The National Communications System NCS The Mission and Organization

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The National Communications System (NCS)The
Mission and Organization
William Gleichsner Critical Infrastructure
Protection Division DHS/IAIP/NCS william.gleichsne
r_at_dhs.gov 703-607-4993
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Mission Assist the President, NSC, OSTP, and OMB

• Exercise communications functions and
  responsibilities in wartime and non-wartime
  emergencies
• Perform planning for and provision of National
  Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP)
  communications for the Federal Government under
  all circumstances, including crisis or emergency,
  attack, recovery and reconstitution
• Bottom line We assure the nations
  communications
  
  
  backbone

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The National Communications System Helping to
Ensure the Security of the Nation
1992- 2004
1961-1981
1981-1991
FRP w/ Comm Annex (1992)
EO 12472 NCS Expanded (1984)
EO 12656 Further NS/EP Definition (1988)
FRP Revised (1995)
FRP Revised (1999)
Department of Homeland Security (March 2003)
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
NRP (Dec 2004)
Cold War
NCS (1963)
National Security Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP)
Divestiture (1984)
NCC (1984)
Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Department of Homeland Security Current
Organization
Secretary ____________ Deputy Secretary
Executive Secretary
Chief of Staff
Military Liaison
Under Secretary For Science Technology
Under Secretary For Policy
Under Secretary For Preparedness
A/S Legislative Intergovernmental Affairs
Assistant Secretary Public Affairs
Under Secretary For Management
Inspector General
General Counsel
Chief Financial Officer
Assistant Secretary Office of Intelligence
Analysis
Ombudsman Citizenship Immigration Services
Director of Operations Coordination
Director of Counter Narcotics
Director Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Chief Privacy Officer
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Screening Coordination Office
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
Labor Relations Board
Director Transportation Security Administration
Commissioner Customs Border Protection
Director Citizenship Immigration Services
Commissioner Immigration Customs Enforcement
Director US Secret Service
Director FEMA
Commandant US Coast Guard
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Department of Homeland Security Preparedness
Under Secretary For Preparedness
Assistant Secretary For Grants and Training
Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection
Fire Administration
Assistant Secretary For Cyber Telecommunications
National Capital Region Director
Chief Medical Officer
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Department of Homeland Security
President
Government Arm
Industry Arm
OMB
HSC
NSC
OSTP
National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee (NSTAC) Bell South (Chair) Lucent
(Vice Chair) Unisys Boeing Microsoft Raytheon Qwes
t ATT SAIC CTIA EDS Sprint Nextel USTA AMD MCI CS
C Verisign Motorola Verizon Teledesic Nortel
Rockwell International PANAMSAT Northrop
Gruman Bank of America Lockheed Martin
Committee of Principals CIA DHS DHHS
DOC DOD DOE DOI DOJ DOS DOT FRB
FCC
Hon. Michael Chertoff Secretary of Homeland
Security
GSA FEMA Joint Staff NASA NRC NSA NTIA TREAS USDA
USPS VA
Office of the Manager, NCS
Mr. Robert Stephan Manager, NCS
Dr. Peter Fonash Deputy Manager
Legend Direction
Coordination Advisement
National Coordinating Center (NCC)
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NCS Support to the National Response Plan
Emergency Support Function 2 (Communications)
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Spectrum of Threats
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Emergency Support Functions and Primary Agencies
for Each ESF
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ESF 2 Mission Statement

• ESF 2 (Communications) ensures the provision of
  the Federal communication support to the State
  and Local response efforts following a
  presidentially declared major disaster,
  emergency, or extraordinary situation under the
  National Response Plan (NRP)
• ESF 2 (Communications) supplements the
  provisions of the National Plan for
  Telecommunications Support in Non-Wartime
  Emergencies

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ESF 2 Emergency Response Operations
FEMA HQ Washington, D.C.
FEMA
Mt. Weather, VA
NCC Rep to the National Resource Coordination
Center (NRCC)
Joint Field Office (JFO)
Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator
(FECC)
Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC)
National Coordinating Center Arlington, VA
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National Response Plan ESF 2 Responsibilities

• MISSION
• Provision Federal communications support to
  Federal, State, and local response efforts
  following a federally declared major disaster,
  emergency, or extraordinary situation under the
  National Response Plan
• NATIONAL FOCUS
• FEMA National Resource Coordination Center (NRCC)
  
• National Coordinating Center for
  Telecommunications (NCC)
• REGIONAL FOCUS
• Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC)
• Joint Field Office (JFO)

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National Response Coordination Center (NRCC)

• Homeland Security Operations Center (HSOC) serves
  as the primary national-level multi-agency
  situational awareness and operational
  coordination center
• National Response Coordination Center (NRCC),a
  functional component of the HSOC, is a
  multi-agency center that provides overall Federal
  response coordination

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National Coordinating Center for
Telecommunications (NCC) Mission
To assist in the initiation, coordination,
restoration, and reconstitution of NS/EP
communications services or facilities under all
conditions, crises, or emergencies
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NCC Mission
To assist in the initiation, coordination,
restoration, and reconstitution of NS/EP
communications services or facilities under all
conditions, crises, or emergencies
(NS/EP) Requirements
Government Resources
Industry Resources
Coordinated NS/EP Responses
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NCC Day-to-Day Operations

• Coordinate Government/Industry NS/EP activities
• Maintain 24X7 Watch Center
• Network Monitoring/Abnormal conditions reporting
• Major service disruptions/outages affecting NS/EP
• Network component failures
• Events with significant media attention
• Advocate NS/EP issues
• Advise executives and senior officials

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NCC Actions As Threat Levels Change

• The NCC will
• Notify Key Personnel of threat
• level changes
• Collect information from industry
• relative to response/preparedness
• actions
• Provide instructions to support
• personnel as required

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National Response Plan ESF 2 Responsibilities

• MISSION
• Provision Federal communications support to
  Federal, State, and local response efforts
  following a federally declared major disaster,
  emergency, or extraordinary situation under the
  National Response Plan
• NATIONAL FOCUS
• FEMA National Resource Coordination Center (NRCC)
• National Coordinating Center for
  Telecommunications (NCC)
• REGIONAL FOCUS
• Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC)
• Joint Field Office (JFO)

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Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC)

• At the regional level, the RRCC coordinates
  regional response efforts and implements local
  Federal program support until a Joint Field
  Office is established

Example Hurricane Katrina, Sep 05
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Joint Field Office (JFO)

• Temporary Federal facility established locally to
  coordinate operational Federal assistance
  activities to the affected jurisdiction(s) during
  Incidents of National Significance

Example Hurricane Katrina, Sep 05
JFO Baton Rouge, LA
JFO Jackson, MS
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Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator
(FECC)

• The FECC is requested by the Federal Coordinating
  Officer (FCO) and selected by General Services
  Administration
• Serves as the Primary Federal Coordinator for all
  communications requirements
• Evaluates status of communications in the
  disaster area
• Coordinates use of communications assets
  supporting the disaster response
• Approves, prioritizes, and manages
  Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP)
  requests as directed by the Federal Coordinating
  Officer (FCO)
• Serves as Chief of the Emergency Communications
  Staff
• Reports status of regional operations to NCS / NCC

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ESF 2 Regional Organization
NCS / NCC
Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO)
Operations Section - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Infrastructure Support Branch
FECC
State Liaison
(Coordination)
FEMA
Other Support Agencies
Augmentees
Telecom Industry
ESF 2 Support Agencies
Frequency Manager
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ESF 2 Support Agencies
USDA, U.S. Forest Service
General Services Administration
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
FEMA
DHS/NCSD
Federal Communications Commission
Department of the Interior
Other Support Agencies
Department of Transportation
Department of Energy
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Federal Region V
Illinois Indiana Michigan Minnesota Ohio Wisconsin

NCS Regional Managers
Frank Vick (Primary) Vacant (Alternate)
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NCS Support for Emergencies
WEATHER Hurricane Wilma Oct
05 Hurricane Rita Sep 05 Hurricane
Katrina Aug/Sep 05 Hurricanes
Jeanne, Ivan, Frances Sep 04 Hurricane
Charley Aug 04 Hurricane Isabel
Sep 03 Mid-West Tornados
Spring 03 Typhoon Ponsonga Dec
02 Tropical Storm Allison Jun
01 Hurricane Floyd Sep
98 Hurricane Georges Sep 98
FOREST FIRES West S.W. States 2002-03 Florida
Jul 98
EARTHQUAKES Seattle, Washington Feb
01 Northridge, California Jan 94
MAN-MADE INCIDENTS SPECIAL EVENTS National
Political Conventions Jul/Aug
04 Wide Area Blackout Aug 03 Winter Olympics
Feb 02 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Sep
01 Summer Olympics Jul 96 Oklahoma
City Bombing Apr 95
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ESF 2 Lessons Learned

• FECC is the single POC for all federal
  communications
• support in disaster area
• Early activation of ESF 2 is critical
• Communications support requests must be centrally
  coordinated, prioritized, and managed
• Have visibility and status of all communications
  assets in
• disaster area
• Close and continuous liaison between FECC/ECS and
  FEMA is required
• Plan for alternative and redundant communications
  means,
• especially for initial responders
• Coordination between the NCC (national) and the
  FECC (regional) is essential for efficient
  management of ESF-2

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