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US Army Corps of Engineers
BUILDING STRONG®
Army Corps of Engineers – Information Technology (ACE-IT)
Enterprise Emergency Response Team (EERT) Briefing
BUILDING STRONG®
EERT Mission & Functions Provides IM/IT support to affected District EOCs and ESF#3 missions.
Provides rapid and necessary mobilization of ACE-IT personnel and IT resources before, during and after an emergency or disaster contingency occurs.
Utilizes and maintains cached equipment to establish IT infrastructure (Recovery Field Office, Emergency Field Office, COOP site, etc.) and meet mission requirements.
Maintains IT operations throughout the duration of an emergency or disaster event.
Provides dashboard status and briefings of IT capabilities during events.
Assists Corps Commands in preparation and exercise of COOP.
Provides temporary fill of Regional Management Directorate vacancies.
Provides support of unique ACE-IT unsupported Corps operations as required and as available.
BUILDING STRONG®
Consists of 10 members Located around the US (CONUS/OCONUS)
Portland, OR New Orleans, LA Anchorage, AK Rock Island, IL Washington, DC Atlanta, GA
Organized in 3 rotating response teams (Red, White & Blue)
EERT
BUILDING STRONG®
Capabilities Common set of tools the EERT brings to a site during an event.
Networking Equipmento Routers o Switcheso WAPso VoIP Phoneso MiFi/Air Cardso VSAT
Output Deviceso Printerso Plotters
Laptops Servers IT Related Tools
o Satellite Phoneso Cellular Booster
BUILDING STRONG®
EERT Benefits Operational Readiness to rapidly respond when needed
Standard processes and equipment
Divisions/Districts assistance with COOP planning
IT related After Action Review
Emergency exercise participation
Flexibility to successfully support constantly changing mission requirements
Dedicated core team committed to constantly improving IT services for emergency events
BUILDING STRONG®
Communications Current State Gaps in emergency: cellular, VHF radio and HF SSB radio coverage
Previously discussed that gaps and requirements (i.e., Who needs to talk to whom over what areas) were to be developed and provided to ACE-IT Radio Engineering for discussion
VHF radios (10k units) have been refreshed to established standard
National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) frequency criteria programmed into many VHF handheld radios, mobiles, base stations & repeaters
Interoperability with localized elements can be readily flashed into radios if within the same frequency band (typically VHF)
No lifecycle replacement for radio resources
Limited HF SSB deployment
BUILDING STRONG®
Path Forward
Appoint champion and establish customer requirements
Submit requirements to ACE-IT Radio Engineering for options and ROM estimate
Select best affordable option(s) for consideration to include contract resources & deployable assets
Enter selected option into Capital Planning process
Establish lifecycle and replace as required
Test routinely
BUILDING STRONG®
Questions?