FEMA Region 1 Higher Education Initiative: Integrating Higher-Education with Cyber Security and Preparedness Core Capabilities

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FEMA’s 10 RegionsWe are Region 1 (New England)

Mission Statement

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first

responders to ensure that as a nation we work together

to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare

for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and

mitigate all hazards.

Region 1 HiEd Program

Works to build relationships with HiEd institutions

Develops partnerships with public AND

private sector; EM & HLS

Promotes best practices from all

regions; Draws from DHS CoEs

-Explores competitive training grant program (CTGP) opportunities- Links existing CTGP recipients to ongoing

initiatives in the public/private sector

Benefits: Building Partnerships

•Ed workshops & training for comm. leaders

•Incorporate risk mgt topics into courses

•Institute student comm. service learning projects

•Help comm. w public education & outreach efforts

Education Instruction

•Gather info & conduct analysis to help communities make better hazard risk reduction decisions

Research

•Apply expert knowledge to solve comm. Problems

•Offer GIS labs, meeting rooms, conference facilities & other resources to support comm. EM program

•Provide technical staff to facilitate meetings & coord projects

•Work w local biz comm. To address their vulnerability to local risks

Service

Strengthening Academic Programs

FEMA Regional Office Provides subject matter expertise in Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery

• Serves as Non-Voting Members of academic institution

• Coordinates letters of support for curriculum development

• Coordinates Conferences, Seminars and Workshop support

HiEd: Map of EM Programs

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KEY:BS= Bachelor of ScienceCert.= Undergraduate Certificate ProgramGCert.= Graduate Certificate ProgramE = EmergencyEM= Emergency ManagementHS= Homeland SecurityMA= Masters

Hartford Post University—HS

Cert.

Capital Community College—EM Cert. Westfield State

University—HS Cert.

Boston University—MA E + Org Continuity Mgmt,

GCert. Managing Disasters and Complex Humanitarian

EmergenciesStorm Ready

Mass. Maritime Academy— BS & MA in EM

Curry College- Cert. Homeland Defense

Tufts University-—MA Humanitarian Assistance

Salve Regina University— Gcert in HS

Norwich University MA Business Continuity

(COOP)

Anna Maria College—EM MA, GCert.

Keene State College- Safety + EM Cert.

Riviera College Cert.

UMaine—EM Cert.UM-FKUM-S

Daniel Webster—HLS

UCONN-Collaborative

Leadership in HLS

Harvard—NPLI & BC

Storm Ready

URI— GCert in HS.

University of New Haven

GCert in EM

CCRI— Associates in EM

• Grant mapping/resource opportunities

• Annual HiEd Conference

• Integration with local, county, State emergency management/homeland security hierarchy

• Integration of programs (private sector , CERT, STEP, etc.)

• Standardize EM plans on/around campuses

• Internships and employment opportunities

• Involvement with the greater community– C-CERT– Technical support (volunteers, engineering, GIS, etc.)– College Exemplars/SMEs/Federal Centers of Excellence

HiEd Program Initiatives

The National Preparedness Goal

A secure and resilient Nation with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent,

protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk.

Defined by the capability target measures of the core capabilities within the mission areas of prevent,

protect, mitigate, respond, and recover

National Preparedness Goal Supporting Components

Core capabilities:

• Distinct highly interdependent elements necessary for our success

Capability targets: • Performance threshold(s) for each core capability that will guide our allocation of resources to support

national preparedness

Emphasis on whole community:• Whole community includes all members of society, including individuals, communities, the private and

nonprofit sectors, faith-based organizations, and Federal, state, and local governments• The Goal seeks to enable the whole community to contribute to and benefit from national

preparedness

Strategic National Risk Assessment:• In accordance with PPD-8, a Strategic National Risk Assessment was conducted• The SNRA identified a wide range of threats and hazards that pose a significant risk to the nation,

affirming the need for an all-hazards, capability-based approach to preparedness planning

Core Capabilities

Critical Transportation

Fatality Management Services

Interdiction and Disruption

Mass Search and Rescue Operations

Public and Private Services and Resources

Mass Care Services

Planning

Public Health and Medical Services

Infrastructure Systems

Operational Communications

On-Scene Security and Protection

Situational Assessment

Health and Social Services

Environmental Response / Health and Safety

Planning

Forensics and Attribution

Interdiction and Disruption

Intelligence and Information Sharing

Access Control and Identity Verification

Screening, Search and Detection

Planning

PREVENT PROTECT RESPOND RECOVER

Economic Recovery

Housing

Community Resilience

Long-Term Vulnerability Reduction

Risk and Disaster Resilience Assessment

Threats and Hazard Identification

MITIGATE

Infrastructure Systems

Natural and Cultural Resources

Intelligence and Information Sharing

Operational Coordination

Physical Protective Measures

Cybersecurity

Operational Coordination

Public Information and Warning

Public Information and Warning

Public Information and Warning

Public Information and Warning

Public Information and Warning

Operational Coordination

Operational Coordination

Operational Coordination

Planning

Risk Management for Protection Programs

and Activities

Planning

Screening, Search and Detection

Supply Chain Integrity and Security

National Level Exercise 12

• Part of a series of congressionally mandated preparedness exercises

designed to educate and prepare participants for potential catastrophic

events

• The NLE 2012 process will examine the Nation’s ability to coordinate and

implement prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery plans and

capabilities pertaining to a significant cyber event or a series of related

cyber events.

• Unique to NLE 2012 will be an emphasis on the shared responsibility

among the Federal Government; state, local, tribal nations and territories

(SLTT); the private sector; and international partners to secure cyberspace

and respond together to a significant cyber incident.

Universities Emergency & Risk Managers were provided briefings and allowed to

frame out how a cyber attack would affect Boston and the Region.

Integrating HIED Partners in NLE 12

The Boston Consortium is a collection of colleges and universities that FEMA has engaged to assist with the design and

development of NLE 12 Cyber affects on the Boston Area.

• The Advanced Cyber Security Center is a collaborative, cross-sector research facility working to address the most critical and sophisticated cyber security challenges.

• The ACSC is a group of public and private organizations that track and share Cyber Threat information.  Presently there are 22 members to include: The Federal Reserve Bank, Boston University, Northeastern University, MIT, Harvard, Bank of Boston, Fidelity, and the Comm of Mass.  This cross section of public and private entities forms a strong alliance against Cyber Threats. 

Integrating HIED Partners in NLE 12

Rhode Island HiEd Cyber Center of Excellence

Rhode Island Cyber Disruption Team:

The Rhode Island Cyber Security Initiative works to address gap

in protecting critical infrastructure within Rhode Island from cyber

attacks and cyber terrorism related events.

University of Rhode Island Digital Forensics & Cyber Security Center:

The DFCSC was established in 2004 with a grant from the US

National Science Foundation. Since then it has continued to deliver

cutting edge research and technology, teach graduate and undergraduate

level courses in degree programs, train local, state, and federal law

enforcement, consult for local, state, and federal law enforcement, and

provided digital forensics services to attorneys, businesses, government

agencies, law enforcement agencies, and individuals.

Norwich University COE

• Norwich University Center of Academic Excellence in Digital Forensics

• Serve as Subject Matter-Exert for National Level Exercise 12 Cyber Security

State & Local: Integration with HIED

• An Intelligence-based exercise predicated on information sharing between law enforcement and fusion centers.

• Scenario: Multiple coordinated attacks throughout the Northeast: Will also challenge communications and command and control.

• Exercise Three Part Series:

1. Seminar Conducted on March 10th with well over 100 attendees from HiEd, Federal, State and Local officials.

2. TTX conducted on June 18th

3. Full-Scale Exercise October 21, 2011

• University of Vermont research: strategies for aiding mobile home residents during disaster

• Norwich cadets/VT Law School helped muck out homes, remove items for victims. Helped disaster victims fill out FEMA paperwork

• Norwich women’s soccer team cleared mud from driveways. Students helped hand out food/water

• PSA to be aired for University Radio program; capture screen messaging to be placed on TV monitors; and disaster assistance information to be announced at Norwich University Parent/Student weekend and Homecoming games

Vermont HiEd Community Responds to Tropical Storm Irene

Within 5 Years

• Working with the States, markedly change New England’s preparedness culture

• Enhance individual preparedness through integrated educational programs

• Connect age groups through emergency management/homeland security educational programs

• Provide alternative emergency management educational programs for high school, Outward Bound, Scouts

• Enhance emergency management/homeland security knowledge base through HiEd “network”; connecting them with their emergency management communities, exemplars, Federal Centers of Excellence, and others

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