In this assignment, you will be asked to develop a 5-7 double-spaced white paper.  
Specifics: You are the new Secretary of Homeland Security. You are drafting a Policy Document for the Biden Administration that explores Port Security past 2021. MTSA and S.A.F.E Port are key legislations; the Secure Freight Initiative is a process embraced by the world. What are YOU recommending be the next issue to address within this homeland security issue? Is the most significant issue cyber-related? Is it the use of containers as weapons? Is it terrorism, including domestic terrorism? Is it piracy? Is it human trafficking? Is it drug smuggling? Choose your issue (include and state this topic question).
The typical format for a White Paper is: 
Define the issue
Analyze it
Summarize your findings and recommendations, including the Course of Action. 
To help you with this assignment, please consider the following references: 
White Paper Guidelines
White Paper Briefing 
Technical Requirements
Your white paper must be a minimum of 5-7 pages in total. (Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
Include/State and “Introduction” and “Conclusion”.
Scholarly and credible references should be used. A minimum of 5-6 sources are required for this assignment.
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 using 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.
Use the template provided.
Your paper must be your own original work submitted to only one class and not recycled and the use of AI (artificial intelligence) is not allowed in preparing your paper and doing so violates the plagiarism policy.