Discuss challenges facing FEMA responding to disasters. What strategies should be taken to lessen these challenges?

Complete a briefing paper of at least five pages (double-spaced— not including the title page, abstract, references or appendixes) on the following:

Should the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recommend to the President and Congress to remove the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from the DHS structure and make it an independent agency of the US Executive Branch? Discuss challenges facing FEMA responding to disasters. What strategies should be taken to lessen these challenges?

Provide a short legal brief you might submit to your superiors.  The writing assignment should provide a balanced analysis of the issue assigned based on pertinent legal and other materials. The material for each assignment will come both from the required readings and outside research in order to fully assess the issues.

Technical Requirements:

Length: 5 pages (not including the title page, abstract, references or appendixes), double spaced, 1″ margins, 12 pitch type in Times New Roman font

Citations/References:  You must use the APA style for this assignment.