The National Communications System

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The National Communications System
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Assist the President, NSC, OSTP and OMB
Mission

• Exercise telecommunications functions and
  responsibilities in wartime and non-wartime
  emergencies
• Perform planning for and provision of national
  security and emergency preparedness
  communications for the Federal Government under
  all circumstances, including crisis or emergency,
  attack, recovery and reconstitution.
• Bottom line we assure the nations
  telecommunications backbone

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The National Communications SystemHelping to
Ensure the Security of the Nation
1961-1981
1981-1992
1992- Present
EO 12472 NCS Expanded (1984)
EO 12656 Further NS/EP Definition (1988)
Department of Homeland Security (Mar 2003)
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
NCS (1963)
Cold War
National Security Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP
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Critical Infrastructure Protection
Divestiture (1984)
PCCIP (1996)
NCC (1984)
Telecom ISAC (2000)
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Department of Homeland Security
Executive Secretary
Commandant of Coast Guard (1)
Legislative Affairs
Secretary Thomas Ridge ---------------------------
------- Deputy Secretary Gordon England
Inspector General
Public Affairs
General Counsel
State and Local Coordination
Citizenship Immigration Service Ombudsman (1)
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Director, Bureau of Citizenship Immigration
Services (1)
Special Assistant to the Secretary (private
sector)
Director of the Secret Service (1)
Small Disadvantaged Business
Privacy Officer
National Capital Region Coordination
Chief of Staff
International Affairs
Shared Services
Counter Narcotics
Under Secretary Science and Technology
Under Secretary Information Analysis and
Infrastructure Protection Frank Libutti
Under Secretary Border Transportation Security
Under Secretary Emergency Preparedness and
Response
Under Secretary Management
Effective March 1st, 2003
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NCS Position in the Department of Homeland
Security
Under Secretary Info Analysis Infrastructure
Protection Mr. LIBUTTI (nominee)
Chief of Staff
Competitive Analysis Evaluation
Planning and Partnerships
Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis
(ASIA) Mr. REDMOND
Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection
(ASIP) Mr. LISCOUSKI
Risk Assessment Division
Infrastructure Protection Division
Infrastructure Coordination Division
Information Warnings Division
Cyber Security Division
National Communications System
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Government - Industry Partnership
Interagency
Industry
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DOS
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DOD
DOJ
DOI
USDA
DOC
HHS
DOT
DOE
CIA
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GSA
NASA
VA
FEMA
FCC
DHS
NRC
USPS
FRB
NSA
NTIA
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Office of the Manager, NCS

• Conduct the daily business of the NCS
• Develop Manage NSEP Telecomm programs
• Support the Federal Response Plan
• Lead Agency for ESF-2 (Communications)

Manager
Deputy Manager
Technology and Programs Division
Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Division
Plans and Resources Division
Customer Service Division
National Coordinating Center for Telecom

• Coordinates telecommunications response during
  emergencies

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National Coordinating Center for
Telecommunications
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National Coordinating Center for
Telecommunications (NCC) Mission
To assist in the initiation, coordination,
restoration, and reconstitution of NS/EP
telecommunications services or facilities under
all conditions, crises, or emergencies
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Spectrum of Threats
National Security --- Emergency Preparedness
HIGH
Nuclear War
Strategic Cyber War
Conventional War
Theater Cyber War
September 11, 2001
Level of Impact
Mobilization
Local Response
Special Operations
Coordinated Response
Terrorism (includes Cyber)
Civil Disorder
Floods
Hurricanes
Power Outage
Earthquakes
Tornados
Cable Cut
Probability of Occurrence
LOW
HIGH
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What The NCC Does

• Apply industry and government resources to meet
  NS/EP telecommunications requirements, on an
  exception basis.
• Exercise authority for
• Prioritization
• Coordination
• Allocation

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NCC Mission
(NS/EP) Requirements
Government Resources
Industry Resources
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What the Telecom Industry Does

• Provides the expertise and resources of the
  telecommunications industry members
• Provides the tools, equipment or personnel
  capable of repairing outages.

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NCC Day-to-Day Operations

• Coordinate Government / Industry NS/EP
  activities
• Implement and oversee NS/EP programs (GETS, TSP,
  SHARES, WPS, etc.)
• Maintain 24 x 7 Watch Center
• Monitor networks / Report abnormal conditions
• Major service disruptions / outages affecting
  NS/EP service
• Network component failures
• Events with significant media attention
• Telecom Service Priority outages
• Advocate NS/EP issues
• Advise executives and senior officials

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NCC Support for Emergencies

• WEATHER
• Hurricane Andrew Aug 92
• Hurricane Marilyn Sept 95
• Hurricane Opal Oct 96
• Hurricane Fran Sep 96
• N.E. Ice Storms Jan 98
• Hurricane Bonnie Aug/Sep 98
• Hurricane Georges Sep 98
• Hurricane Floyd Sep 99
• Trop. Storm Allison Jun 01
• Typhoon Pongsonga Dec 02
• Mid-West Tornados Spring 03

• EARTHQUAKES
• Northridge California Jan 94
• Seattle, Washington Feb 01

FOREST FIRES Florida
Jun/Jul 98 Western S.W May 02
MAN-MADE INCIDENTS SPECIAL EVENTS Oklahoma
City Bombing Apr 95 Summer Olympics
Jul 96 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Sep 01 Winter
Olympics Feb 02
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NCS Support to theFEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN

• Emergency Support Function (ESF) 2
• (Communications)

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What is the Federal Response Plan?

• Signed agreement among Departments and Agencies
  that
• Integrates capabilities of Federal Departments
  and Agencies for a coordinated response to a
  disaster.
• Supports implementation of the Robert T.
  Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
  Act (Public Law 93-288, as amended).
• Supports the Federal governments role to
  provide response, recovery and mitigation
  assistance to support State and local government
  disaster efforts.
• Supports Federal assistance provided under
  individual Department and Agency statutory
  authorities.

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Emergency Support Functions and Lead Agencies
for Each ESF
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FEDERAL RESPONSE PLANESF 2 Responsibilities

• MISSION
• Provision Federal telecommunications support to
  Federal, State, and local response efforts
  following a federally declared major disaster,
  emergency, or extraordinary situation under the
  Federal Response Plan.
• NATIONAL FOCUS
• FEMA Emergency Support Team (EST)
• National Coordinating Center
• Mobilization Augmentees (US Army Reserve
  officers)
• Telecomm Programs (GETS, TSP, WPS, SHARES)
• REGIONAL FOCUS
• Disaster Field Office (DFO)

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ESF-2 Disaster Response Operations
FEMA Natl Network Opns Center
Mt. Weather, VA
Disaster Field Office (DFO)
Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator F
ECC
National Coordinating Center Arlington, VA
Emergency Operations Teams (EOT)
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