The private sector’s roles and responsibilities related to the nation’s critical infrastructure

Up to this point in our study, we have focused on the private sector’s roles and responsibilities related to the nation’s critical infrastructure, as well as the necessity of ensuring the goods and services they offer are provided in an uninterrupted manner. The combination of these two issues will serve as the primary focus of this written assignment. 

First, select a specific critical infrastructure sector you are interested in and would like to focus on. Based upon your chosen sector, offer information related to the primary areas of risk it has identified, as well as associated negative consequences that would impact homeland security and related missions and capabilities. Such threats and hazards can be found within the applicable Sector Specific Plan and related resources. Next, offer insight into how a private sector organization operating within this sector would enhance its ability to provide vices when facing such threats and hazards (include and state the assignment topic followed by your responses). Essentially, you will provide details regarding how a private sector entity (such as a locally owned fuel provider within the Energy Sector) carries out its continuity planning initiatives. To aid you in this effort, utilize FEMA’s Continuity Guidance Circular to convey specifics regarding building and maintaining continuity capability. 

Technical Requirements

• Your paper must be at a minimum of 5 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
• Include/State/Highlight an “Introduction” and “Conclusion”.
• Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is to use at least two scholarly sources per page of content.
• Type in Times New Roman, 12 point, and double space.
• Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework. 
• Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic-type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
• All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric.