1. Business Continuity Planning
Laura Peterson
DAS General Counsel
State Risk Manager
1/2/2019

2. Background
Threat of terrorism changed nature and scope of risks and necessary planning
Revised SEOP - “each state agency and local government is responsible for developing a continuity of operations plan (COOP).”
COOP – beyond disaster recovery – all hazards planning to resume/provide mission critical operations with least impact
Events of 9/11 raised interest beyond risk manager types
1/2/2019

3. Background
DAS provides services to agencies to facilitate agency services to the public
DAS’s service provider role provides us an opportunity to play a coordinating role in business continuity planning statewide
NEMA grant for planning and tech assistance for COOP
Multi-agency Advisory Team put out RFP (DAS, DEQ, HHS, Labor, NEMA, Revenue, Roads, SFM)
1/2/2019

4. RFP Objectives/Deliverables
Pilot Projects - DAS & SFM
Replication
Statewide Prioritization
Statewide Interoperability
Maintenance
1/2/2019

5. COOP Development Project Initiation Disaster readiness assessment
Critical Processes
Critical Resources for each process
Vulnerability and Risk Analysis
Identify Risks – Severity/Frequency
Mitigation Recommendations - IMS cooperation with University
Disaster Readiness Planning
Worst Case Scenario planning
Checklists, call lists, succession lists, “to do”
Evaluation and Implementation
1/2/2019

6. Current Opportunities
Basic Internal Planning
Critical Processes
Succession
Notification
what if?
Contractor services
Fixed fee for other agencies under current contract
NEMA/DAS/TRAINEES
1/2/2019

7. Future Statewide Plan Statewide Exercises
Maintained, Updated, Exercised Plans
1/2/2019

8. Executive Building 2nd Floor
Contact Information
Laura Peterson
Executive Building 2nd Floor
(402)
(402) fax
Backup contact: Jayne Scofield, DAS Communications
1/2/2019