State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program Regional Roll-out San Francisco, CA June 17-18, 2003

State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program 1.2 WELCOMING REMARKS Tim Beres Assistant Director Office for Domestic Preparedness State Homeland Security Program

State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program 1.3 OVERVIEW Bob Johns Western Branch Chief Office for Domestic Preparedness State Homeland Security Program

State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program 1.4  ODP Mission statement  Mission: To develop and enhance the capacity of state and local governments to prevent, respond to, and recover from threats or acts of terrorism involving CBRNE.  Philosophy: Homeland Security programs should be information driven, based on specific requirements identified through an assessment process, and responsive to state and local needs. Beginning the Assessment Program

State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program 1.5  Organization  State and Local Program Management Division  Ten Program Management Regions  Equipment Support Branch  Special Programs (HDER, PEP, DPETAP, GAP, IAB, UASI)  Training and Technical Assistance Division  National Domestic Preparedness Consortium  State and Local TA  Exercise Division  State and Local Exercise Branch  National Exercise Program (TOPOFF, National Security Events)

State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program 1.6  Resources  WMD Preparedness Programs  Equipment Grants  Training  Exercises  Technical Assistance  ODP delivers its programs based on state and locally determined requirements  Interagency Collaboration  State of the art training facilities/ Live-agent training  Result oriented outcomes

State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program 1.7  Overall ODP Program Manager Responsibilities:  Primary ODP point of contact  Coordinate ODP resources  Equipment  Training  Exercises  Coordinate and approve Technical Assistance scheduling  Manage funding resources  Assist with strategic planning Beginning the Assessment Program

State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program 1.8 State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program State Homeland Security Program

State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program 1.9 State Homeland Security Program  State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy (SHSAS) Program Purpose:  Present updated assessment and strategy process  Provide information on federal resources  Opportunity to network with federal and state participants

State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program 1.10  Program Components:  Updated State and Local Assessments  State/Local Registration and user profiles  Threat Assessment  Vulnerability Assessment  Capabilities Assessment  Needs Assessments  Optional Agriculture Assessment  Updated State Strategy  State Assistance Plan (SAP)  List of ODP resources available to states  Funding  Equipment, exercises, training, administrative State Homeland Security Program

State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program 1.11  ODP Program Manager Responsibilities for the SHSAS  Provide support to the State Administrative Agency (SAA) and local level administrators  Completion of the assessment  Implementation of the strategy  Management of the grant programs  Provide direction to the SAA during the grant application process  Develop State Assistance Plan (SAP) Beginning the Assessment Program

State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program 1.12  State responsibilities for the SHSAS  Organize State Working Group  Register on-line  Coordinate completion of state/local assessments  Complete state strategy  Allocate resources  Review and analysis of developed strategy Beginning the Assessment Program

State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program 1.13  Key players  U.S. Department of Agriculture  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  Federal Bureau of Investigation  Transportation Security Administration  Federal Emergency Management Agency  Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection  U.S. Secret Service  Other partners Beginning the Assessment Program

State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program 1.14  Key players  Oracle  Texas Engineering Extension Service  CRA Beginning the Assessment Program

State Homeland Security Assessment and Strategy Program 1.15 DISCUSSION State Homeland Security Program