# Presentation: 356191

## Homeland Security Information Network-Critical Sectors (HSIN-CS)

- Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC) Overview
- May 3, 2006

## What is HSIN?

- A sensitive, but unclassified environment to share information

- The capability to store, search, and retrieve sensitive documents

- The capability to receive DHS-generated broadcasts and narrowcasts

- Access to a suite of common services at greatly reduced cost

- Knowledge base for sector access. Allows creation of sub council working groups

- Extend reach of alerts, warnings, advisories, while tailoring delivery

- System Architecture

- Collaboration

- HSIN Portal (including US CERT Portal)

- Alert/Warning Information Dissemination

- The capability to conduct real-time dialogue

- Real-time problem-solving and planning within and across communities

- HSIN is a DHS funded information sharing capability

## What is HSIN continued

- Announced by Secretary Ridge, March 2004.
- Homeland Security Operations Center's primary suite of tools for information sharing, coordination, planning, mitigation, and response.
- In a memo from Secretary Chertoff, HSIN was made the “primary system for operational information sharing and collaboration within DHS and with our security partners”, January 9, 2006.

## HSIN Common Services

- Online Account Management
- Registration Application for access into HSIN
- Current Threat Level Information
- Urgent Alerts
- Document/Picture Library
- Search Engine
- Incident Reporting
- User Community Directory
- Announcements
- User Suggestion Form
- 24/7 Help Desk Support

- Individual Customizable Links
- Discussion Boards
- Event Calendars
- Real Time Communication such as Chat, Instant Messaging, etc.
- Interoperability with Department of Justice (DOJ) and other systems (future)
- Geospatial Information System (GIS) Mapping (future)
- List Capability which includes: Contacts List and Task Lists

## The HSIN Program (Conceptual)

**The HSIN environment provides a capability for cross-sector information sharing and coordination.  **

## HSIN User / Critical Sector Communities

|  | Critical Sectors
(HSIN-CS) |
| --- | --- |
| Objective | Enhance the protection and reliable performance of the nation’s critical infrastructure sectors through the strategic use of communication, coordination, and information sharing capabilities  |
| Target Audience | Critical sector owners and operators via each sector’s Sector Coordinating Council (SCC) – as defined by HSPD-7 |
| Features | Alert/Warning/Advisory Information Dissemination
Report Submission
Portal
Search Engine
Document Library
Member Collaboration |
| Governing Board | Sector Coordinating Council |
| Classification | SBU but up to Secret |

## Current HSIN-CS Landscape

- Electricity
- Food and Agriculture
- Public Transit
- Water
- Chemical
- Oil & Gas
- Commercial Facilities

- Nuclear
- Dams
- Postal and Shipping
- Non-Profit
- Health/Public Health
- NICC Tactical Portal

**Portals In Pilot:**

- Aviation
- Surface Transportation
- Emergency Services

**Portals In Development:**

- DHS’s goal is to deploy HSIN to all 13 critical sectors and four Key Resource Areas as defined by Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-7

## HSIN-CS is governed by the sectors

- Each Critical Infrastructure Sector / Key Resource Area  controls its individual HSIN-CS portal.
- Information on the portal is considered sector-owned and not government records
- The SCC’s role includes ...
- Setting the vision for HSIN in the sector including how, when, and why the various tools will be used
- Determining policies for content and user management
- Facilitating Deployment of HSIN-CS to the sector
- Outreach to sector membership
- The SCC and DHS roles in operating HSIN-CS are being documented in a MOU for each sector.  Signing of the MOU moves each sector HSIN from pilot to production.

## Aviation Sector Portal Home Page