Leadership Research

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Choose one of the following options. Provide the option number in your answer.

Option 1:

Using your search engine, research the person who heads one of the following agencies or organizations:

  • Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
  • Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
  • Department of Justice (DOJ)
  • Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  • International Air Transport Association (IATA)
  • Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)
  • Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
  • National Mediation Board (NMB)
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
  • State Department
  • Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
  • Your state’s aviation agency, if any

Now write & post an approximately two-page, double-spaced biographical sketch of that person in the following format (do not just cut and paste an official bio). Your post should include:

  • Name
  • Title (for examples: FAA Administrator, Secretary of Homeland Security)
  • Photo
  • Professional background and qualifications
  • When appointed to present position
  • The person’s background and qualifications for that job position
  • Hyperlinks for your source(s)

Option 2:

For a nation or union of nations other than the United States, using your search engine, conduct online research and write an approximately two to three-page, double-spaced paper in the following format (do not just copy and paste an official bio). Your post should include:

  • The government agency that performs functions similar to those performed by one of the U.S. agencies listed in Option 1
  • Comparison of the scope and responsibilities of that nation’s agency with those of its counterpart U.S. agency
  • Identification of the individual in charge of that nation’s agency by title and name, when they were first appointed to that position, their background and qualifications for that job (including a photo if available)
  • Hyperlinks for your source(s)