# Presentation: 281715

## The Homeland Security Information Network 

**The Homeland Security Information Network **
**(HSIN)**

**Richard D. Jacques, Ph.D.**
**DHS Operations Directorate**
**HSIN EM Portal PM**

- 21 May 2006

## HSIN is Deployed to Federal, State, Local and Tribal Public Safety Personnel in the Context of    the Preparedness Framework and ...

**      ****Supported by**
** ****the HSOC and HSIN**

## ... and in the Context of NIMS and the NRP

**National Incident Management System (NIMS)**
**Aligns command, control, organizational structure, terminology, communication protocols and resources/resource-typing.**
**Used for all events.**

**Knowledge**

**Abilities**

**Resources**

**                     ****NRP**
**Integrates and applies federal resources****, ****knowledge, and capabilities before, during and after incidents ****(*****HSOC and HSIN).***
**Activated for Incidents of National Significance.**

**ODP Graphic Modified**

## NRP: Homeland Security Operations Center’s (HSOC) Incident Management Mission

-  The National Response Plan (NRP) has designated the HSOC as the National-level hub for information sharing and operational coordination during domestic incidents.
-  The HSOC provides primary Situational Awareness to the Secretary, the **Inter-agency Incident Management Group**** (**IIMG) and to the White House.
-  HSIN is the principal conduit for the HSOC to share information and provide operational coordination with public safety agencies and emergency operations centers at the Federal, State, Local, Tribal, Regional and Private Sector levels.

## HSOC/HSIN and the NIMS Framework

**HSOC/HSIN and the NIMS Framework**

**HSIN**

**HSIN**

**Regions**

**HSIN**

**Regional**
**Response**
**Coordination**
**Center**
**(RRCC)**

** ****Improved intergovernmental  coordination will improve the preparedness and response to disasters**

**Modified NRP Graphic**

**  ****HSIN**

** ****ESFs**

## Key Concepts Reflected Throughout the NRP Where HSIN is Being Applied

*** ***_***Organizing Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) to facilitate the delivery of critical Federal resources, assets, and assistance***_***;***
** **_***Mobilization of Federal resources to augment existing Federal, State, local, and tribal capabilities***_**;**
** **_***Proactive notification and deployment of Federal resources in anticipation of or in response to catastrophic events***_*** ***_***in coordination***_*** ******and****** ***_***collaboration with State, local, and tribal governments and private entities when possible***_**;**
** **_***Organizing interagency efforts to minimize damage, restore impacted***_*** ***_***areas***_*** to pre-incident conditions if feasible, and/or ***_***implement programs to mitigate vulnerability to future events***_**; and,**
** **_***Providing the basis for coordination of interagency and intergovernmental planning, training, exercising, assessment, coordination, and information exchange***_***. ***

## Key Features of HSIN

- Web Based;
- Secure collaboration between agencies throughout the United States, its territories and Washington, DC;
- 24/7 Help Desk Support;
- Access to All Vetted Users;
- No Additional Client-Side Software Required;
- Available via Public Internet using HTTPS;
- DHS Security System Handbook Compliant;
- Section 508 Compliant;
- Network available 365 Days 24 x 7;
- 99.999% Operational Availability; and,
- Primary System in Survivable Location.

## HSIN Common Services 

- Registration Application for access into HSIN;
- Individual User Account Management;
- Display of the Current Threat Level;
- Urgent Alerts and Notification;
- Document and Picture Library;
- Search Engine;
- Individual Customizable Links;
- News Feeds to display current open source related news;
- Discussion Boards including threads of discussion;
- Posting of FYIs and RFIs;
- Announcements;
- Event Calendars;

## HSIN Common Services (Cont)

- Real Time Communication such as Chat, Instant Messaging, etc;
- List Capability which includes: Contact List and Task List;
- Incident Reporting;
- Sharing of Common Operating Picture and Situational Awareness vertically and horizontally;
- Geospatial Information System (GIS) Mapping with ability to pass/share Geospatial Information with street level maps and imagery;
- Daily and periodic reporting from multiple federal, state, and local sources; and,
- User Community Directory.

## HSIN Connectivity 

**  **
**   ****HSIN is seamlessly connected in all 50 states and 53 Major urban areas with the following communities of interest:**
** ****Federal, State, Local & Tribal Law Enforcement (LE);**
** ****LE Intelligence/fusion centers;**
** ****Private Sector;**
** ****State, Local, Regional & Tribal Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs);**
** ****Fire Chiefs, Emergency Management Directors, Public Health   Directors, etc;**
** ****Homeland Security Advisors;**
** ****Governors;**
** ****Mayors; and,**
** ****National** **Guard.**

**Notes:**
HISN allows you to connect to agencies in all 50 states, US territories, the District of Columbia, and in 53 Major Urban areas like New York, Los Angeles, and New York.

## Connectivity to the HSOC

**  ****HSIN provides connectivity with the HSOC which is made up of**
**   ****35+ Agencies that includes:**
**DoD, DoE, DoT, DoL,**
**NOAA, NGA, Cyber, IP,**
**FEMA, HHS, VA, **
**ICE, CBP, FPS, USCG**
**CIA, NSA,  DIA,IA**
**FBI, DEA, ATF, USSS**
**TSA, FAM, EPA, S&T**
** ****US Capitol Police,**
**State & Local agencies that includes: NYPD, LAPD, VaSP and MDSP.**

## Demonstrated Successes of the HSOC’s Use of HSIN

-   HSIN has been the primary communications system for
-   National Security  Special Events and Critical Incidents
-   that includes:
-  The National Political Conventions;
-  The Presidential Inauguration;
-  The G8 International Economic Summit;
-  TOPOFF 3;
-  Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma;
-  Super Bowl XL; and,
-  The Academy Awards.

## HSIN Practical Applications

**During Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana State Police (LSP) reported HSIN as “invaluable”, the only secure “real time” communications tool available during the crisis.  **
**LSP configured a 911 database in HSIN to respond to calls for help (over 28,800 logged).**
**HSIN used to track missing persons reports, reunite families, locate missing family members, deploy rescue/recovery operations.**
**HSIN was adopted as the main communications tool at the Principal Federal Official (PFO) site in New Orleans - The PFO team worked with the Homeland Security Operations Center (HSOC) to set-up a PFO portal within the Emergency Management (EM) Portal that could only be accessed by those working at the PFO site. **
**Orange County, CA Sheriff’s Office obtained information from the NYSP to identify a terrorist suspect.**
**During 2003 Blackout, HSIN provided the only secure “real-time” communications link between several Governors’ offices, State and Local EOCs and LE communities.**

**Notes:**
State and Local agencies use HSIN in the day-to-day performance of their mission

## HSIN Basic Structure

- Counter-Terrorism

- Law Enforcement Analysts
- -----------------------
- Law Enforcement Info Sharing

- Emergency Management

- Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Users

- State Portals

- Critical Sectors (CS)
- --------------------US P3
- (formerly Critical Infrastructure - CI)

**HSOC**

**Federal Operations (FedOps) Portal**
**(Federal Operations Centers)**

**Notes:**
Currently about 9,000 users are connected to the Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Counter-Terrorism portals.

##  FEMA Regional personnel   

** ****FEMA Regional personnel   **
** ****access their Region’s Portal   **
** ****from here.**

** ****Central Portal for FEMA **
** ****and its ten (10) Regions**

##  Emergency Management (EM) Portal

** ****Emergency Management (EM) Portal**

_**Sit Awareness/COP**_

##   Accessible from the EM & LE Portals

**  ****Accessible from the EM & LE Portals**

## Example: Bottled Water  

**Example: Bottled Water  **
**(any distance from specific zip code)**

## HSIN Contact Information

**Steven J. Wilson**
**Chief, Information Integration and Implementation**
**HSIN Program Manager**
**Steven.J.Wilson@dhs.gov**
**Richard D. Jacques, Ph.D.**
**HSIN EM Portal Program Manager**
**202.997.3144**
_**Richard.Jacques@dhs.gov**_

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