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Question: There are 17 federal agencies that makeup what is termed the U.S. intelligence community. For this discussion forum, identify two of these federal agencies and explain their roles and responsibilities in supporting the homeland security enterprise. Next, explain how they collect intelligence and disseminate intelligence to other members of the IC and fusion centers. Finally, describe at least one challenge this organization faces in trying to use intelligence to pre-empt or prevent a terrorist attack on the homeland.
Your posts should demonstrate you have read and understood the lecture and the assigned readings and also that you have read all prior postings by the instructor and other students. Post your response as a new thread and comment on the opinions of at least two classmates.
REQUIRED: Post a substantive initial response to the discussion question. Your posts must be based on factual academic information (not personal opinion) supported with citations to at least two (2) academic or professional references (located through the Internet or the UMGC Library) in addition to the course materials. Please use the correct APA 7th Edition format in citing any source material you use. Looking for last-minute assignment help? Grab it now!
Article 1: The Role of Intelligence in Homeland Security
Article 2: Law Enforcement Fusion Centers: Cultivating an Information Sharing Environment while Safeguarding Privacy by Jeremy G. Carter 1 & David L. Carter 2 & Steve Chermak 2 & Edmund McGarrell
Article 3: Addressing Challenges to Homeland Security Information Sharing in American Policing: Using Kotter's Leading Change Model by David E. Lambert
Refer to the APA 7th Edition in the Discussion area.