Lt Col Joanne Sechrest

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS ELECTRIC SERVICE PRIORITY
(TESP)
Lt Col Joanne Sechrest Priority
Telecommunications DHS/IAIP, National
Communications System Joanne.sechrest_at_dhs.gov 703.
607.4960 http//www.ncs.gov
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National Communications System (NCS)Mission

• - Exercising telecommunications functions
• and responsibilities in wartime and non-wartime
  emergencies
• - Coordinating the planning for and provisioning
  of
• National Security and Emergency Preparedness
• (NS/EP) Communications for
• the Federal Government Under All Circumstances

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NCS Organization
President
Government Arm
Industry Arm
OMB
HSC
NSC
OSTP
National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee (NSTAC) Bell South (Chair) Lucent
(Vice Chair) Unisys Boeing Microsoft SBC Qwest AT
T SAIC CTIA EDS Spring USTA AMD MCI CSC Verisign M
otorola Verizon Teledesic Nortel
Raytheon Rockwell International
PANAMSAT Northrop Gruman Bank of America Lockheed
Martin
Committee of Principals CIA DHS DHHS
DOC DOD DOE DOI DOJ DOS DOT FRB
FCC
Hon. Tom Ridge Secretary of Homeland Security NCS
Executive Agent
GSA FEMA Joint Staff NASA NRC NSA NTIA TREAS USDA
USPS VA
Office of the Manager, NCS
Bob Liscouski Assistant Secretary, IP Manager, NCS
Dr Peter Fonash (Acting) Deputy Manager
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Purpose of TESP

• Provide priority power restoration for
  telecommunications facilities supporting NS/EP
  missions.
• Mitigate the effects of electrical power outages
  on NS/EP telecommunications functions and
  facilities
• Support response, repair and priority restoration
  of electric service to critical NS/EP
  telecommunications facilities and providers in
  any occurrence, or threat thereof, whether
  natural, or caused by man, in war or in peace

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History

• 1986 Energy Task Force formed to mitigate the
  effects of electric power outages
• 1988 - NSTAC approved Energy Task Force
  recommendations to assign electric power
  restoration priorities to NS/EP
  telecommunications
• 1991 TESP was approved as a joint program
  between DOE and NCS
• 1993 DOE began implementing TESP
• 1996 NCS created database matching utilities
  with critical telecommunications facilities
• 2004 TESP revived by the NCS

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Planned Highlights of TESP 2005

• Encourages telecommunications facilities to
  communicate directly with the power industry
• Establishes relationship during outage (wireline,
  wireless, or Internet) and 24x7 POC/telephone
  number
• Calls for reviews of existing electric utility
  priority restoration plans to include those NS/EP
  telecommunications facilities
• Calls for telecommunications facilities to
  identify their most critical telecommunications
  assets for priority restoration of electrical
  power
• Evokes Telecom ISAC and EISAC involvement as
  needed

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Next Steps

• Incorporate changes received from members of the
  Telecom ISAC
• Meet with ESISAC to gain support
• Formal coordination from NERC, FERC, DOE, NCS
• Continue coordination of information between
  telecommunications providers and electric
  utilities
• Increase TESP awareness and participation
• Identify problems

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Contact Information
Michele M. Bruich Telephone (703)
607-6183 E-mail michele.bruich_at_ncs.gov Lt Col
Joanne Sechrest Telephone (703)
607-4960 E-mail joanne.sechrest_at_ncs.gov
Mail Office of Priority Telecommunications
National Communications System P.O. Box 4502
Arlington, VA 22204-4502