Decision Paper Homeland Security

You will write a Decision Paper (DP) on a Homeland Security topic (Must use the provided Reference only: See the REFRENCE Section). The paper must be carefully and concisely written, with good support for your position. The paper should not be more than 1,200 words in length (Arial font, size 12, double space).   Write a Decision Paper that provides two (2) options (given below) for Command, Control, Cooperation and Coordination (C4) necessary to achieve unity of effort (UoE) in a specific type of Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) event. The specified event would entail a no-notice or little-notice complex catastrophe that spans multiple states and involves forces from multiple services, components (Active Component, National Guard, Reserves) and status authorities (Titles 10, 32, etc), e.g., a major hurricane or earthquake.   Your paper’s options should involve DOD employing a Task Force (TF) commanded by a dual status commander (DSC), .i.e. Active component or National Guard component “commander” of the Task Force. Your decision paper will address the advantages, disadvantages and risks for each of the following options:   1. One TF or similar organizational structure commanded by a single DSC.   2. One or more task forces or similar organizational structure(s) commanded by multiple DSCs. Clearly specify the command relationships.