You are the emergency manager in a city with a population of 250,000 in the northeastern United States. You are seeking grant funding from the Department of Homeland Security for your municipality to aid in the protection of critical infrastructure (CI). Before the City Council will approve your grant proposal, it has requested a briefing on the city’s CI.
Your assignment is to create a 3-4 pages informational memorandum that fully defines, explains, and provides practical local examples of critical infrastructure in general and the most significant (top 3) critical infrastructure in your city. You should ensure that you address each of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors. ( https://www.cisa.gov/critical-infrastructure-sectors )
Assignment Guidelines
Address the following in a memorandum of 3-4 pages :
For each of the 16 Critical Infrastructure sectors, identify 1–2 local examples of critical infrastructure.
Briefly describe the examples, and explain how they are operated and utilized.
Provide any information that you feel is unique to each sector.
Identify the 3 most significant critical infrastructure assets in your locality.
Explain why they are the most significant to your locality.
What could be impacted if one of the sectors were compromised? Explain.
What if most or all of the sectors were compromised? Explain.
Would it be possible to rebuild these resources? Why or why not?
Compile your responses into your final memorandum, and submit the file to your instructor.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
