Office of Grants and TrainingInteroperable Communications

March 22, 2006

ICTAP PMKeith Young

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$2,300

$1,500

$613

$1,042

$205

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$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

FY 03 FY 04 FY 05

Overall EquipmentExpenditures

InteroperableCommunicationEquipment Expenditures

From FY 2003 to FY 2005, over $5.6B of grant money was used to purchase EquipmentOf this $5.6B, roughly $1.8 billion was delegated to the procurement of Interoperable Communications Equipment

Interoperable Communications Spending Overview

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Interoperable Communications and The Goal

Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8National Preparedness Goal

Target CapabilitiesNational PrioritiesMetrics

Three of eight National Priorities relevant to interoperable communications:

Implement of the NIMSStrengthen Information Sharing and Collaboration CapabilitiesStrengthen Interoperable Communications Capabilities

Interoperable Communications spans all four mission areas

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Strengthening Interoperable Communications Capabilities

GrantsFunding

Guidance

Training & Exercises TOPOFF3Tabletops

TICP Improving Interoperable

Communications Capabilities

SAFECOMPlanning Guidance

Standards

Technical AssistanceICTAP

Guidance

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ICTAP Mission

The mission of the Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance Program (ICTAP) is to provide free technical assistance to enhance interoperable communications between local, State, and Federal emergency responders and public safety officials to cities and States that have received grants from the Department of Homeland Security.

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ICTAP Goals

Enhance Public Safety Interoperability with regard to WMD terrorism threats

Provide capability for individuals and agencies to communicate with whom they need to whenever, and wherever required.

Leverage existing Federal, State and local on-going efforts whenever possible.

To provide end-to-end planning, system design, implementation and follow-up services.

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ICTAP ServicesFacilitation of strategic plans

Development of interagency work processes

Development of representative working groups

Regional strategic coordination for multiple UA’s and/or States

Coordination of urban area and national policy issues

PolicyServices

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ICTAP ServicesInventory existing interoperable communications equipment, procedures, and capabilities

Map interoperable communications capabilities and methods

Conduct a communications gap analysis

Model current & proposed interoperable communications capability performance

Develop IC tabletop exercises

Needs AnalysisServices

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ICTAP Services

Draft updates to operating procedures and communications plans

Conduct coverage analyses

Evaluate communications sites

Evaluate interoperable communications technologies

Conduct system feasibility studies

Evaluate procurement documents

Coordinate host site agreements

Solutions Services

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ICTAP Services

Develop Tactical Interoperability Communications Plans

Document SOPs, MOUs, MOAs

Provide engineering advice and best practices

Develop test and training scenarios

Conduct tabletop exercises

Coordinate NIMS training

Implementation & Interoperability

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ICTAP HighlightsTactical Interoperable Communications Plan

Total of 77 Urban Areas including territories by May 1, 2006

Exercise Planning to Test Communications Plan

Urban Areas and territories by May 1, 2007.

Significant role in Louisiana communications infrastructure rebuilding effort after Hurricane Katrina

Assisted Miami In Preparations for Hurricane Wilma

Tampa Technologies Project- (4) Rapid Prototype Technologies

Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Project- Demonstration Project

CASM Tool Release

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Tactical InteroperableCommunications Plans (TICP)

FY 2005 HomelandSecurity Grant ProgramDecember 2004

All UASI sites (as well as designated jurisdictions within states that do not have a UASI) are required to develop a Tactical Interoperable Communications Plan

FY 2005 Grant Guidance

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TICP OverviewDefined as the rapid provision of on-scene, incident-based mission critical voice communications among all emergency responder (EMS, fire, and law enforcement) agencies, as appropriate for the incident (including all-hazards), and in support of Incident Command and Operations Section personnel as defined in the NIMS practice

Objective is to develop and test a plan to achieve adequate communication between incident commanders within an hour of an incident

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TICP Implementation RequirementsMust be rapidly deployable at any time (24/7)Should be fully operational within an hour of an incident occurringMay be provided through the use of common equipment (common channels, cached radios or shared systems) or a gateway between dissimilar systems and/or radio frequency bandsShould always be in support of long-term interoperability by building upon or accelerating long-term strategies and efforts

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TICP Implementation RequirementsSite Overview

Governance Structure

Interoperable Equipment

Equipment Policies and Procedures

Incident Communications Resource Plan

Trained Communications Unit Leaders

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TICP Timeline

TICP Plan Guidance and TemplateReleased

April 1, 2005

TICP SubmittalDeadline

May 1, 2006

LiveExercise

ValidationMay 1, 2007

Document TICP Validate TICP

12 months 12 months

TICP Milestones

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TICP Sites

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Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS) (https://www.llis.dhs.gov/)

LLIS is a Clearinghouse of homeland security-related information containing DHS Documentation, Lessons Learned, Best Practices, After-Action Reports, with over 19,000 authorized usersICTAP has posted:

ICTAP Site After-Action ReportsICTAP BulletinsICTAP – Technical Integration Working Group (TIWG) Technical NotesTICP Related Information BulletinsTICP Template TICP FAQs

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ICTAP Technology Development

Communications

Assets

Survey

Mapping

Tool

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CASM Tool

Select “Interoperability

Matrix”

Provides Agency-to-Agency interoperability methods

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CASM Overview

•East-to-use, web based, tool to store and update radio communication infrastructure information

•Data collected is stored in a secure database

•The tool graphically provides a picture of which agencies can communicate with each other and the means of communications

•The data can be updated by authorized users making a valuable ongoing tool for both agency assessments and Urban Area use.

•In a major incident, this tool can be useful in accessing and determining each agencies resources.

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ICTAP Federal PartnersDepartment of Justice- Community Oriented Policing Program (COPS) and “DOJ 25 Cities” Project

National Institute of Justice-Community Technology Program

Federal Emergency Management Agency- Interoperable Communications Equipment Program

SAFECOM

DHS Science and Technology Directorate and Wireless Management Office

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ICTAP Team

U.S. Navy (SSC-SD)Engineering Support

• Engineering/Technical support• Technical design and Implementation

Lafayette Group & SEARCHPlanning & Operational Support

• Program management support for ODP• Local government / public safety coordination

Office of State & Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (SLGCP)Urban Area Security Initiative ICTAP program oversight

Invertix CorporationProgrammatic Support

• Strategic Planning

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ICTAP Website

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/ta_ictap.htm

Overview

Requesting Technical Assistance

Monthly Bulletins

Tactical Interoperability Communications Plan

Technical Assistance Catalog

Lessons Learned Information Sharing (www.LLIS.gov)

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Contact Information

A. Keith YoungProgram Manager

Office for Domestic Preparedness(202) 786-9774

keith.young@dhs.gov