Write a summary analyzing the official response to an incident (natural or manmade) involving Critical Infrastructure in the United States. The incident should be one which has occurred within the past five (5) years. Describe the response, including agencies and levels of government involved. Discuss the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of the coordination and cooperation among federal, state, regional, local, tribal and territorial levels, and the private sector, as applicable. Describe the roles and responsibilities of the various agencies as well as any applicable laws, regulations and/or critical infrastructure protection policies. Support your discussion and analysis with authoritative, credible resources.
All submissions must include the following technical components:
A cover or title page.
Labeled topical headings (e.g., Introduction, Literature Review, Discussion, Conclusion, Recommendations, etc.)
Length: The report must contain a body of text of about 750 words (about 3 pages double-spaced, 12 point font), excluding cover, abstract, illustrations, graphs, table of contents, appendices, and reference pages. Reports significantly below or above the parameters will be downgraded. Please note that abstract, illustrations, graphs, table of contents, appendices are NOT required but if you do use them, they do not count as part of the body of text for length assessment.
A reference page containing a minimum of three (3) course-external resources used and cited in the report. References cited at the end of the report must be cited in text to illustrate how they were used.
Written in APA Style.
