Dear Homeland Security SIG Members,
You are invited to come and participate in the next Prevention and Protection Committee Meeting taking place July 23rd. The Prevention and Protection Committee is a committee under the Homeland Protection SIG. The details for the meeting are below. We look forward to your participation in the committee.
Date: Monday, July 23rd - 3:30
Location:
Advanced Technology Systems
7915 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22102
Contact for Meeting:
Bob Mahoney
Director, Business Development
(703) 506-8229 x-7226 (Office)
(301) 461-7322 (Cell)
Committee Chairs:
Bob Mahoney bmahoney@atsva.com
Kandy Nardini knardini@carrollpub.com
Friday, June 29, 2007
Department of Homeland Security Joins Network Centric Operations Industy Consortium
Kim GibbonsCiscoPhone: 408-525-4909Email Kim Gibbons
Gareth JonesThalesPhone: +33 6 07 33 92 90Email Gareth Jones
For release: 14 May 2007
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Joins Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium
Washington, DC – May 14, 2007 – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has joined the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC™) as a member. NCOIC is working to enable network-centric operations within and between all levels of governments and civil agencies by creating and advocating tools that will enhance development of network centric capabilities and enabling systems. As events such as September 11, 2001, and Katrina have proven, the ability for first responders to access and share essential information is critical for saving lives and property. DHS will be working with other members of the NCOIC on issues hampering first responders from developing a shared operational picture in an emergency situation. “Interoperability is critical to the ability of our Nation’s emergency responders to successfully respond to day-to-day incidents and large-scale emergencies. Ineffective communications risks the lives of responders in the field, and can mean the difference between life and death for those awaiting help,” says Jay M. Cohen, Under Secretary for DHS’s Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate. “First responders must be able to quickly and easily access the information they need from government agencies, other response organizations and the private sector when and where they need it,” states Lt. Gen Harry D. Raduege, Jr., USAF (Ret) of Deloitte & Touche LLP and NCOIC Chairman. “Common standards for voice and data communications are critical to developing such capabilities. The addition of DHS as a member of NCOIC further validates the importance of industry and government working in concert to develop a common framework for network centric operations.”NCOIC is establishing the technical approaches that will support interoperability across all levels of government departments, from first responders and local authorities to regional- and national-level military services. Earlier this year, the Consortium announced its next set of network-centric operations interoperability deliverables – its first Protocol Functional Collection (PFC) and its Mobile Emergency Communications Interoperability (MECI) report. The NCOIC’s approach complements major international government and industry architectural and reference model initiatives. The PFC and MECI report are available at www.NCOIC.org. These new products complement the Network Centric Interoperability Framework (NIF) and the Network Centric Analysis Tool (NCAT) delivered last year. About DHSEstablished in 2003, DHS is working to secure the Nation by preventing and deterring terrorist attacks; protecting against and responding to threats and hazards to the Nation; and ensuring and securing borders. In support of this mission, the Department’s S&T Directorate provides local, tribal, state, and Federal agencies with the technologies and resources needed to fulfill their mission-critical duties. Specifically, the S&T Directorate’s Office for Interoperability and Compatibility is working with emergency responders and Federal partners to advance interoperability for emergency response agencies across all levels of government. For more information about DHS interoperability initiatives, visit www.safecomprogram.gov. About NCOICThe Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) is a not-for-profit multinational corporation committed to integrating existing and emerging open standards into a common evolving global framework, employing a common set of principles and processes, to assist with rapid global deployment of network-centric applications. Established in 2004, NCOIC consists of representatives from defense companies, large-scale systems integrators, information technology providers, government agencies and academia working in concert with advisory bodies consisting of government officials, standards groups and other stakeholders. For more information, visit www.NCOIC.org
Gareth JonesThalesPhone: +33 6 07 33 92 90Email Gareth Jones
For release: 14 May 2007
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Joins Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium
Washington, DC – May 14, 2007 – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has joined the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC™) as a member. NCOIC is working to enable network-centric operations within and between all levels of governments and civil agencies by creating and advocating tools that will enhance development of network centric capabilities and enabling systems. As events such as September 11, 2001, and Katrina have proven, the ability for first responders to access and share essential information is critical for saving lives and property. DHS will be working with other members of the NCOIC on issues hampering first responders from developing a shared operational picture in an emergency situation. “Interoperability is critical to the ability of our Nation’s emergency responders to successfully respond to day-to-day incidents and large-scale emergencies. Ineffective communications risks the lives of responders in the field, and can mean the difference between life and death for those awaiting help,” says Jay M. Cohen, Under Secretary for DHS’s Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate. “First responders must be able to quickly and easily access the information they need from government agencies, other response organizations and the private sector when and where they need it,” states Lt. Gen Harry D. Raduege, Jr., USAF (Ret) of Deloitte & Touche LLP and NCOIC Chairman. “Common standards for voice and data communications are critical to developing such capabilities. The addition of DHS as a member of NCOIC further validates the importance of industry and government working in concert to develop a common framework for network centric operations.”NCOIC is establishing the technical approaches that will support interoperability across all levels of government departments, from first responders and local authorities to regional- and national-level military services. Earlier this year, the Consortium announced its next set of network-centric operations interoperability deliverables – its first Protocol Functional Collection (PFC) and its Mobile Emergency Communications Interoperability (MECI) report. The NCOIC’s approach complements major international government and industry architectural and reference model initiatives. The PFC and MECI report are available at www.NCOIC.org. These new products complement the Network Centric Interoperability Framework (NIF) and the Network Centric Analysis Tool (NCAT) delivered last year. About DHSEstablished in 2003, DHS is working to secure the Nation by preventing and deterring terrorist attacks; protecting against and responding to threats and hazards to the Nation; and ensuring and securing borders. In support of this mission, the Department’s S&T Directorate provides local, tribal, state, and Federal agencies with the technologies and resources needed to fulfill their mission-critical duties. Specifically, the S&T Directorate’s Office for Interoperability and Compatibility is working with emergency responders and Federal partners to advance interoperability for emergency response agencies across all levels of government. For more information about DHS interoperability initiatives, visit www.safecomprogram.gov. About NCOICThe Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) is a not-for-profit multinational corporation committed to integrating existing and emerging open standards into a common evolving global framework, employing a common set of principles and processes, to assist with rapid global deployment of network-centric applications. Established in 2004, NCOIC consists of representatives from defense companies, large-scale systems integrators, information technology providers, government agencies and academia working in concert with advisory bodies consisting of government officials, standards groups and other stakeholders. For more information, visit www.NCOIC.org
EIC Partners with Department of Homeland Security
The Emergency Interoperability Consortium (EIC) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to promote the development and proliferation of data sharing standards for emergency response. Thought to be the first of its kind between DHS and a non-government entity, the agreement establishes an alliance between the organizations to jointly promote the design, development, release, and use of XML standards to help solve data sharing problems commonly encountered during emergency operations. The initial term of the agreement is three years.
"This DHS/EIC alliance is an important step towards realizing the potential of a public/private partnership to rapidly develop and proliferate valid and commercially sustainable interoperability standards," commented Matt Walton, EIC chairman and vice chairman and founder of E Team, Inc., a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of crisis management software. "Removal of the barriers that currently hinder data sharing in emergencies will benefit everyone involved - from the government agencies that work to secure our nation against potential threats to first responders in the field and the people they assist."
Initial collaborative efforts between DHS and EIC have already borne fruit in the release in 2004 of the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), the first data standard for sharing alert information between dissimilar systems. The next generation of data sharing standards, being developed with the leadership of emergency response organizations, is called Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL). It goes beyond alerting to address the routing and substance of a wide variety of interagency emergency messaging. The first of these, a common "header" for routing emergency messages, has been passed from EIC with DHS concurrence to the OASIS formal standards development organization. This EDXL routing tool was first trialed passing messages among ten different emergency communications products in a demonstration at George Washington University sponsored by EIC, DHS, and others late in 2004. Steve Cooper, the DHS Chief Information Officer and signatory on the MOA with EIC, was the keynote speaker at the demonstration.
Barry West, the CIO of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), also signed the MOA "The Department of Homeland Security is pleased to have established an alliance with EIC to promote the rapid development of both valid and commercially sustainable standards to share data between all levels of the emergency response community," said Gordon Fullerton, executive sponsor of the Disaster Management Initiative.
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"This DHS/EIC alliance is an important step towards realizing the potential of a public/private partnership to rapidly develop and proliferate valid and commercially sustainable interoperability standards," commented Matt Walton, EIC chairman and vice chairman and founder of E Team, Inc., a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of crisis management software. "Removal of the barriers that currently hinder data sharing in emergencies will benefit everyone involved - from the government agencies that work to secure our nation against potential threats to first responders in the field and the people they assist."
Initial collaborative efforts between DHS and EIC have already borne fruit in the release in 2004 of the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), the first data standard for sharing alert information between dissimilar systems. The next generation of data sharing standards, being developed with the leadership of emergency response organizations, is called Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL). It goes beyond alerting to address the routing and substance of a wide variety of interagency emergency messaging. The first of these, a common "header" for routing emergency messages, has been passed from EIC with DHS concurrence to the OASIS formal standards development organization. This EDXL routing tool was first trialed passing messages among ten different emergency communications products in a demonstration at George Washington University sponsored by EIC, DHS, and others late in 2004. Steve Cooper, the DHS Chief Information Officer and signatory on the MOA with EIC, was the keynote speaker at the demonstration.
Barry West, the CIO of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), also signed the MOA "The Department of Homeland Security is pleased to have established an alliance with EIC to promote the rapid development of both valid and commercially sustainable standards to share data between all levels of the emergency response community," said Gordon Fullerton, executive sponsor of the Disaster Management Initiative.
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
United States Coast Guard New CIO, Rear Admiral David T. Glenn
Rear Admiral David Glenn
Assistant Commandant for C4 and
Information Technology
Chief Information Officer
RDML David T. Glenn is currently serving as the Assistant
Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, Computers
and Information Technology (CG-6) and is also the Coast Guard’s
Chief Information Officer. His previous assignment was Chief of
Staff, Seventeenth Coast Guard District, Juneau AK. Other
assignments include Chief of Operations, Seventeenth Coast Guard
District; Office Chief, Office of Command & Control Architecture
(CG-37RCC), in the Response Directorate, Coast Guard
Headquarters; Commanding Officer, Communications Area Master
Station Pacific, Point Reyes Station, California; Communication
System 2000 (COMMSYS 2000) Project Manager, Office of
Telecommunications (CG-62), Coast Guard Headquarters;
Executive Officer, Communications Area Master Station Atlantic, Chesapeake, Virginia; Branch
Chief, Secure Communications, Maintenance & Logistics Command Atlantic; His afloat
assignments included Commanding Officer, USCGC HAMILTON (WHEC 715), homeported in
San Diego, CA; Commanding Officer, TAHOMA (WMEC 907), homeported in New Bedford,
MA, during his tour USCGC TAHOMA performed NATO and Partnership for Peace initiatives
during BALTIC OPERATIONS 98 (BALTOPS 98); Executive Officer, USCGC BEAR (901),
homeported in Portsmouth, VA; Operations Officer, USCGC VIGILANT (WMEC 617),
homeported in New Bedford, MA; First Lieutenant, USCGC VENTUROUS (WMEC 625)
homeported in Long Beach, CA.
RDML Glenn, a native of Gaithersburg, Maryland, graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Management from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1977. He completed a Master of
Science Degree in Telecommunication Systems Management conferred by the Naval
Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.
RDML Glenn has been awarded the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Coast
Guard Commendation Medal, the Coast Guard Achievement Medal, the National Defense
Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal,
and the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal among other service medals and awards.
Assistant Commandant for C4 and
Information Technology
Chief Information Officer
RDML David T. Glenn is currently serving as the Assistant
Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, Computers
and Information Technology (CG-6) and is also the Coast Guard’s
Chief Information Officer. His previous assignment was Chief of
Staff, Seventeenth Coast Guard District, Juneau AK. Other
assignments include Chief of Operations, Seventeenth Coast Guard
District; Office Chief, Office of Command & Control Architecture
(CG-37RCC), in the Response Directorate, Coast Guard
Headquarters; Commanding Officer, Communications Area Master
Station Pacific, Point Reyes Station, California; Communication
System 2000 (COMMSYS 2000) Project Manager, Office of
Telecommunications (CG-62), Coast Guard Headquarters;
Executive Officer, Communications Area Master Station Atlantic, Chesapeake, Virginia; Branch
Chief, Secure Communications, Maintenance & Logistics Command Atlantic; His afloat
assignments included Commanding Officer, USCGC HAMILTON (WHEC 715), homeported in
San Diego, CA; Commanding Officer, TAHOMA (WMEC 907), homeported in New Bedford,
MA, during his tour USCGC TAHOMA performed NATO and Partnership for Peace initiatives
during BALTIC OPERATIONS 98 (BALTOPS 98); Executive Officer, USCGC BEAR (901),
homeported in Portsmouth, VA; Operations Officer, USCGC VIGILANT (WMEC 617),
homeported in New Bedford, MA; First Lieutenant, USCGC VENTUROUS (WMEC 625)
homeported in Long Beach, CA.
RDML Glenn, a native of Gaithersburg, Maryland, graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Management from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1977. He completed a Master of
Science Degree in Telecommunication Systems Management conferred by the Naval
Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.
RDML Glenn has been awarded the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Coast
Guard Commendation Medal, the Coast Guard Achievement Medal, the National Defense
Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal,
and the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal among other service medals and awards.
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