Identify 15 actions, with descriptions, of how an organization can take action to reduce insider threat.

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An employee has just been fired for taking trade secrets home and leaving them on a commuter bus where someone found them and then took pictures and posted them to the internet. The company has lost millions since the disclosure has removed the trade secret protected status.

You have been asked by the head of the IT department to create a 5-page reference guide for employees that will help employees be more aware of ways to reduce insider threat within your organization.

Include an introduction on the risk landscape and recent high profile cases of insider threat.

Identify 15 actions, with descriptions, of how an organization can take action to reduce insider threat.

Consider the following when creating your reference guide:

Working with internal and external threats

Influences on human behavior; users not always aware of behavior

How insider threat contributes to organizational compromise

The basic methods and tools used to defend against networks security risks

Malicious behavior and insider threat (identifying how documents were stolen and mitigating that risk)

Compare well-known cases of insider threat found in the news and media

Guide management in the practice of hiring, training, and termination

Use the Agenda Comparison Grid Template found in the Learning Resources and complete the Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid based on the current/sitting U.S. president and the two previous presidential administrations and their agendas related to the public health concern you selected. Be sure to address the following:

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To Prepare:

Review the agenda priorities of the current/sitting U.S. president and the two previous presidential administrations.

Select an issue related to healthcare that was addressed by each of the last three U.S. presidential administrations.

Reflect on the focus of their respective agendas, including the allocation of financial resources for addressing the healthcare issue you selected.

Consider how you would communicate the importance of a healthcare issue to a legislator/policymaker or a member of their staff for inclusion on an agenda.

The Assignment: (1- to 2-page Comparison Grid, 1-Page Analysis, and 1-page Fact Sheet)

Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid

Use the Agenda Comparison Grid Template found in the Learning Resources and complete the Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid based on the current/sitting U.S. president and the two previous presidential administrations and their agendas related to the public health concern you selected. Be sure to address the following:

Identify and provide a brief description of the population health concern you selected and the factors that contribute to it.

Describe the administrative agenda focus related to the issue you selected.

Identify the allocations of financial and other resources that the current and two previous presidents dedicated to this issue.

Explain how each of the presidential administrations approached the issue.

(A draft of Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid should be posted to the Module 1 Discussion Board by Day 3 of Week 1.)

Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis

Using the information you recorded in Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid on the template, complete the Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis portion of the template, by addressing the following:

Which administrative agency would most likely be responsible for helping you address the healthcare issue you selected?

How do you think your selected healthcare issue might get on the agenda for the current and two previous presidents? How does it stay there?

Who would you choose to be the entrepreneur/ champion/sponsor of the healthcare issue you selected for the current and two previous presidents?

Part 3: Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief

Based on the feedback that you received from your colleagues in the Discussion, revise Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid and Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis.

Then, using the information recorded on the template in Parts 1 and 2, develop a 1-page Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief that you could use to communicate with a policymaker/legislator or a member of their staff for this healthcare issue. You can use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint to create your Fact Sheet or Talking Point Brief. Be sure to address the following:

Summarize why this healthcare issue is important and should be included in the agenda for legislation.

Justify the role of the nurse in agenda setting for healthcare issues.

For your initial post to this discussion, please give an example of a business process where the interests of two (or more) stakeholders are in opposition.

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Organizations are complex systems with multiple stakeholders. Sometimes the interests of various stakeholders can conflict.

For your initial post to this discussion, please give an example of a business process where the interests of two (or more) stakeholders are in opposition.

For your second and third posting, choose an example of such a conflict posted by another student, and suggest a way that the business process can be changed so that the interests of the stakeholders can be brought into sync.

Evaluate the requirements for announcing federal contract awards. Determine how these requirements apply to this scenario.

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Imagine that you are working on a project to purchase 5,000 electrical generators with an electrical capacity of three (3) kilowatts and will be used by the U.S. Army for battlefield communications systems.

Choose to respond to this scenario from a government or a contractor perspective. If you select government, then you will complete the assignment as if you are a government employee (or military personnel) receiving the proposal from the contractor. If you select contractor, then you will complete the assignment as if you are a contractor employee submitting a proposal to the government.

Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you:

Evaluate the requirements for announcing federal contract awards. Determine how these requirements apply to this scenario.

Establish the responsibilities of the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) for this contract.

Evaluate the existing training and certification requirements for CORs in general.

Create a set of specific requirements for the COR working on the contract for 5,000 electrical generators.

Assess the importance of safeguarding proprietary information. Propose two (2) ways that proprietary information can be safeguarded in this scenario.

Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Apply the methods for announcing the contract award, notifying, and debriefing the unsuccessful vendors.

Apply the federal supply schedule to select contract items and review the training requirements for the contracting officer’s representative.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in government acquisition.

Write clearly and concisely about government acquisition using proper writing mechanics.