The National Incident Management System was officially signed into law, but its origin came in the 1970's. ... Nine years after the creation of the FIRESCOPE system, "in 1980, the Incident Command System (ICS) that was developed under FIRESCOPE was adopted by the United States Federal Government under what was then called the National Interagency Incident Management System or NIIMS.... The policies generated early on by the NIMS system were only guidelines for state agencies. ... "NIMS requires incident management organizations to ensure that effective interoperable comm...

• Word Count: 804
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Rather than personal information, the important facts are the things the citizens do which conform to the standards set forth by the state. ... The state government that Auden describes is that of communist system. ... Dictatorships and communist systems have failed and will continue to fail. Some countries in Eastern Europe are still under such systems of government. ... This is most likely what Auden wants to warn people of by mocking the political system that existed now. ...

• Word Count: 876
• Approx Pages: 4

The Company has 1,650 employees and offers over 500 products comprising electronic combat systems, diagnostics and power systems and communications and surveillance systems. ... On September 13, 2002, Integrated Defense Technologies announced that it has agreed to purchase the surveillance equipment unit of BAE Systems located in Gaithersburg, Maryland for $146 million in cash, bolstering its intelligence-gathering capabilities. ... The Unit will merge with Integrated Defense"s communication and Surveillance Systems group, which will account for approximately 35 percent of the firm's re...

• Word Count: 470
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Explain how judges are selected in the Federal and in state systems across the United States. ... As it was mentioned, there are two main court systems in America: a federal court system and a state court system. ... In election system, candidates have to put a lot of effort in campaigning. ... The Judiciary Committee is responsible for collecting all required information about the candidate. ... State court system is more prone to modifications. ...

• Word Count: 1173
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The United States Federal Government should substantially curtail its metadata systems. ... By weakening encryption programs and planting backdoor entries to encryption software, the NSA has demonstrated how it is possible to infiltrate and violate information-security systems.... The NSA should curtail its metadata systems. ... In addition, we allow other countries an opportunity to hack into our systems and take the information of billions of people both in our country and outside. ... Finally, the NSA collection system causes a huge hit at the technology industry. ...

• Word Count: 829
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"If there's information at Siemens that's beneficial to US national interests-even if it doesn't have anything to do with national security-then they'll take that information nevertheless.... For example North Korea denying hacking into computer systems at Sony pictures in retaliation for a film depicting the country's leader. ... The damage done to the systems were grand, but more importantly, it was done without shooting a gun, or dropping a bomb. ... Any computer is a potential cyber weapon and anyone with advanced knowledge of information systems is a potentia...

• Word Count: 858
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After all, the same technology that connects companies to the global marketplace also makes their systems vulnerable to attack. ... Detective controls track security events after they occur and provide information for investigations when an incident is noticed or data is missing or corrupted. Assessment controls identify weaknesses in the environment by evaluating system configurations, security settings, access control lists, and other security elements of a particular system or layer. ... For example, every department and agency within the federal government has been mandated, by Executive ...

• Word Count: 522
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Graduate

• As vital as the classified telecommunications systems, only 60 percent of the department's posts have it. • Another 28 percent (50 posts) have systems that are so old they are outdated Banyan products that Banyan no longer supports. ... System overload. ... • The existing email system has no way to adequately mark messages as delivered and received (Laudon & Laudon). ... An information sharing system for 40 Government agencies that operates overseas. ...

• Word Count: 644
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the highly development in technology, media has gone so far in terms of the exploit to the information. ... There has been a controversy over the action of Edward Snowden weather he is responsible for his action and the right to publicize to the information. ... There has been a similar case relating to the disclosure of the classified information. ... The NSA systematically undermined the basic encryption systems of the Internet, making it possible to access to the sensitive banking or medical data is truly private (Shane, 2013). The agency has cracked into the digital scrambling such a...

• Word Count: 1013
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Smith's breakdown of information was in depth, yet uncomplicated. ... Smith discusses several different sides of the political system and those African-Americans that are present in the system. ... The notes are also detailed enough for a student to go find additional information on the subject matter. ... He often compares the American political system with politics in England. His belief system is apparent in his writings. ...

• Word Count: 1153
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Experienced lawyers knows that law like any other body information, can be broken down and organized into small, easily-digested bits. ... In federal system such as ours, there is a built-in problem since state and federal law differ, not to mention the confusion between states. ... More people today can protect themselves if they have a proper information of the rights they have. ...

• Word Count: 447
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

As a smoker, Freeman's article "Fat Smokers Save You Money" struck a nerve with me. I too have been irritated by the argument that the government has a right to interfere with my personal choice to smoke because I somehow "cost everyone else money". BOLOGNA! For every pack of cigarettes that I b...

• Word Count: 833
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Information technology has become one of the major driving forces of the global economy, in which application tools of the information age have been used to increase efficiency, productivity, and interconnectedness. ... The Microsoft Antitrust Case has provided a wealth of debate on the future and relevancy of antitrust laws in the information economy. ... In providing the context for the Microsoft Antitrust Case and the information economy, this paper will also provide an overview of monopolies, antitrust law, characteristics of the information economy, and perspectives on the future state o...

• Word Count: 1085
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

(Watkins, 2011) Rising interest rates are a possibility, because the Federal Open Market Committee was focused on: purchasing Treasury securities, commercial paper and providing ample amounts of liquidity to the financial system. ... At the same time, the Fed is removing the massive amounts of liquidity that it pumped into the financial system. ... This will help to reduce the number of potential foreclosures in the system and it will force banks to work with homeowners. ... ("Study Finds Suicide Rates Rise and Fall with the Economy, " 2011) With all the information presented, you can dr...

• Word Count: 664
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Weprin also discusses the problems of the educational system in New York City as well as emphasizing his concern of the hate crimes that occurred following September 11th, 2001. ... Well I believe the people have lost trust in the federal government considering the president is part of the federal government because he with held some information from the public eye and then denied it. At first we looked at the Federal Government for support and guidance, but since the coming fourth of this information that was hidden from the public eye. ... There needs to be more concentration on our school s...

• Word Count: 1067
• Approx Pages: 4

West provides key information that Washington, Adams, Franklin, Madison, Hamilton, Otis, and Jay denounce the practice of slavery, he also states that they thought it was morally wrong. ... He argues that the founders thought it was the best and most efficient system for commerce and production. ... He also does not offer the reader much information on how long slavery lasted in northern states. ...

• Word Count: 705
• Approx Pages: 3

It's so easy for them to reach any source of information in an instant right under our noses. ... Not only do agencies such as the NSA get information through wired or wireless communication. ... The most obvious and unquestionable reason why the government doesn't have the right to use surveillance system is because of the citizens themselves. ... " The government should be afraid of its' people because of the way the political system is set up. ...

• Word Count: 999
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Even though they had more differences than similarities, they each contributed to providing the foundation of the American political system. ... He thought people with the right amount of information could make smart decisions. ... These laws included federal assumption of the states debt, creation of a national bank, and a system of taxes through a tariff on imports and a tax on whiskey. ...

• Word Count: 927
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Back in the early days, welfare resembled the English system. ... Many critics of the welfare system charge that providing a steady income to needy people encourages idleness. ... Many people also criticize the welfare system for being too complex and costly to administer. ... Public officials collect detailed information about applicants to determine their eligibility for benefits. ... Some people cheat the system by not reporting all the income they earn. ...

• Word Count: 857
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

According to the new federal system of beliefs (at that time), job experience is seen as an adequate and less costly alternative to education, therefore it took precedence over education programs. ... The researchers used the October CPS (1992-2001) The survey collected background information and outcome information on recipients such that the data set includes information about education,AFD history, work history, housing quality and stability, income, child support, child care knowledge and use of child care, and knowledge of work. ...

• Word Count: 991
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

They promote the use of precision technology by conducting research and providing facilities necessary for a consistent system of basic physical and chemical measurements and standards in the United States.5 NIST provides advisory and research services to all federal, state, and local governments by developing, producing, and distributing standard reference materials. ... Program staff provides technical and administrative assistance to the NCWM.7 The Laws and Regulations program provides guidance and training to the states, Federal regulatory agencies, and industry on the model weights an...

• Word Count: 1221
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This action effectively removed him from the criminal justice system and the protections of the constitution. ... Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, said "There should be a strong presumption that anyone arrested in the United States, far from any battlefield, be granted the full legal protections of the criminal justice system-including the right to counsel and not to be held without charges. ... Those who hold information related to national security need to be questioned aggressively, and those in charge of questioning need to have some leeway. Our system of separation ...

• Word Count: 1168
• Approx Pages: 5

Government agencies like, Polaris (a U.S. based organization), seek to destroy human trafficking networks by using investigative teams, informational tip hotlines, and public awareness efforts. ... Though publically and legally being against the human trafficking systems, the governments have made little progressive in even hindering the growing issues. ...

• Word Count: 737
• Approx Pages: 3

With the style of free-market that the Framers originally envisioned, helped to develop our modern-day economic system, which is broken into four separate sectors: household sector, business sector, government sector and the foreign sector. ... Investors look at all the provided information, especially GDP report and governmental spending, to help determine future investments. ...

• Word Count: 1136
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The only successful thing the government has accomplished over the last decade was wasting tax money, and filling up the already crowded prison system. Information from the Office of National Drug Control Policy stated the funding for the war on drugs increased from $1.65 billion in 1982 to $17.7 billion in 1999. ...

• Word Count: 1057
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School