Continuity Program

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Continuity Program Overview
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Required for Federal Executive Organizations
National Security Presidential Directive
51/ Homeland Security Presidential Directive
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Federal Continuity Directive 1 (February 2008)
Federal Continuity Directive 2 (February 2008)
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Private Sector Organizations and State,
Territories, Tribal, and Local Governments
Continuity Guidance Circular 1 Continuity
Guidance for Non-Federal Entities
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Regional Continuity Program Manager
OUTREACH
REACH BACK
REGION III
DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV
LOCAL GOVTS
FEMA HQ
NCP Directorate
PRIVATE SECTOR
CPM
DHS Agencies
REGIONAL PEERS
FEDERAL AGENCIES
REGION III COOP PLAN
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Federal Outreach
Philadelphia FEB
Pittsburgh FEB
Shepherdstown FEA
Baltimore FEB
Hampton Roads Area
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Regional Continuity Program Manager

• Coordinate and Present Training
• Provide Exercise Support
• Conference and Meeting Coordination
• Technical Assistance
• Conduct Outreach Presentations

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Elements of a Viable Continuity Capability

• Essential Functions
• Orders of Succession
• Delegations of Authority
• Continuity Facilities
• Continuity Communications

• Vital Records Management
• Human Capital
• Test, Training, and Exercise
• Devolution of Control
• Reconstitution

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Create a Culture of Continuity

• Continuity plans must be
• Integrated into daily work routines
• Capable of implementation anytime, with or
  without warning
• Provide full operational capability within 12
  hours of activation
• Able to sustain operations for up to 30 days
• Include a test, training, and exercise program

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Continuity Training Courses

• Continuity Awareness (IS-546)
• Introduction to Continuity (IS-547)
• Continuity Managers Course (IS-548)
• Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning
  for Pandemic Influenzas (IS-520)
• Continuity Managers Course (Train-the-Trainer)
  (B/E/L-548) 3 Days
• Continuity Planning Workshop (Train-the-Trainer)
  3 Days (B/E/L-550)
• Continuity Building Design for Homeland Security
  (T-t-T) 3 Days (E-156)
• Continuity Exercise Design Course (IS/G-139) 5
  Days
• Continuity Devolution Course (Train-the-Trainer)
  (E551) 3 Days
• Continuity for Tribal Governments (E582) 2 Days
• Vital Records (Developed with NARA and the
  Council of State Archivists)

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Continuity Excellence Series

• Administrator Paulison established the Continuity
  Excellence Series - Level I, Professional
  Continuity Practitioner and Level II, Master
  Continuity Practitioner
• This effort is dedicated to enhancing the
  excellence in the development and implementation
  of Continuity programs

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Professional Continuity Practitioner

• Continuity Excellence Series Level I
• IS 546 COOP Awareness Course,
• IS 547 Introduction to COOP,
• IS-242 Effective Communication,
• B/E/L 548 COOP Managers T-t-T Course,
• B/E/L 550 COOP Planners T-t-T Workshop,
• IS 100 Intro to Incident Command System (ICS),
• IS 230 Principles of Emergency Management,
• IS 700 Intro to National Incident Management
  System (NIMS),
• IS 800-B A National Response Framework (NRF),
  An Introduction,
• E/B 136 or IS 139 Exercise Development
  Course/Exercise Design Course/or COOP Exercise
  Design/Development T-t-T Course,
• Complete attendance in continuity exercise
  Determined Accord, and
• NARA/CoSA Vital Records Training (optional,
  recommended).

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Master Continuity Practitioner

• Continuity Excellence Series Level II
• Attain Continuity Excellence Series Level I,
  Professional Continuity Practitioner,
• IS 130  Exercise Evaluation and Improvement
  Planning,
• IS 240  Leadership and Influence,
• B/E/L 551  Devolution Training,
• B/E/L 156 Building Design for Homeland Security
  T-t-T Course for Continuity of Operations,
• B/E/L 262 Instructional Delivery for Subject
  Matter Experts,
• Instruct COOP Managers T-t-T Course,
• Facilitate COOP Planners T-t-T Workshop, and
• Written Comprehensive Exam.

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PS-PREP- What is It?

• Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness
  Accreditation and Certification Program
• Partnership between DHS and the private sector
• Enables private entities (including businesses,
  non-profit organizations and universities) to
  receive emergency preparedness certification from
  a DHS accreditation system
• Accreditation system created in coordination with
  the private sector

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Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
of 2004
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Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations
Act (2007)Public Law 110-53 Title IX Private
Sector Preparedness
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Key Program Requirements

• Voluntary participation
• Obtain stakeholder/public comment
• Integrate and leverage existing regulatory
  requirements and programs, if feasible
• DHS adopt one or more standards
• Develop Small Business Program component with
  separate certification method
• Provide method to independently certify
  preparedness of private sector entities (3rd
  party certification)
• DHS maintain a listing of certified public
  entities and make public a list of consenting
  participants
• Program will be administered by nongovernmental
  entity

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Standards Overview

• Numerous Standards and Best Practices considered
• Focused on broad-based comprehensive standards
  containing elements of Disaster Management
  Emergency Management Business Continuity
• DHS proposed three standards in October 15, 2009
  Federal Register notice
• ASIS International SPC.1-2009 Organizational
  Resilience Security Preparedness, and Continuity
  Management System.
• British Standards Institution 25999 Business
  Continuity Management Part 1 (2006) and Part 2
  (2007).
• National Fire Protection Association 16002007
  Standard on Disaster / Emergency Management and
  Business Continuity Program.

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PS-PREP Milestones

• December 7, 2009 FEMA Region I/II/III staff
  training seminar
• December 8, 2009 Public stakeholders meeting at
  Philadelphia Airport Marriott
• January 15, 2010 End of comment period on
  proposed standards

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PS-PREP Info Site

• www.fema.gov/privatesectorpreparedness
• FEMA Region III Contact
• Blair Hyde
• [phone]
• blair.hyde_at_dhs.gov

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Questions?