December 1, 2004 Slide 1 Presented by Dan Bart, TIA and ANSI-HSSP Co-Chair December 1, 2004 Presentation on ANSI and the Homeland Security Standards Panel (HSSP)

December 1, 2004 Slide 2 Overview Definitions and background on standards development Introduction to ANSI Background: HS Standards Coordination Needed Homeland Security Standards Panel  Formation / Roles  Structure and Participation  2004 activities  Contact for further information/participation

December 1, 2004 Slide 3 Definition of terms Standard: A Standard is a Document, Not a Technical Regulation Document established by consensus and approved by a recognized body that provides for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results aimed at achieving the optimum degree of order… [emphasis added] ISO/IEC Guide 2

December 1, 2004 Slide 4 Definition of terms (continued) Standards become mandatory only when:  They are incorporated into contracts; or  They are adopted by government agencies as part of a regulation to protect public health, safety, the environment, or other regulatory purposes  Then they should be called “technical regulations”

December 1, 2004 Slide 5 Mission To enhance the global competitiveness of U.S. business and the American quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems and ensuring their integrity. A Private- and Public-Sector Partnership Since 1918 ANSI is not a government agency or a standards developer.

December 1, 2004 Slide 6 Academia Individuals Government Manufacturing Trade Associations A Federation of members representing... Professional Societies Service Organizations Standards Developers Consumer and Labor Interests and many more. Bringing the Private- & Public-Sectors Together Since 1918

December 1, 2004 Slide 7 ANSI is...  an “umbrella” organization for the U.S. voluntary consensus standards community  a private-sector led and public-sector supported standards coordination body  a not-for-profit organization ANSI is not...  a standards developer  a government agency

December 1, 2004 Slide 8 ANSI’s roles and responsibilities are to:  accredit U.S. Standards Developers, U.S. Technical Advisory Groups and conformity assessment systems  ensure integrity of the U.S. voluntary consensus standards system  provide regional and international access  respond to urgent national priorities  offer a neutral policy forum for standards coordination issues

December 1, 2004 Slide 9 Background: HS Standards Coordination Needed The National Strategy for Homeland Security (2002) identified the need for standards to support homeland security (HS) and emergency preparedness  Fourteen critical infrastructure areas were noted January 2, 2003 Report for Congress states: “Neither the federal government, nor the nongovernmental sector presently has a comprehensive, consolidated program for developing new preparedness standards.”

December 1, 2004 Slide 10 Response: ANSI-HSSP February 5, 2003: Formation of ANSI-HSSP announced Facilitate the development and enhancement of homeland security standards Serve as private/public sector forum for standards issues that cut cross-sector  Co-chairs provided by industry and government A forum for information sharing on HS standards issues Does not itself develop standards Not a “gatekeeper” for access to DHS or other agencies

December 1, 2004 Slide 11 ANSI-HSSP Structure Lead by ANSI-HSSP Co-Chairs Steering Committee  Comprised of Government Agencies, ANSI SDOs, non-ANSI SDOs, and Companies (ANSI members and non-ANSI)  Four At-Large Seats (Union, Consumer, Academia, State and Local)  SC is a planning and sounding board – not a governing body  Total: seats (plus 2 special advisors) Full Panel: Nearly 100 organizational participants

December 1, 2004 Slide 12 ANSI-HSSP – Participation Participation on the HSSP is open to all affected interests (ANSI and non-ANSI members)  Federal, State and Local governments  Industry representatives  Trade Associations and Professional Societies  Standards Developers (ANSI and non-ANSI)  Fora/Consortia  Academia  Consumer interests

December 1, 2004 Slide ANSI-HSSP Activities Workshops on Private Sector Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity  Recommendation was submitted to 9-11 Commission and included in the Commission’s final report Workshops on Biological and Chemical Threat Agents  Three meetings held; final report available on ANSI-HSSP website ANSI-HSSP Plenary, April in Falls Church, VA  Recapped progress of HSSP, and plans going forward  Next Plenary, December in Gaithersburg, MD Workshop on Training Programs for First Responders  Two meetings held; next meeting January 27, 2005 in Arlington, VA

December 1, 2004 Slide ANSI-HSSP Activities ANSI-HSSP Newsletter launched Biometrics workshop report issued  Submitted to DHS and posted to ANSI-HSSP website Involved with the formation of the ISO Advisory Group on Security (ISO AGS) and survey of stakeholders  ANSI-HSSP Steering Committee is the US (TAG) to ISO AGS  Final report due to ISO by December 15, 2004 Met with European Standards Organizations (ESOs - CEN, CENELEC, and ETSI) in January in France, security was on the agenda, meet again in January 2005 in Washington, DC Workshops on Emergency Communications and Citizen Readiness NEXT: December Plenary Meeting at NIST

December 1, 2004 Slide 15 ANSI-HSSP Activities Going Forward Continue work to address standards needs Maintain support of DHS and Sector Specific Agencies  Partnered with DHS during “National Preparedness Month”  “Ready Business” campaign incorporates ANSI-HSSP recommended standard NFPA 1600  Standards database project ANSI-DHS Database project for HS standards  Demonstration to be given at next ANSI-HSSP Plenary New workshops  Potential areas include power security and perimeter security imaging Accreditation of Personnel Certifiers

December 1, 2004 Slide 16 Summary ANSI-HSSP fills the role for homeland security standards coordination Will continue to support DHS and others with HS standards needs Plays key role with the ISO AG on Security Workshops to address specific HS needs  For areas being addressed by other initiatives, ANSI-HSSP will coordinate with them (e.g., ASME Risk Project Team, National Cyber Security Partnership)

December 1, 2004 Slide 17 Summary Panel participants provide the base of expertise and ANSI will continue to rely on them to be active in HSSP workshops and bring key issues/needs to the Panel’s attention A good deal of progress has been made, but there is much work still to be done For further information or questions, please visit the ANSI-HSSP website ( or contact the ANSI-HSSP Secretary, Matt Deane ( ,