1. The Challenge of Post-911 Emergency Preparedness F. Suzanne Jenniches VP & GM, Government Systems Division Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems F. Suzanne Jenniches VP & GM, Government Systems Division Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems

2. 2 Emergency Preparedness Coordination Centers … … for a Common Operating Picture Federal Homeland Security Federal Homeland Security Other Federal Agencies Other Federal Agencies State & Local First Response State & Local First Response Industry

3. 3 Anthrax Incidence - October 2001 National Protection Tested Pilot in Place - May 2002

4. 4 Technological Solutions Available Budgetary constraints Value-added applications of technology Timing of availability Finding the needle! … Implementation Requires Detailed Threat Assessment & Priority Establishment … Implementation Requires Detailed Threat Assessment & Priority Establishment Threat Space Countermeasures Disease "Treatability" Agent Persistence Degree of Warning Contagious Conditions Solution Space Counter- Proliferation Defensive Measures Consequence Management Non-Contagious Agent More focus on dissemination mechanisms (at home & abroad) Pre-symptomatic early warning Active neutralization opportunities Emphasis on decontamination Critical need for public health surge capacity Contagious Agent Focus on critical agents (smallpox, plague, VHF) Focus on sampling (environmental) in massing & distribution points Active neutralization opportunities Critical need for epidemiological speed & crisis management Bioengineered Agent Focus on bioengineering indicators Focus on rapid sensing of bioengineered organisms Multi-Disciplinary Elements Prevention of R&D, Production, Storage & Weaponization (Counterproliferation) Solution Goals Solution Options Intelligence Pre-emptive Strikes Treaties Political Persuasion Passive Vaccines Pre-emptive Measures Pre-symptomatic Warning Active Neutralization Distribution Denial Post-symptomatic Warning Diagnostics Command & Control Response Training Decontamination/Remediation Prevent Effective Dissemination (Defensive Measures) Minimize Destruction (Consequence Mgmt)

5. 5 Today’s Threat Demands Government & Industry Partnership