karen 2 Essays (1077 words) - Prevention, Government, Free Essays

karen 2 Essays (1077 words) - Prevention, Government, Free Essays ABSTRACT "This bill makes clear that the federal government has the authority to clear waterways, identify cleanup equipment, and reestablish the flow of commerce following a terrorist attack. We'll do everything we can to prevent an attack, but if the terrorists succeed in launching an attack, we'll be ready to respond." George W. Bush Globalization have changed the way business is done, whether it be locally, within ones country or whether it be internationally, between countries. With the events of September 11 2001, the United States of America was forced to relook its security measures in order to urgently try to prevent any future terrorist attacks. In 2006, The SAFE Port ACT, "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006" (the SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347, 120 Stat. 1884, October 13, 2006) required consultation between the Secretary of Homeland Security, international communities, federal, state, tribal and local governmental agencies to develop a plan to better secure the international supply chain. STRATEGIC PLAN SCOPE The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the lead agent, however they have to work with key agencies for the formulation of the plan. Inorder for the plan to be successful the DHS has to communicate with agencies outside of the United States because a large portion of cargoes are shipped from other countries. DHS also have to work with non governmental agencies within the United States because most of the shipping organizations are owned and operated by private sectors. The implementation of the plan is intended to follow a supply chain item throughout its process, from the time it leaves the supplier to the time it reaches its final destination. The understanding is that in order to effectively secure a piece of cargo, security measures must be taken from the time the cargo leaves the supplier to the time it gets to its final destination. The plan includes the implementation of protocol for the prioritization of cargoes within the supply chain. It also provide guidance on handling an incident and trade resumption. The plan also provide guidance for the redeployment of personnel and resources. This plan is a national strategy that compliments other national strategies, such as the Transportation Sector Specific Plan, and the National Maritime Transportation Security Plan, which represents different segment of the supply chain. STRATEGIC PLAN PURPOSE The purpose of the plan is to establish an effective framework and to build on current national security measures for the safe passage of cargo through the entire supply chain process. The plan was not implemented to replace any strategy already in place, but rather to compliment, outline the association of different current initiatives. For example, the National Response Plan (NRP) outlines how the United States respond to incidents, while being supported by this plan that focuses on the supply chain security and trade recovery specifically. Because foreign partners have their own rules and regulations that are most likely different from that of the United States, this plan implements strategies for cargo shipment from the time the cargo is package by the foreign supplier, delivered the the foreign port, shipped to the port in the United States and then delivered to its final destination. The plan articulate the security plan of the supply chain and that of trade recovery. STRATEGIC PLAN CONSIDERATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS Some of the assumptions considered during the formulation of the plan are: With globalisation, trade, especially international trade, will continue to expand over the coming years. That established, with the expansion of trade, comes with the requirement to expand the supply chain infrastructure and security measures. It is also the assumption that current agencies that are in place have adequate resource to manage the current strategies and have an effective plan to rotate their personnel as the need and location arise. The increase security on containers will immediately impact the security of cargos, however that security must also include the data associated with the cargo and the infrastructure that supports the movement of that container. The implementation of this strategy would not only secure the movement of the container from origin to destination, it will also include the facilitation of trade improvement. The intent is to have crime prevention measure in place in all levels, national, regional