National security responsibilities fall across many entities in the federal government. Which department, agency or bureau has the most influence and why? Include a recent news article from the last eight weeks illustrating it in action.

The Federal Bureaucracy and National Security

National security responsibilities fall across many entities in the federal government. Which department, agency or bureau has the most influence and why? Include a recent news article from the last eight weeks illustrating it in action.

Post by 11:55 pm Eastern Time on Friday, and provide substantive replies to your classmates by 11:55 pm Eastern Time on Sunday. Forum responses should be 300-500 words. Replies should be 150+ words.

A 300-word post and 150-word replies are the minimum requirements to earn a grade of a “C” or higher, but they will not automatically result in an “A” for a grade. Review the rubric that’s linked below for grading criteria before posting.

Please be sure that you have completed and proofread your work before posting it. You will not be able to delete or edit your work once you’ve submitted it, similar to the way exams and papers will not be returned for corrections after they have been submitted.

Rubric

Textbook

• American Government by Krutz and Waskiewicz https://openstax.org/details/books/american-government-2e
• American Government: Chapter 15 is being discussed this week if you would like to use the text book as a reference/works cited
• You can use the APA format