Pros And Cons Of Presidential Policy Directive

It seems it is often more advantageous for completing tasks if people come together. If everyone has a role, it is much easier and, overall, more effective. While some people are concerned with a president having the power to enact orders and directives, it is necessary the person in power has the ability to use the necessary power to effectively lead and manage (Ganziano, 2001). While there are often no judicial reviews in place to challenge the directives, the Presidential Policy Directive / PPD8 was put in place, not to alter the rights of private citizens, rather to “enhance the country’s security and resilience against emergency challenges” (Janssen, n.d.). This directive is necessary. Without it, the nation becomes reactive to situations,

It is with this belief that PPD8- was designed and signed by the president on March 30, 2011 (Learn about presidential, n.d.). According to FEMA’s website, “at its core, PPD-8 requires the involvement of everyone – not just the government” to keep the nation safe and resilient in the face of adversity (id.). Comingling groups, it puts in place a plan for “shared responsibility of all levels of government, the private and nonprofit sectors, and individual citizens” (Presidential policy directive, 2011). The six elements of the directive, thus, creates a framework of organization by which the nation readies itself to systematically increase the security of the United States

The National Preparedness System “outlines an organized process for everyone” and consists of six parts (National preparedness system, n.d.). These parts identify and assess risk, estimate and determine the capabilities and activities necessary to confront the situations, consider the best way to use resources to build capabilities, prepare, plan and deliver for each part of a community, validate capabilities, and finally review and update when necessary (id.). There are systems in place to do this including the Strategic National Risk Assessment, the State Emergency Operations Plans, the National Incident Management System, the Remedial Action Management Program, and the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment