Would reporting mental illness as a part of gun control background checks be a violation of HIPAA or the privacy act? Would it solve the problem or even make a difference?

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Current Event

Instructions: Students will participate in the discussion and answer the question(s) provided in the current event topic

Message from student: Here is my current event for the week. Lets treat this like a think tank and provide solutions and courses of actions to solve these problems.

https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/domestic-us-terror-threat-what-know The Domestic U.S. Terror Threat: What to Know, Council on Foreign Relations, August 6, 2019.

Here is a second very short article on the social media issues regarding the shootings. https://www.cfr.org/blog/terrorism-social-media-and-el-paso-tragedy Terrorism, Social Media, and the El Paso Tragedy, 

Council on Foreign Relations, August 6, 2019. 

In the past two (2) consecutive weeks the United States has experienced three (3) active shooter/mass killings. One here in our area. These killings bring up some volatile policy topics that have been

debated and ignored for years. As Public Administrators we are tasked to make “tough” policy decisions that are grounded in ethics, accountable, demonstrate social responsibility, feasible,

truthful & factual, follow the rule of law, constitutional, protect the public, and actually solve the problem.  As Public Administrators(not Politicians), How do we solve the problems that are weaved

into the fabric of these heinous crimes while providing realistic strategies and preserving our Constitutional Rights. The following are questions and reasons(I say that loosely) that have come up since these shootings took place:

· Hate groups-How do we address violent extremist groups? White Nationalism, xenophobia, Anarchist-ANTIFA, racial and ethnic prejudice.  When does Free Speech become a crime? Are there limits? Is the President’s rhetoric contributing by fanning the flames?

· How do we realistically stop the violence? Does it involve Gun Control-Universal Background Checks, High Capacity Magazines/Drums, Assault Weapons? What is your policy recommendation?

· Would reporting mental illness as a part of gun control background checks be a violation of HIPAA or the privacy act? Would it solve the problem or even make a difference?

· Is Social Media, Cyber activities, Video games, or bad parenting to blame? Does it need regulating or do we let it be a “deep web” free for all? Do we need a PATRIOT ACT LITE type of policy implementation to monitor home grown extremist groups?

· Domestic Terrorism vs. Terrorism is there a difference and are we actively doing enough to stop it?

Discuss the defense mechanisms that can be used to prevent an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles. After reviewing this article, do you believe that drones could be used to attack first responders at the scene of a minor or major incident response?

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n this unit, you have learned about the different types of unmanned aerial vehicles that exist in the public and private sectors. You have also learned about the use of drone technology used by first responders to prepare for, respond to, and recover from an incident. What is the feasibility that the same technology will be used in a terrorist or lone-wolf attack in the United States?

For this assignment, you will read and review an article that attempts to answer that very question. Click the link provided to access the article, and read pages 2–17 of the PDF.

Hughes, M., & Hess, J. (2016). An assessment of lone wolves using explosive-laden consumer drones in the United States. Global Security and Intelligence Studies, 2(1), 62–80. Retrieved from https://apus.libguides.com/ld.php? content_id=41237096

After reading the article, write a review that addresses, at a minimum, the following areas: Give a brief overview of the article and the study’s purpose. Explain lone-wolf terrorism in the United States today. How have lone-wolf terrorists begun to integrate technology such as drone usage into their plans to orchestrate attacks in the United States? Discuss why the use of drones by terrorist groups or lone-wolf terrorists is expected to increase in the future. Discuss the defense mechanisms that can be used to prevent an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles. After reviewing this article, do you believe that drones could be used to attack first responders at the scene of a minor or major incident response? What are the motives? The authors conclude with several suggestions for future research in this area. Which area do you feel is most critical and should be prioritized? Explain your opinion. Conclude your review with your overall thoughts and viewpoints on the article. Do you agree or disagree with the authors’ points? How do you feel the information presented relates to the concepts you learned in this unit and the future of homeland security?

Your article review should be a minimum of three pages in full length, not counting the title and reference pages. It should be well organized and offer an insightful and thorough analysis with a strong argument and evidence. You are required to use at least two sources in addition to the Hughes and Hess article to support your analysis. All sources used must be properly cited. Your article review, including all references, should be formatted in APA style.

Reference:  Baggett, R. K., Foster, C. S., & Simpkins, B. K. (Eds.). (2017). Homeland security technologies for the 21st century. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

Down below is the article you have to read and write about.

Discuss the domestic terrorist event. Provide information about the critical infrastructure that was impacted and how the role of protecting this infrastructure was forever changed due to this event

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In Unit VII, you will submit a research paper based on a terrorist event that has happened in history. You will identify the event and research the environmental, political, economic, and sociological impact of the event and the response at all levels of government. Your research will include identifying the type of response partners and agencies involved with the response and recovery of the event and outlining the after actions and lessons learned from the event.

To prepare for that upcoming assignment, this unit will have you begin researching articles and identify your chosen event. Your instructor will provide feedback on the topic that you select for your research paper.

Your assignment for this unit is to write a brief paragraph that identifies a selected terrorist event and then to create an annotated bibliography for two research articles from the Waldorf Online Library that you plan to use in your future paper. You should select sources that meet the criteria below.

Discuss the domestic terrorist event. Provide information about the critical infrastructure that was impacted and how the role of protecting this infrastructure was forever changed due to this event.  Discuss the national strategies for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as it relates to this event. If your event occurred prior to the development of the DHS, discuss what strategies were likely developed as a reaction to the event you selected

Your annotated bibliography must be a minimum of three pages in length and adhere to APA style.

You have to go on www.waldorfuniversity.com  To find the two article in the library

Explain the difference between a population and a sample.  (5–6 slides with speaker notes)

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Big Data is everywhere and various businesses around the world are driven by Big Data. However, while some businesses rely on Big Data for organizational decision making, this does not mean that the implications and applications of Big Data are properly used to ensure optimal effectiveness for the organization

For this scenario, you have been appointed as the Business Analyst for Big D Incorporated charged with providing authoritative recommendations to the Board of Directors. As the Business Analyst, the recommendation you provide will be based upon data calculated from statistical appropriate formulas. Be reminded that you are not the company’s statistician yet the Business Analyst and therefore responsible for interpreting statistical data and making the appropriate recommendations.

Big D Incorporated was offered a series of business opportunities and it is your job as the Business Analyst to provide expert insight and justification for recommendations regarding these potential prospects.

Assignment Details

Big D Incorporated has a business opportunity to provide two different types of information to a new client. As the Business Analyst, you are tasked to assess the financial feasibility of this opportunity. The new client is a retailer and looking to expand their product offerings. However, they are requesting Big D Incorporated to assist in the decision-making process.

Prepare a presentation that addresses the following:

  • Explain the difference between nominal and ordinal data.
  • List 3 qualitative attributes of outdoor sporting goods that the client may want to ask consumers. Make sure 1 of the qualitative attributes is nominal.
  • For each ordinal attribute, assign names for the endpoints of a 5 point rating scale.
  • Explain the difference between interval and ratio data.
  • List 2 quantitative attributes of outdoor sporting goods that market researchers might want to measure.
  • Explain the difference between a population and a sample.  (5–6 slides with speaker notes)