HLS 6080 DF3: Pretend that You Work in a Federal Agency

HLS 6080 DF3
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Pretend for a moment that you work in a federal agency. You are sitting by yourself in the cafeteria, drinking a latte. Your agency director unexpectedly sits down and says, "Good morning Riley. Hope you are enjoying your coffee! I just came from a briefing on Capitol Hill. They were talking about MEFs, PMEFs and NEFs. And they mentioned something about the "four pillars" on page 5 of the COOP plan. Can you please tell me in three or four paragraphs (maximum) what's the difference between MEFs, PMEFs, and NEFs? And, can you please talk me through the "four pillar" thing on page 5? Remember, I just need a simple executive-level explanation, so please keep it simple!" The essential functions of the continuity of operations (COOP) are the MEFs, PMEFs, and the NEFs. The National Essential Functions (NEFs) refers to eight functions that guide the president and the nation’s leadership to make decisions during catastrophic emergencies aimed at leading and sustaining the Nation (FEMA, 2013). On the other hand, the Mission Essential Functions (MEFs) focuses on the government functions at the agency level that require restoration after the disruption of normal activities (FEMA, 2013). The Primary Mission Essential Functions (PMEFs) also deals with the agency functions like MEFs, but focuses on essential functions that support the NEFs, before, during and even after emergencies (Oliver, 2010). At the federal executive level, the main goal is continuation of NEFs, and the nonfederal entities help to identify the MEFs and PMEFs (Fagel, 2011).
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