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• Guideline 4 - Facilitate Information Sharing Between Executive Departments and Agencies and Foreign Partners

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  "In a 'Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies' dated December 16, 2005, the President directed that the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretaries of Defense, the Treasury, Commerce, and Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) 'review existing authorities and submit to the President for approval, through the APHS‐CT [Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism] and the APNSA [Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs], recommendations for appropriate legislative, administrative, and policy changes to facilitate the sharing of terrorism information with foreign governments and allies, except for those activities conducted pursuant to sections 102A(k), 104A(f), and 119(f)(1)(E) of the National Security Act of 1947.' In anticipation of this Presidential directive, the Department of State established the Foreign Government Information Sharing Working Group in late 2005. The Working Group met over the course of the next five months. In view of Executive Order 13388 and section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (PL 108‐458) (IRTPA), and as agreed with the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (PM‐ISE), this Working Group Report is being submitted through the Information Sharing Council (ISC). […]Given the Working Group's mandate, this Report assumes as its general context that terrorism information sharing is generally desirable and focuses primarily on how to facilitate information sharing within the relevant context while noting a number of the risks associated with information sharing between foreign partners and entities within and outside the U.S. Government."

  United States. Information Sharing Environment

  2006-11-24
• National Preparedness Goal [Final Draft]

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  "The President directed the development of a National Preparedness Goal (or Goal) in Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-8. The Goal reorients how the Federal government proposes to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. The Goal establishes a vision, capabilities, and priorities for national preparedness. It should be utilized in conjunction with the three capabilities-based planning tools referenced in the Goal: the National Planning Scenarios, Universal Task List (UTL), and Target Capabilities List (TCL). Development of the Goal and the planning tools involved extensive coordination with other Federal departments and agencies and consultation with State, local, and tribal governments, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations. These documents are not micro-level plans that tell officials how to execute their assigned missions. They do not impose a specific array of assets on each community, or a specific funding formula on each program. Rather, these documents identify core capabilities we want to achieve and sustain as a Nation and therefore, will transform how the Federal government proposes to invest homeland security funding in order to achieve the highest possible readiness."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2005-12
• FY 2006 Infrastructure Protection Grant Program: 'Buffer Zone Protection', Program Guidelines and Application Kit

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  "The FY 2006 Buffer Zone Protection Program (BZPP) is an important component of the Administration's larger, coordinated effort to strengthen the security of America's critical infrastructure. This program implements the objectives addressed in a series of laws, strategy documents, plans and Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs). Of particular significance are the National Preparedness Goal (the Goal)' and the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). […].The FY 2006 BZPP, as a component of the Infrastructure Protection Program (IPP), provides funds to build capabilities at the State and local levels to prevent and protect against terrorist incidents. This is primarily done through planning and equipment acquisition. These capabilities support the implementation of the goals included in Homeland Security Strategies, including the NIPP. BZPP funding directly supports the prevention and protection mission areas and addresses many of the National Priorities, as well as the related target capabilities. The FY 2006 BZPP provides funds to support the implementation of Buffer Zone Plans (BZPs) outside the perimeter of identified critical infrastructure/key resource (CI/KR) sites. These plans are intended to develop effective preventive and protective measures that make it more difficult for terrorists to conduct surveillance or launch attacks within the immediate vicinity of high priority critical infrastructure targets. They also increase the preparedness capabilities of the local jurisdiction(s) responsible for the security and safety of the surrounding communities."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Grants and Training

  2006
• Agroterrorism Prevention, Detection, and Response

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  "Our objective was to evaluate if USDA's [U.S. Department of Agriculture] OHSEC [Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination] had developed and communicated effective plans and procedures to prevent, detect, and respond to agroterrorism threats. OIG [Office of Inspector General] reviewed applicable legislation, directives, and regulations; interviewed OHSEC officials; and evaluated existing OHSEC publications related to agroterrorism preparedness activities from October 2010 to November 2016. [...] OHSEC needs to develop and implement written processes to effectively oversee USDA's agroterrorism prevention, detection, and response activities; develop and implement a comprehensive process to track USDA's compliance with HSPD-9 [Homeland Security Presidential Directive-9]; and improve the process used to create the SSP [Sector-Specific Plan]."

  United States. Department of Agriculture. Office of the Inspector General

  2017-03
• Department of Defense Instruction 3020.52: DoD Installation Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High -Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Preparedness Standards, May 18, 2012 [Incorporating Change 1, May 22, 2017]

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  "This Instruction: [A] Establishes and implements policy and prescribes standards and procedures to achieve installation preparedness for CBRNE [Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High -Yield Explosive] incidents consistent with the authorities in sections 2311-2317 of title 50, United States Code (Reference (a)). [B] Designates the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security (ASD(HD&GS)) as the lead in synchronizing policy, guidance, and instruction related to the National Response Framework (Reference (b)), consistent with DoD Directive (DoDD) 5111.1 (Reference (c)) and DoDD 5111.13 (Reference (d)). [C] Incorporates and cancels DoD Instruction (DoDI) 2000.18 (Reference (e)) to align DoD CBRNE preparedness activities for prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) (Reference (f)); the National Preparedness Guidelines (Reference (g)); and associated Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs) for Management of Domestic Incidents (Reference (h)); Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection (Reference (i)); National Preparedness (Reference (j)); Biodefense for the 21st Century (Reference (k)); and Public Health and Medical Preparedness (Reference (l)). [D] Integrates and synchronizes DoD CBRNE preparedness activities with DoDI 6055.17 (Reference (m)) and DoDI 6200.03 (Reference (n)). [E] Provides CBRNE-specific guidance and standards for DoD installations worldwide to use when preventing, protecting against, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from CBRNE incidents."

  United States. Department of Defense

  2017-05-22
• Plan for the Emergency Security Control of Air Traffic

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  This document contains the text of a final rule that is an update to the national plan for security control of air traffic during air defense emergencies as directly related to National Security Presidential Directive 47 (NSPD-47). Please Note: This record has been imported to the HSDL as part of the LLIS Consolidation project and has not yet been reviewed by HSDL staff. Some information may be incomplete, missing, or inaccurate. For more information on the LLIS Consolidation project, please see here: [http://www.hsdl.org/?llis]

  United States. Department of Defense

  2006-10-20
• National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Meeting Agenda, April 13, 2004

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  The following are the Meeting notes for the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) on Tuesday, April 13, 2004. "Ms. Wong said the Council approved two sets of recommendations during the January meeting, an Interdependencies Risk Assessment and the second on Vulnerability Disclosures as they relate to information systems. Those reports and recommendations have been transmitted to the President and are currently under review by the White House. They are available for viewing on the DHS website. The NIAC has five more issues to report on. In addition, this meeting will include a briefing by Dr. Vance Coffman, the Chairman of the National Telecommunications Advisory Council; Amit Yoran, Director for National Cyber Security Division; and Mr. Kenneth Stroech, Chief of Staff for Infrastructure Protection Office who will provide a briefing on the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 and the progress of the National Critical Infrastructure Protection Plan. Gen. Gordon said the President counts on the NIAC to provide real, direct, and actionable advice and recommendations to improve Cyber Security. He thanked the Council for the last two reports, Vulnerability Disclosures and Cross-Sector Interdependencies Risk Assessment, which were submitted during the January meeting."

  National Infrastructure Advisory Council (U.S.)

  Wong, Nancy J.; Libutti, Frank, 1945-; Gordon, John A.

  2004-04-13
• National Incident Management System Training Plan [Draft]

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  "Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5, Management of Domestic Incidents, directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a National Incident Management System (NIMS). Initially published in March 2004, and revised in December 2008, the NIMS provides a consistent national approach for Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments; the private sector; and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to work together to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity. Based upon emergency management and incident response practices, NIMS represents a core set of doctrine, concepts, principles, terminology, and organizational processes that enables effective, efficient, and collaborative incident management. The NIMS documents integrate best practices into a comprehensive framework for use by emergency management and response personnel in an all-hazards context nationwide. HSPD-5 requires all Federal departments and agencies to adopt NIMS and to use it in their individual incident management programs and activities, as well as in support of all actions taken to assist State, local, and Tribal governments. State, local, and Tribal governments are not required to participate in NIMS or adopt these best practices. As applied to non-Federal entities, NIMS documents contain guidance that is not legally binding. However, in order to participate in NIMS and to be considered NIMS-compliant, it is necessary for entities to adhere to the standards, practices and/or minimum criteria presented in the NIMS guidance documents. It is also important to note that although a State, local, or Tribal government or NGO is not required."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2011-01
• Banking and Finance: Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Sector-Specific Plan as input to the National Infrastructure Protection Plan

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  "The Banking and Finance Sector accounts for more than 8 percent of the U.S. annual gross domestic product and is the backbone for the world economy. As direct attacks and public statements by terrorist organizations demonstrate, the sector is a high-value and symbolic target. Additionally, large-scale power outages, recent natural disasters, and a possible flu pandemic demonstrate the wide range of potential threats facing the sector. With this understanding, financial regulators and private sector owners and operators work collaboratively to maintain a high degree of resilience in the face of a myriad of potential disasters, be they intentional or unintentional, manmade or natural. This collaboration has led to a comprehensive framework for a strong public-private sector partnership. This partnership has developed several programs that currently provide protection and crisis management, which are continuously improving. Working through this public-private partnership, the Department of the Treasury, as the Sector-Specific Agency (SSA) for the Banking and Finance Sector, has developed this Sector-Specific Plan (SSP) in close collaboration with the Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC) and the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (FSSCC). This SSP, along with the SSPs from the 16 other critical infrastructures identified in Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7), are part of the overall National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). This SSP contains the Banking and Finance Sector's strategy for working collaboratively with public and private sector partners to identify, prioritize, and coordinate the protection of critical infrastructure. This SSP also summarizes the extensive activities the sector has undertaken already to reduce vulnerabilities and share information."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2007-05
• National Incident Management System [March 1, 2004]

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  "On February 28, 2003, the President issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5, Management of Domestic Incidents, which directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS). This system provides a consistent nationwide template to enable Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and private-sector and nongovernmental organizations to work together effectively and efficiently to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity, including acts of catastrophic terrorism. This document establishes the basic elements of the NIMS and provides mechanisms for the further development and refinement of supporting national standards, guidelines, protocols, systems, and technologies."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2004-03-01
• National Preparedness Report [2012]

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  "The Nation has made measurable strides toward improving preparedness for the full range of hazards at all levels of government and across all segments of society. National preparedness has improved not only for the countless threats posed by those who wish to bring harm to the American homeland but also for the many natural and technological hazards that face the Nation's communities. Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness (PPD-8) describes the Nation's approach to preparing for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the security of the United States. The Directive requires a National Preparedness Report (NPR), an annual report summarizing the progress made toward building, sustaining, and delivering the 31 core capabilities described in the National Preparedness Goal (the Goal). As the NPR coordinator, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) worked with the full range of whole community partners--including all levels of government, private and nonprofit sectors, faith-based organizations, communities, and individuals--to develop the NPR. Specifically, FEMA collaborated with federal interagency partners to identify quantitative and qualitative performance and assessment data for each of the 31 core capabilities. In addition, FEMA integrated data from the 2011 State Preparedness Reports (SPRs), statewide self-assessments of core capability levels submitted by all 56 U.S. states and territories through a standardized survey. Finally, FEMA conducted research to identify recent, independent evaluations, surveys, and other supporting data related to core capabilities. FEMA synthesized, reviewed, and analyzed all of these data sources in order to derive key findings that offer insight on critical issues in preparedness, including areas where the Nation has made progress and where areas of improvement remain."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2012-03-30
• Interim Implementation Guide for the National Health Security Strategy of the Unites States of America

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  The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) was enacted in 2006 to improve the Nation's ability to detect, prepare for, and respond to a variety of public health emergencies. Among other things, PAHPA directs the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a National Health Security Strategy (NHSS), to be initially presented to Congress in 2009 and subsequently revised every four years afterward. […] This Interim Implementation Guide describes initial implementation activities, most of which are already under way, that will take place during the nine month period from January 2010 through September 2010 and provides a foundation for developing a more comprehensive Biennial Implementation Plan. The initial nine-month planning period will allow for coordination with ongoing planning by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including completion of the next round of revisions to the Target Capabilities List (TCL), revision of Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 8, and the development of workforce competencies for all sectors involved in national health security.

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2009-12
• National Incident Management System National Standard Curriculum Training Development Guidance

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  "In Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-5), Management of Domestic Incidents, the President directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS). On March 1, 2004, the Secretary issued the NIMS to provide a comprehensive national approach to incident management, applicable to all jurisdictional levels across functional disciplines. The NIMS provides a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, tribal and local governments to work effectively and efficiently together to prepare for, prevent, respond to and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity. Through this initial document, the NIMS Integration Center is coordinating the development of a National Standard Curriculum for NIMS, which will be built around available training opportunities and course offerings that support NIMS implementation. The curriculum also will serve to clarify training that is necessary for NIMS-compliance and streamline the training approval process for courses recognized by the curriculum."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2005-04-12
• Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy, and Implementation [June 7, 2010]

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  "The nation's health, wealth, and security rely on the production and distribution of certain goods and services. The array of physical assets, functions, and systems across which these goods and services move are called critical infrastructures (e.g., electricity, the power plants that generate it, and the electric grid upon which it is distributed). The national security community has been concerned for some time about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to both physical and cyber attack. In May 1998, President Clinton released Presidential Decision Directive No. 63. The Directive set up groups within the federal government to develop and implement plans that would protect government-operated infrastructures and called for a dialogue between government and the private sector to develop a National Infrastructure Assurance Plan that would protect all of the nation's critical infrastructures by the year 2003. While the Directive called for both physical and cyber protection from both man-made and natural events, implementation focused on cyber protection against man-made cyber events (i.e., computer hackers). However, given the physical damage caused by the September 11 attacks, physical protection of critical infrastructures has received increased attention. […] In June 2006, the Bush Administration released a National Infrastructure Protection Plan. This Plan presents the process by which the Department of Homeland Security intends to identify those specific assets most critical to the United States, across all sectors, based on the risk associated with their loss to attack or natural disaster, and then to prioritize activities aimed at maximizing the reduction of those risks for a given investment. This report discusses in more detail the evolution of a national critical infrastructure policy and the institutional structures established to implement it. The report highlights five issues of Congressional concern: identifying critical assets; assessing vulnerabilities and risks; allocating resources; information sharing; and regulation."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Moteff, John D.

  2010-06-07
• Department of Defense Directive 3020.40: DoD Policy and Responsibilities for Critical Infrastructure, January 14, 2010 [Incorporating Change 1, July 1, 2010]

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  "This Directive: a. Updates, renames, and reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 3020.40 (Reference (a)) to assign responsibilities for the Defense Critical Infrastructure Program (DCIP). b. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the execution of roles assigned to the Department of Defense pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 and DoDD 5220.22 (References (b) and (c)), and ensures consistency with applicable provisions of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (Reference (d)) and compliance with applicable provisions of part 29 of title 6, Code of Federal Regulations, (Reference (e)). c. Implements Reference (b), which assigns critical infrastructure and/or key resource (CI/KR) responsibilities to the Department of Defense. d. Designates the Defense Infrastructure Sector Lead Agents (DISLAs) and assigns their specific roles and responsibilities." This document incorporates Change 1 from July 1, 2010.

  United States. Department of Defense

  2010-07-01
• Department of Defense Directive 3020.40: DoD Policy and Responsibilities for Critical Infrastructure, January 14, 2010 [Incorporating Change 2, September 21, 2012]

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  "This Directive: a. Updates, renames, and reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 3020.40 (Reference (a)) to assign responsibilities for the Defense Critical Infrastructure Program (DCIP). b. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the execution of roles assigned to the Department of Defense pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 and DoD Instruction 5220.22 (References (b) and (c)), and ensures consistency with applicable provisions of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (Reference (d)) and compliance with applicable provisions of part 29 of title 6, Code of Federal Regulations (Reference (e)). c. Implements Reference (b), which assigns critical infrastructure and/or key resource (CI/KR) responsibilities to the Department of Defense. d. Designates the Defense Infrastructure Sector Lead Agents (DISLAs) and assigns their specific roles and responsibilities."

  United States. Department of Defense

  2012-09-21
• Personal ID Verification: Agencies Should Set a Higher Priority on Using the Capabilities of Standard Identification Cards, Report to Congressional Requesters

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  "To increase the security of federal facilities and information systems, the President issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) in 2004. This directive ordered the establishment of a government wide standard for secure and reliable forms of ID for employees and contractors who access government-controlled facilities and information systems. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defined requirements for such personal identity verification (PIV) credentials based on 'smart cards'-plastic cards with integrated circuit chips to store and process data. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directed federal agencies to issue and use PIV credentials to control access to federal facilities and systems. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to determine the progress that selected agencies have made in implementing the requirements of HSPD-12 and identify obstacles agencies face in implementing those requirements. To perform the work, GAO reviewed plans and other documentation and interviewed officials at the General Services Administration, OMB, and eight other agencies. GAO is making recommendations to nine agencies, including OMB, to achieve greater implementation of PIV card capabilities. Seven of the nine agencies agreed with GAO's recommendations or discussed actions they were taking to address them; two agencies did not comment."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2011-09
• Presidential Policy Directive/PPD-8: Working Draft-National Prevention Framework, Review Package

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  "The National Prevention Framework (Framework) describes what the whole community-- from observant citizens to senior leaders in government--must do upon discovery of intelligence or information regarding an imminent threat to the homeland in order to thwart an initial or follow-on terrorist attack. Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8) was designed to establish a capability-based level of national preparedness against all threats and hazards from prevention through recovery. PPD-8 directs 'systematic preparation for the threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation, including acts of terrorism, cyber attacks, pandemics, and catastrophic natural disasters.' In particular, PPD-8 directs the development of a National Prevention Framework to prevent 'imminent' terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. The Framework helps achieve the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient Nation that is optimally prepared to prevent an imminent terrorist attack within the United States. This Framework applies to leaders and practitioners at all levels of government; private- and non-profit sector partners; and individuals. The Framework will benefit the whole community by: 1) Providing guidance to prevent, avoid, or stop a threatened or actual act of terrorism. 2) Aligning key roles and responsibilities to deliver Prevention capabilities in time-sensitive situations. 3) Describing coordinating structures that enable all stakeholders to work together. 4) Laying the foundation for further operational coordination and planning that will synchronize Prevention efforts within the whole community and across the protection, mitigation, response, and recovery focus areas."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Air Force Policy Directive 10-24: Air Force Critical Infrastructure Program (CIP)

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  "This directive establishes policy for the Air Force Critical Infrastructure Program (CIP) and supports the implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-7, 'Critical Infrastructure Identification,' 'Prioritization, and Protection,' December 17, 2003 and DoDD 3020.40, 'Defense Critical Infrastructure Program,' 19 August 2005. […] This publication has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. Major changes include recent publication changes, HQ USAF realignment, and renaming the program from Air Force Critical Infrastructure Protection to Air Force Critical Infrastructure Program. This publication changes AF CIP implementation responsibilities from the Air Force Chief Information Officer to the HQ USAF Deputy Chief of Staff, Air, Space and Information Operations, Plans and Requirements (AF/A3/5). In addition, this publication revises and creates the roles and responsibilities of Headquarters Air Force, Major Commands, Field Operating Agencies, Direct Reporting Units, Air Force Sector Leads and Combatant Commands."

  United States. Department of the Air Force

  Wynn, Michael W.

  2006-04-28
• Audit Report: The Department's Continuity Planning and Emergency Preparedness

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  Federal requirements for continuity planning come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (now a component of the Department of Homeland Security) which was designated as the lead agency to coordinate Federal continuity planning in 1998 as part of Presidential Decision Directive 67. The directive was designed to ensure agencies were prepared to continue essential functions during a broad range of threats and emergencies, such as accidents, technological emergencies, and military or terrorist attack-related incidents. The requirements of the directive include developing, documenting, and testing continuity of operations plans at all of the Department's facilities. The five field sites reviewed had not yet developed comprehensive plans to continue essential functions during an emergency and had not corrected a number of weaknesses identified during prior emergency preparedness exercises. Specifically, these sites had not fully identified essential functions or alternate facilities in case of an emergency.

  United States. Department of Energy. Office of Audit Services

  2004-08-11
• Status Report on the Implementation of Executive Order 13698 Hostage Recovery Activities

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  "This National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) report evaluates U.S. Government (USG) progress in the implementation of Executive Order (E.O.) 13698, Hostage Recovery Activities, signed by the President of the United States on June 24, 2015. This report also reviews implementation of the related Presidential Policy Directive 30 (PPD-30). To ensure accountability for the reforms mandated by the E.O. and PPD-30, the E.O. directed that within one year, NCTC, in consultation with the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), provide a status report to the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism on the implementation of the E.O.. The E.O. directed that the status report will be informed by consultation with stakeholders outside of the USG, including former hostages and hostages' families and will, to the extent possible, be made available to the public. This Status Report responds to those requirements."

  National Counterterrorism Center (U.S.)

  2016-09-30
• Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center: Monitoring Manual Volume 1: Monitoring Group Operations

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  "In Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5, the President directed the development of a new National Response Plan (NRP) to align Federal coordination structures, capabilities, and resources into a unified, all-discipline, all- hazards approach to domestic incident management. The NRP is built on the template of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), which provides a consistent doctrinal framework for incident management at all jurisdictional levels, regardless of the cause, size, or complexity of the incident. The activation of the NRP and its coordinating structures and protocols-either partially or fully-for specific Incidents of National Significance provides mechanisms for the coordination and implementation of a wide variety of incident management and emergency assistance activities. Included in these activities are Federal support to state, local, and tribal authorities; interaction with nongovernmental, private donor, and private-sector organizations; and the coordinated, direct exercise of Federal authorities, when appropriate. The Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex to the NRP addresses the response of Federal agencies to terrorist incidents involving nuclear or radioactive materials (Incidents of National Significance), and accidents or incidents involving such material that may or may not rise to the level of an Incident of National Significance. In the event of a potential or existing major radiological incident, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office (NNSA/NSO) has been charged with establishing and managing the Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (FRMAC). The FRMAC provides coordinated federal assistance in the off-site areas to the impacted state(s) and the Coordinating Agency responsible for regulation and/or operation of the accident site."

  United States. National Nuclear Security Administration

  2005-12
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1455: A Bill to Amend Title 5 and Title 3, United States Code, to Include the Department of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Homeland Security in Lists of Executive Departments and Officers

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  "CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1455 would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues. The legislation contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments. H.R. 1455 would amend federal law to add the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the list of executive branch departments of the federal government. The legislation would also amend the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 to include the Secretary of Homeland Security. H.R. 1455 would place the Secretary of Homeland Security eighth in line to succeed the President following the Attorney General."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2005-10-26
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2816: A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security

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  This is a CBO [Congressional Budget Office] Cost Estimate for S. 2816. "Under current law, the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security is appointed by the President. S. 2816 would remove this Presidential authority, thus enabling the Secretary of Homeland Security to appoint a person to this position. CBO estimates that implementing S. 2816 would have no significant costs to the federal government. Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues." This CBO Cost Estimate was ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 25, 2008.

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2008-06-27
• Interim National Preparedness Goal: Overview Briefing

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  This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)8: National Preparedness Goal. "The national preparedness goal transforms how the Federal government proposes to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. It also transforms how the Federal government proposes to invest homeland security resources in order to achieve the greatest return on investment for our Nations homeland security. It is animated by a sense of urgency and by a commitment to risk-based priorities."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2005-06-14
• FEMA Fact Sheet: National Planning Scenarios

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  "The fifteen all-hazards National Planning Scenarios are an integral component of DHS's [Department of Homeland Security] capabilities-based approach to implementing Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8: National Preparedness (HSPD-8). The scenarios serve as the foundation for the development of homeland security tasks, target capabilities, and standards and performance metrics against which capabilities and tasks will ultimately be measured. The scenario-derived capabilities and standards serve as a basis for assessing national preparedness; help guide Federal preparedness assistance to State, local, and tribal governments; and assist in development of national exercises and training programs."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Fact Sheet: Cyber Storm Exercise [September 13, 2006]

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  "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) successfully executed Cyber Storm, the first national cyber exercise Feb. 6 thru Feb. 10, 2006. The exercise was the first government-led, full-scale cyber security exercise of its kind. NCSD, a division within the department's Preparedness Directorate, provides the federal government with a centralized cyber security coordination and preparedness function called for in the National Strategy for Homeland Security, the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7. NCSD is the focal point for the federal government's interaction with state and local government, the private sector and the international community concerning cyberspace vulnerability reduction efforts."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security. Press Office

  2006-09-13
• Scientists Urge DHS to Improve Bioterrorism Risk Assessment

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  "In 2006, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) completed its first Bioterrorism Risk Assessment (BTRA), intended to be the foundation for DHS's subsequent biennial risk assessments mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 10 (HSPD-10). At the request of DHS, the National Research Council established the Committee on Methodological Improvements to the Department of Homeland Security's Biological Agent Risk Analysis to provide an independent, scientific peer review of the BTRA. The Committee found a number of shortcomings in the BTRA, including a failure to consider terrorists as intelligent adversaries in their models, unnecessary complexity in threat and consequence modeling and simulations, and a lack of focus on risk management. The Committee unanimously concluded that an improved BTRA is needed to provide a more credible foundation for risk-informed decision making."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)

  Parnell, Gregory S.; Borio, Luciana; Brown, Gerald . . .

  2008
• Building Automation System Cyber Networks: An Unmitigated Risk to Federal Facilities

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  From the thesis abstract: "The General Services Administration accesses building-automation system technology that runs federal facility processes such as HVAC [Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning], lighting, elevators, and access control via active Internet connections. Currently, these networks are not secure, despite legislation requiring them to be. This thesis investigated whether the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could leverage existing federal laws, presidential directives, executive orders, government frameworks, and its current cyber and investigative capabilities to establish a strategy to secure federal facility building-automation system cyber networks, or if additional resources are needed The research uncovered significant vulnerabilities and threats to federal facility building-automation system networks, which, if exploited, could cause a significant impact on the American people, who are dependent on services offered by federal agencies such as the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration. A qualitative research method was used to interpret and analyze government and nongovernment institutional studies and reports, existing cybersecurity frameworks, and scholarly journals to determine which of the policy options offered would provide the best strategy for the DHS moving forward. The thesis concluded that utilizing a combination of private contractors and existing DHS assets would provide the best option."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security

  Tupper, Shawn P.

  2015-12
• Capacity Building and Sustainment: Focusing on the End-State for Homeland Security

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  "Since 9/11, the U.S. has developed policies to counter the terrorist threat. Integral to those policies is preparedness. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8 states that preparedness will include, "capacity building prevention activities such as information gathering, detection, deterrence, and collaboration related to terrorist attacks." Despite the criticality of capacity building in relation to preparedness, the term is not defined. There has been no discussion on what capacity building means. The term is often equated to federal assistance or used interchangeably with capabilities and capability based planning. Capacity building strategies, however, are distinct and link into wider economic, political, and societal issues. Despite capacity building's criticality to preparedness and sustainment, various or ambiguous interpretations will translate to differences in strategic priorities. This thesis will examine the existing strategies to determine the linkage between capacity building, preparedness, sustainment, capability, capability based planning, and the envisioned end-state. It will also address sustainment issues and homeland security costs based on differing capacity building interpretations. The end product is a capacity building definition that captures the costs and variables with building and sustaining capabilities. This thesis will also demonstrate how capacity building measures serve as the foundational premise for a sound homeland security strategic plan."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)

  Burch, James A.

  2007-03