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Department of Homeland Security Site Assistance Visit (SAV)

Department of Homeland Security Site Assistance Visit (SAV). Department History and Mission. Created by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 Activated on March 1, 2003 Absorbed 22 agencies Mission Prevent terrorist attacks within the United States Reduce America’s vulnerability

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Department of Homeland Security Site Assistance Visit (SAV)

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  1. Department of Homeland Security Site Assistance Visit(SAV)

  2. Department History and Mission • Created by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 • Activated on March 1, 2003 • Absorbed 22 agencies • Mission • Prevent terrorist attacks within the United States • Reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism • Minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur

  3. Organization Under Secretary National Protection and Programs Assistant Secretary Infrastructure Protection Staff Director Infrastructure Partnership Division Chemical & Nuclear Preparedness & Protection Division Homeland Infrastructure Threat Risk Analysis Center Risk Management Division Contingency Planning & Support Division

  4. Risk Management Division Organization RMD Director RMD Deputy Director Staff Director Plans and Policy Branch Program Support Branch Field Operations Branch Interagency Management Branch Risk Analysis Branch

  5. Risk Management Division (RMD) Mission Mission Statement The Risk Management Division will reduce the Nation’s vulnerability to terrorism and deny the use of critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) as a weapon by developing, coordinating, integrating, and implementing plans and programs that identify, catalog, prioritize (using a risk-based approach), and protect CI/KR in cooperation with all levels of government and private sector partners.

  6. RMD Vulnerability Identification and Reduction Efforts • Vulnerability Identification Self-Assessment Tool (ViSAT) • Buffer Zone Protection Plan • Comprehensive Review • Site Assistance Visit (SAV)

  7. Site Assistance Visit (SAV) Site Assistance Visit(SAV) • The SAV is an information gathering visit • Strictly voluntary • This visit is non-regulatory and is not an inspection, audit or test • There is nopass - fail grade

  8. Objectives • Provide information to fulfill DHS mission • Identify and document Critical infrastructure/Key Resource vulnerabilities • Provide information for protective measures planning and resource allocation • Identify and document protective measures for HSAS threat levels • Provide private sector with key information (comparative statistics, feedback, lessons learned, best practices)

  9. Site Assistance Visit (SAV) Agenda • Opening Comments • Introductions • DHS In-Briefing • Overview of Facility • Preliminary Question and Answer Session • Facility Tour • Follow-up Question and Answer Session • Out-Briefing

  10. What’s in it for the site? • Free Federally-Funded Assessment • All Hazards Approach • Government Subject Matter Expertise in the areas of: • Government Coordination • Crisis / Emergency Management • Physical Security, Assault Planning • Cyber Security, Operational Security • Infrastructure Interdependencies and Systems Effects • Increased Coordination with State and Local LE - Fire-EMS • Increased Awareness of Vulnerabilities • Options for Consideration

  11. Report Resulting from SAV Unclassified Site Assistance Visit (SAV) Unclassified FY2006 • Open source review • Protective measure resources • Links to useful reference materials • Links to useful organizations • Threat information • Open source threat information • Critical Asset Identification • Vulnerability considerations • Options for considerations

  12. Unclassified Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 Unclassified FY2006 Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) • Pursuant the Protected Critical Infrastructure Act of 2002 • Protects information created in SAV • Created by Information Sharing and Analysis Committee • Protected from public disclosure • Submitted to PCII Office in DHS/HQ for control and storage • Only released when originator authorizes it

  13. Characteristics and Common Vulnerabilities Potential Indicators of Terrorist Activity Other Reports Increase Awareness & Improve Understanding Preemptive and Protective Actions to Mitigate Vulnerabilities, Reduce the Probability of Successful Attacks, and Eliminate the Need for Special Security Measures • Common characteristics, components, and applicable standards • Consequences of events • Common vulnerabilities • Terrorist targeting objectives • Activity indicators

  14. Site Assistance VisitQuestions? Bob Winters Protective Security Advisor-Pittsburgh 412-995-3750 Bob.Winters@DHS.Gov

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