8) Enforcement and execution of human rights laws.

The 1776 united States of America Declaration of Independence contain the words that succinctly describe our national objective, strategy, and message, “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” In today’s United States of America, the world acknowledges American’s as the preeminent owner of individual freedoms, holding and promoting these three basic principles for some 240 years. During these years, the U.S. has employed the use of intelligence to shape its objectives and strategies, and then in times of war used the same intelligence to shape strategic messages against foreign powers. However, as hostilities decline and give way to the restoration of relative peace, the use of intelligence for strategic messages against foreign powers ceases. Under these circumstances, the void created by secession of U.S. messages, provides a communication opportunity to foreign powers for transmission of anti-U.S. messages. Attempts have been made to reinstate the offices that during war countered these anti-U.S. messages to a comprehensive reorganization of the U.S Government intelligence community. This paper does not support creation of a new agency or department to utilize existing strategic intelligence.

When various agencies are working together, it is important to follow the setup protocol to not inflict on agencies responsibilities, accountability, and or authority. The accountability includes incident action plans, unity of command, check-ins, span of control, resource tracking and more (Department of Homeland Security, 2004). It is important that each agency respect their rules and authority.

Policy Coordination Committees (PCCs) coordinate the development and implementation of policies by multiple departments and agencies.

It is made up of the president, presidential advisors, and foreign policy bureaucracies. The president is the spokesperson for and to the nation. His responsibilities include being the commander in chief of the armed forces, negotiating treaties, and appointing ambassadors. The most important of the presidential advisors in the national security advisor. Led by the national security advisor is that National Security Council. The National Security Council (NSC) is in place to advise and assist the president on national security and foreign policies, and they serve as the president’s principle arm for coordinating these policies among various government agencies. The NSC was established under the National Security Act of 1947. The State Department is a cabinet-level department that manages the foreign affairs budget and resources. The State Department is required by Congress to certify countries and meeting targets on human rights, arms control, and reducing drug trafficking in order to be eligible for foreign aid. The executive branch makes and carries out foreign and military policies through these

The president's State of the Union address, delivered annually, is an opportunity to reflect on the nation's accomplishments across the previous twelve months and its goals in the year ahead. When the address delivered following the confirmation of the president's second term, it is an even more significant opportunity to set a course for the term ahead. In the address delivered by President Obama on February 12 before a Joint Congress, the course that he set forth would be distinguished by its progressive nature and the president's new sense of a public mandate.

The Power of President and Congress Every four years, together with not only people from over the world but also American are more excited and eager to wait for the result of U.S. presidential candidate because they elected and believed that he will bring them a hope to maintain and improve the whole scale of economic well-being as well as national security. The president is the one who has the highest power on hand to manage, regulate and solve national and international issues; however, people seem to ignore the role of Congress. In fact, the president would not be able to run the government himself without Congress’s assistance. Especially, in term of the foreign policy, it is defined as a series of strategies chosen by the state to ensure America’s interests and to achieve goals

Burnham, G. (2010, November 19). Introduction to National Security Action Memorandum Number 273. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

The presidency occupies a unique position in all systems of government including the American system of government. The formal powers and the constitutional position occupied by the institution of the presidency are at the core of all national and international politics (Alexandrova & Timmermans, 2013). The President can serve as Commander-in-chief, nominate and appoint ambassadors, just to name a few of the powers of office. However, there is another power that is often overlooked by most, the power of agenda setting. The Constitution does not directly state this power, but it is heavily implied. This paper scrutinizes the institution of the presidency in line with agenda-setting literature. The agenda setting process relates to a series of streams, circumstances, or activities within public policy institutions and processes. The agenda setting process has three streams that incorporate the problem stream, the policy stream, and the politics stream. The problem stream relates to potential policy problems that may have different magnitudes attached to them. The policy stream associates with an agglomeration of potential solutions to policy problems (Eshbaugh-Soha, 2010). Additionally, the politics stream links to those policy issues and solutions that