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DOCUMENT GSC14-PLEN-070
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SOURCE ANSI
AGENDA ITEM Agenda Item 10, Information Sharing Subjects, Security / LI
CONTACT(S) Joe Bhatia, ANSI rep to GSC-14

• Submitted as an Information Sharing Subject (ISS)
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• the High Interest Subject of Security and Lawful
  Interception
• Open Agenda 6.3

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Homeland Security Standards Panel (ANSI HSSP)

• Information Sharing Subject
• From ANSI

Submitted for Joe Bhatia ANSI representative to
GSC-14
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ANSI HSSP Mission

• To identify existing consensus standards, or, if
  non exist, assist the Department of Homeland
  Security (DHS) and those sectors requesting
  assistance to accelerate development and adoption
  of consensus standards critical to homeland
  security. The ANSI-HSSP promotes a positive,
  cooperative partnership between the public and
  private sectors in order to meet the needs of the
  nation in this critical area.
• The Panel supports the work of the DHS Science
  and Technology (ST) Directorates Office of
  Standards.

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ANSI-HSSP Structure

• Co-Chairs (private and public sectors)
• Christian Dubay, National Fire Protection
  Association (NFPA)
• Gordon Gillerman, National Institute of Standards
  and Technology (NIST)
• Steering Committee
• Comprised of Government Agencies, ANSI SDOs,
  non-ANSI SDOs, Companies, and five at-large
  seats, and past Co-Chair
• Full Panel
• Approximately 100 organizational participants
  open to all affected interests brought together
  via Plenary meetings
• Workshops
• Address specific homeland security issues
  objectives are typically to identify existing
  standards and conformity assessment programs, gap
  areas, and make recommendations for addressing
  these gaps.

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ANSI HSSP Membership

• Participation in the ANSI-HSSP is open to
  representatives of industry, government,
  professional societies, trade associations,
  standards developers, and consortia groups
  directly involved in U.S. Homeland Security
  standardization.

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Activities Underway (bolded items may track to
GSC work)

• Efforts are ongoing to examine standardization in
  the following workshop areas
• Emergency Preparedness for Persons with
  Disabilities and Special Needs
• Credentialing and Access Control for Disaster
  Management (ID Mgmt)
• Transit Security (ITS)
• Final deliverables have been produced for the
  following
• Phase II of The Financial Impact of Cyber Risk
  50 Questions Every CFO Should Ask
• Cyber Security
• Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina
• Emergency Communications
• Perimeter Security
• Enterprise Power Security and Continuity
• Training Program Standardization for First
  Response to WMD Events
• Private Sector Emergency Preparedness and
  Business Continuity
• Biometrics
• Biological and Chemical Threat Agents
• Citizen Preparedness

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Further Information

• Further information on ANSI HSSP
• is available at
• www.ansi.org/hssp