1. Disaster Management eGov Initiative Program Overview Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative January 7, 2004

2. 2 Program History & Mission One of the 24 eGov initiatives established by the President’s Management Agenda –Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provides program oversight and guidance –DM program resides in the DHS/FEMA Emergency Planning and Response (EP&R) Directorate –DHS/FEMA EP&R provides program management functions and support Supports a multitude of federal agency missions including DHS and FEMA missions to reduce the loss of life and property in any phase of a disaster event Supports the federal mission to provide the Nation with a comprehensive, accelerated and improved quality disaster mitigation and response through information sharing capabilities

3. 3 Program Components “Three Pillars” Portal to information and services (www.DisasterHelp.Gov) Disaster Management Interoperability Services (DMIS) Data exchange standards: Facilitating the creation of information sharing capabilities between disparate incident management software applications and devices

4. 4 Who Is Involved Practitioner organizations broadly representing the emergency response community (Local, Tribal, State) International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) International Association of State Emergency Medical Services Directors (NASEMSD) Cherokee National Health Service National Native American Emergency Medical Services Association International Association of Firefighters National Emergency Number Association National Governors Association International Association of Black Professional Firefighters Maryland Dept. of Transportation International Association of Emergency Managers Florida Division of Emergency Management National Sheriff’s Association National League of Cities National Public Safety Telecommunications Council National Association of Counties National Association of Police Organizations International Association of Emergency Managers

5. 5 Governance Structure DM established Federal Governance Body with DHS Office of Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) as Chairperson –Federal members DHS Office of the CIO FEMA Office of the CIO National Incident Management System (NIMS) SAFECOM National Institute of Standards (NIST) Department of Justice DHS Office of State and Local and Domestic Preparedness DHS Information Analysis and Information Protection DHS Homeland Security Operations Center (HSOC) Governance Structure creates a Practitioner driven Executive Board and Advisory Group

6. 6 Incident Management Standards Development Process Flow Practitioners identify, prioritize, and recommend standards for development DHS/FEMA coordination activities DM facilitates draft standards with national practitioner groups, private industry, DHS supports trials Present draft standard to recognized standards making body(s) Recognized standards making body(s) will publish standards Recognized standards making body(s) will review and approve standards Approved standards will be incorporated into DMIS and vendor products

7. 7 Approach Incident management data standards Public standards Facilitating, not producing –Practitioners define requirements and set priorities –DHS drafts standards based on above –Non Profit Consortium of Vendors implements standards and submits to the appropriate: –Formal Standards Organization(s) for approval and publication (OASIS, ANSI, IEEE. others) DM is creating common grant guidance language National standards driven by practioners, not federal agencies

8. 8 Plans for this Coming Year Further integrate Global’s and others’ data dictionaries Begin work on next EDXL standard as defined by last practitioner meeting: “Resource Management” Submit 6 – 8 incident management standards for processing through the appropriate standards organizations Leverage SAFECOM’s and others Statement of Requirements as applicable for data standards

9. 9 Organizations Participating EDXL Standards Process Department of Homeland Security - Disaster Management eGov InitiativeDepartment of Defense – Department of Health Affairs Department of InteriorDepartment of Justice – Office of Justice Programs NTIA – Institute for Telecommunications Sciences (contract to NIST)Department of Transportation - NHTSA Association of Air Medical ServicesCapWIN ComCARE AllianceDartmouth College – Institute for Security Technology Studies Emergency Interoperability ConsortiumGlobal Justice/International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute (IJIS)Health Information Management and Systems Society IEEE 1512 ProjectNashville 9-1-1 National Association of State EMS Directors (NASEMSD)National Association of State Nine-one-one Administrators (NASNA) National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP)National Emergency Number Association (NENA) National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (NLETS)OASIS Emergency Management Technical Committee State of Maryland Interoperability InitiativeThe George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute Towson University – Center for Geographic Information SciencesValley Health System American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Invited: Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO) National Emergency Managers Association (NEMA) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

10. 10 Organizations Developing to EDXL Standards Blue292 (www.blue292.com)Blue292 (www.blue292.com) California Office of Emergency Services (www.oes.ca.gov)California Office of Emergency Services (www.oes.ca.gov) Capital Wireless Integrated Network, know as CapWIN (www.capwin.org)Capital Wireless Integrated Network, know as CapWIN (www.capwin.org) Comlabs, Inc. (www.comlabs.com)Comlabs, Inc. (www.comlabs.com) Contra Costa County (CA) Office of the Sheriff, Emergency Services DivisionContra Costa County (CA) Office of the Sheriff, Emergency Services Division Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov)Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov) Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) (www.it.ojp.gov)Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) (www.it.ojp.gov) Disaster Management Interoperability Services (www.dmi-services.org)Disaster Management Interoperability Services (www.dmi-services.org) E Team (www.eteam.com)E Team (www.eteam.com) GeoDecisions, Inc. (www.geodecisions.com)GeoDecisions, Inc. (www.geodecisions.com) Hormann America, Inc. (www.hormannamerica.com)Hormann America, Inc. (www.hormannamerica.com) Blue292 (www.blue292.com)Blue292 (www.blue292.com) California Office of Emergency Services (www.oes.ca.gov)California Office of Emergency Services (www.oes.ca.gov) Capital Wireless Integrated Network, know as CapWIN (www.capwin.org)Capital Wireless Integrated Network, know as CapWIN (www.capwin.org) Comlabs, Inc. (www.comlabs.com)Comlabs, Inc. (www.comlabs.com) Contra Costa County (CA) Office of the Sheriff, Emergency Services DivisionContra Costa County (CA) Office of the Sheriff, Emergency Services Division Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov)Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov) Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) (www.it.ojp.gov)Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) (www.it.ojp.gov) Disaster Management Interoperability Services (www.dmi-services.org)Disaster Management Interoperability Services (www.dmi-services.org) E Team (www.eteam.com)E Team (www.eteam.com) GeoDecisions, Inc. (www.geodecisions.com)GeoDecisions, Inc. (www.geodecisions.com) Hormann America, Inc. (www.hormannamerica.com)Hormann America, Inc. (www.hormannamerica.com) IEM, Inc. (www.ieminc.com)IEM, Inc. (www.ieminc.com) mobileFoundations (www.mobilefoundations.com)mobileFoundations (www.mobilefoundations.com) MyStateUSA (www.mystateusa.com)MyStateUSA (www.mystateusa.com) National Weather Service (www.weather.gov)National Weather Service (www.weather.gov) NDS, Ltd. (www.nds.com)NDS, Ltd. (www.nds.com) NTMI, Inc. (www.ntmi.com)NTMI, Inc. (www.ntmi.com) Oregon RAINS (www.oregonrains.org)Oregon RAINS (www.oregonrains.org) Ship Analytics (www.shipanalytics.com)Ship Analytics (www.shipanalytics.com) United States Geological Survey (www.usgs.gov)United States Geological Survey (www.usgs.gov) Virginia Department of Transportation (www.virginiadot.org)Virginia Department of Transportation (www.virginiadot.org) Warning Systems, Inc. (www.warningsystems.com)Warning Systems, Inc. (www.warningsystems.com) IEM, Inc. (www.ieminc.com)IEM, Inc. (www.ieminc.com) mobileFoundations (www.mobilefoundations.com)mobileFoundations (www.mobilefoundations.com) MyStateUSA (www.mystateusa.com)MyStateUSA (www.mystateusa.com) National Weather Service (www.weather.gov)National Weather Service (www.weather.gov) NDS, Ltd. (www.nds.com)NDS, Ltd. (www.nds.com) NTMI, Inc. (www.ntmi.com)NTMI, Inc. (www.ntmi.com) Oregon RAINS (www.oregonrains.org)Oregon RAINS (www.oregonrains.org) Ship Analytics (www.shipanalytics.com)Ship Analytics (www.shipanalytics.com) United States Geological Survey (www.usgs.gov)United States Geological Survey (www.usgs.gov) Virginia Department of Transportation (www.virginiadot.org)Virginia Department of Transportation (www.virginiadot.org) Warning Systems, Inc. (www.warningsystems.com)Warning Systems, Inc. (www.warningsystems.com)