Explain how the government can help to secure his business through DHS programs

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Format: Times New Roman, 12 pt font Single Spaced, via Canvas. Citation page will not count against the one-page memo requirement.

Submit this assignment via Canvas at the beginning of class on Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 at 11:59 PM. Contact the instructor if there are conflicts meeting this requirement (e.g. excused absence). You are expected and required to conduct your own work on this assignment. Citation pages will not count against your page count. Cite your work.

As the new DHS Protective Security Advisor (PSA) for the State of Indiana, you have scheduled a meeting with a local business (Miller’s Machinery) that manufactures large engines for trucks. The local business, a family owned business, passed down over several generations, has never thought about threats to its business, and is skeptical about why they should start now. The owner, Henry Miller IV, says to you “I’m happy to take your meeting, but honestly, nothing every happens in Indiana.”

Action: As the PSA, prepare a brief memo for Mr. Miller, the owner and CEO, on how the US Department of Homeland Security views infrastructure protection. Think about which sector Mr. Miller’s company might be in. Explain how the government can help to secure his business through DHS programs as discussed during Critical Infrastructure week and in the readings, and offer at least two possible threats to his factory, located in Columbus, Indiana (near a major railroad, river and Interstate).