How will earning this degree help you achieve those goals?

ADMISSION STATEMENT: Respond to BOTH questions SEPARATELY and stay within the prescribed word limits. The ability to demonstrate clear, succinct, well-reasoned writing is essential.
-Discuss your career trajectory and your professional goals. How will earning this degree help you achieve those goals? (500 WORDS)
-Identify an important problem or issue related to your profession. Why do you want to explore and understand this problem or issue? Be sure to articulate how this problem or issue relates to law and policy. (500 WORDS)

Background:
Career aspirations to lead DHS Science & Technology Directorate in a Law Enforcement capacity and to later utilize this Doctorate to transition in Academia as a Professor etc.
An important problem/ issue is the realm of tackling the various issue surrounding Internet of Things and lack of policy associate with the advent of emerging technology. Still working out the direction of which way I want to go there.
Another option is Electronic Surveillance (Pro stance) as I work in Law enforcement.

More Background from Order#43624:

Prior to joining DHS I served as the Chief of Technical Operations and Deputy Chief of Counterintelligence for the DoD. During my tenure there I oversaw the Technical Surveillance Countermeasure (TSCM) Program and created the Cyber Investigation Units (CIU) while also streamlining the Agency’s Counterintelligence mission. Preceding that I was a Technical Operations (TOPS) Officer. There I executed full spectrum operations across the globe predominantly in support of HUMINT & CI Operations.

I am former U.S. Army, worked in Special Operation Forces (SOF) Community. Academic background in Political Science, Intelligence Operations, National Security, Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Executive Law Enforcement Leadership, Public Administration. During my time I have reverse engineering several Spectrum solutions to enhance its covert capabilities, identifies vulnerabilities as I am Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator, Certified Forensic Examiner, and created new capabilities to address some of the Agencies collection gaps and leverage partnership in the IC to achieve a more effective technical posture and shared resources.