HSE613 v2

Alperen. M. J. (2024). Foundations of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Law and Policy. John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, NJ.
Enables students to develop a conceptual understanding of the legal foundations of homeland security and emergency management (HSEM) by presenting the primary source law and policy documents that address “all hazards,” both terrorism and natural disasters.

READ:
Chapter 14, Critical Infrastructure Protection
Chapter 15, Agriculture and Food
Chapter 16, Transportation Security

US Department of Homeland Security. (2025). Food and Agriculture Defense. Science and Technology Directorate.
DHS established a Food & Agriculture Defense Matrix Team, which aligns the Food & Agriculture Defense efforts within S&T and ensures that the Directorate is prepared to respond to gaps and requirements to defend the food and agriculture systems of the United States.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. (2025). Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7, Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection. Dec 17, 2003.
HSPD 7 established a national policy for Federal departments and agencies to identify and prioritize critical infrastructure and to protect them from terrorist attacks. The directive defines relevant terms and delivers 31 policy statements. These policy statements define what the directive covers and the roles various federal, state, and local agencies will play in carrying it out.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. (2021). Methodology for Assessing Regional Infrastructure Resilience.
Lessons Learned from the Regional Resiliency Assessment Program