Instructions
Answer the following questions and post your comments:
What are the rights guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the Bill of Rights?
What are some objections held by civil rights advocates against the PATRIOT Act?
What has the Supreme Court decided concerning the U.S. government’s actions toward detainees?
What role does communications technology play in homeland security, and what problems were identified by the 9/11 Commission as issues?
How many cyberattacks have there been that have physically damaged infrastructure in the United States? Does it represent a significant threat?
What are the problems with defining cyberterrorism? How might that affect homeland security operations?
What do you think the role of HSARPA should be with regard to homeland security technology, and why is this role important?
Is there a good way to divide cyber-defense issues between the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security? How might these jurisdictions be defined?
What role does the Transportation Security Administration play in the country’s aviation system? What other roles does it play across other types of transportation?
Border security has been an issue in the United States for a long time. What elements of border security are most important and why?
What is the difference between the roles of the U,S, Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement?
What future threats to homeland security are the most important? Why?
Why role might climate change play in the future of homeland security in the United States?
What is the primary challenge regarding cybersecurity in the United States? Why?
