Deck 13: The Future of Homeland Security: Challenges and Opportunities

Question 1

In the nearly twenty years since DHS's creation, these four major categories of threats that have dominated policy discussions about homeland security:

A) Terrorism, natural disasters, cybersecurity, and border and migration management
B) Terrorism, cybersecurity, white collar crime, and legal framework
C) Natural Disasters, cybersecurity, legal framework, and identify theft
D) Cybersecurity, human trafficking, pandemics, and natural disasters

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What legislation provides civil liability protections to firms that opt to share cybersecurity information with other businesses or government agencies for homeland security purposes?

A) USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
B) Homeland Security Act of 2002
C) Cybersecurity and Information Act of 2015
D) USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What system is used by the Department of Defense to evaluate the potential threat posed by individuals with security clearances on an ongoing basis?

A) Qubits 2.0
B) Workload Task
C) DOD Version 3
D) Trusted Workforce 2.0

Answer 3

D

Question 4

This term refers to a phenomenon in which a precipitating event spurs the creation of new security measures or the enhancement of existing security measures.

A) Security measures
B) Prevention
C) Pendulum effect
D) Common good

Question 5

The outcome of __________________ means that future presidents may decide to use their legal authorities to slow or stop the flow of people and goods into the United States in the event of real or perceived threats to homeland security.

A) Nixon v. Fitzgerald
B) Berg v. Obama
C) Trump v. Hawaii
D) Trump v. New York

Question 6

Which of the following incidents is NOT an example of lone wolf-style terrorism?

A) 2015 San Bernardino mass shooting
B) 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting
C) 2019 El Paso murders
D) 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola shooting

Question 7

The global flow of people and things also requires that organizations within the homeland security enterprise share information

Question 8

Presidents have no discretion in shaping the actions of homeland security stakeholder agencies.

Question 9

More than 100 Congressional committees oversee the homeland security enterprise.

Question 10

Homeland security budgets provide a window of insight into how elected officials view the current threat landscape and allocate limited resources to address those threats.

Question 11

Lone wolf-style terrorists frequently draw inspiration from larger extremist organizations or charismatic leaders.

Question 12

The Snowden, Pho, and Hasson cases all point toward the challenges the federal government faces in guarding against insider threats.

Question 13

The global movement of people and things only applies to homeland security within the transportation sector.

Question 14

Explain Edward Snowden's rationale for stealing and leaking classified information.

Question 15

Describe how the Continuous Evaluation program is used.

Question 16

What are some potential issues that may arise with the use of automated analysis?

Question 17

Explain what is meant by the term 'pendulum effect.'

Question 18

List some of the current challenges emerging in the homeland security profession.

Question 19

Explain how a U.S. President can affect the homeland security enterprise.

Question 20

Discuss your prediction of the future emerging challenges in the homeland security enterprise.

Question 21

Describe the type(s) of research needed for a better understanding of homeland security.