Midterm Assignment
Instructions
In this assignment you will be asked to develop a 5-7 double spaced white paper.
Specifics: You are the new Secretary of Homeland Security. You are drafting a Policy Document for the Biden Administration that explores Port Security past 2021. MTSA and S.A.F.E Port are key legislations; the Secure Freight Initiative is a process embraced by the world. What are YOU recommending be the next issue to address within this homeland security issue? Is the biggest issue cyber-related? Is it the use of containers as weapons? Choose your issue.
The typical format for a White Paper is:
- Define the issue
- Analyze it
- Summarize your findings and recommendations including Course of Actions.
To help you with this assignment please consider the following references:
Technical Requirements
- Your white paper must be at a minimum of 5-7 pages total. (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
- Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.
- Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
- Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework.
- Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
- All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric.