Assignment:
As a culmination of your previous work in this course, you will be asked to draw upon all that you have learned. Be creative in your project, and look for nontraditional ideas to promote the emerging discipline of homeland security.
Complete the following for the project:
Develop a comprehensive, strategic 5-year plan for your community relating to current homeland security hazards, risks, and vulnerabilities.
Include all of the elements that were discussed, including the details on how to facilitate or manage the planning process.
Your plan must include a training outline that incorporates new members and existing members.
The outline should address the various levels of operation: policy, strategic, tactical, and task.
Select an appropriate organizational construct for your region.
Determine which agencies will be involved in your larger group, and explain why they belong.
Frame the strategic plan from the big-picture point of view, expanding upon the details of the collective group strategic plan.
Include the financial plan to support your agency's strategic plan, training plan, and involvement in a regional collaboration (or other organizational construct).
Give detail on your funding sources.
This aspect may have a great impact on your selection of an organizational design.
Defend each of your decisions and positions, and provide support from your research and from the course materials.
If properly constructed, your comprehensive plan document should not exceed 10 pages in length, including charts, graphs, or tables.
Use proper APA format.