You are a member of the staff of the state Office of Homeland Security and have been personally selected by the Director to brief the Regional Task Force Chairmen on the new PDD-8 and any potential impacts on the state, regional task forces, counties and municipalities. In order to complete this assignment, students must prepare and Information Paper with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation (not to exceed 5 slides) that provides amplifying data in Notes Pages format. Address the following Critical Elements in your presentation, how they function together and whether changes are underway due to PDD-8:
National Preparedness Vision
National Planning Scenarios
Universal Task List
Target Capabilities List
Information Papers:
Information Papers are used in the public-sector at every level of government – and that means that each of these levels has its own peculiar style or format manual prescribing what elements should be covered in the paper. They are usually used to inform newly-arriving supervisors of unfamiliar, existing or emerging issues. As the name implies, they are used to provide the most essential information about a particular subject and should leave the reader with a general understanding of an issue or subject. They should not contain opinion or conjecture.
Decision-makers will usually provide guidance in advance as to length, composition, etc. Try to capture data in short, declarative sentences vice long paragraphs; bullet points work very well. Citations (footnotes & endnotes) are not usually used unless otherwise indicated by your particular agency style/format manual.
Length: 750-1000 words.
Although no specific format is prescribed, the recommended format for this course is provided herein. You should include the subject of the Information Paper under the Title, a Purpose paragraph, a Background paragraph, a General Topics section that contains the major information. Bullet points usually indicate sub-topics. A Point of Contact (POC) line is used at the end in case the reader has additional questions; it usually contains the writer’s name, email address, phone number and date prepared.
Information Paper
“Post-9/11 Legal Basis for Homeland Security Initiatives”
Purpose. To provide information on …
Background.
General Topics.
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