Avoiding bias in RCTs David Torgerson Director, York Trials Unit [email protected] .
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COMMON SENSE APPROACH
TO WATER SECURITY
COL RON TORGERSON, USAF (RET.), PE, CHS-V FSAME
SNL CERTIFIED TRAINER: RAM-WTM, RAM-CFTM, RAM-CTM
WAR: “A SERIOUS MEANS TO A SERIOUS END,” CLAUSEWITZ
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OVERVIEW
• THREAT•WHAT IS FORCE PROTECTION/SECURITY
ASSURANCE• RESPONSIBILITIES• THREAT ASSESSMENT•WHAT IS A VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT• FORCE PROTECTION STRATEGIES•WHAT’S IMPORTANT & MITIGATION• RISK MANAGEMENT & REDUCTION• SUMMARY
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THREAT IS REALWANTED
UP TO $25M REWARD
“To defeat your enemy, you first Must know him,” Sun Tzu “…we will kill 4 million
Americans,including 1 million children…”Osama bin Laden
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THREAT• VERY REAL: TIC’S/TIM’S A GOOD CHOICE/BIOLOGICAL• ROME AND THE MOROCCAN TERRORISTS: 20 FEB 02
– TARGETING AMEMBASSY ROME VIA UTILITY TUNNELS– WITH CYANIDE, 2 SQUARE MILE AREA AROUND AMEMBASSY
• TRANSIENT IN CHICAGO: CYANIDE, CHICAGO & MILWAUKEE: 12 MAR 02; MEXICAN THEFT• CAVES OF AFGHANISTAN: TARGET US WTP’S• NEXT ATTACK, WHEN??? CYANIDE OR OTHER• CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF:
– NATIONS & GROUPS WISHING US ILL• ONLY CHANCE TO IMPOSE WILL ON US IS THROUGH SOMETHING OTHER THAN
CONVENTIONAL MEANS
– TERRORISM HIGH ON MENU OF OPTIONS & EFFECTIVE TOOL
• UNPREDICTABLE AND WILL CHANGE OVER TIME
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THREAT—KNOW YOUR ENEMY
• GOAL: DESTROY SECULAR WESTERN CULTURE• REPLACE SECULAR GOVTS WITH ISLAMIC GOVT– SALAFIS—PERFECT MUSLIM FORM OF LIFE 1300 YEARS AGO– SADDAM HUSSEIN ALSO SECULAR: MONGOL AGGRESSORS/BAGHDAD– PRESIDENT ASSAD’S OFFICE: CRUSADERS/MOORS
• bin LADEN: AMERICANS ARE CRUSADERS– KILLING AMERICANS IS DUTY OF EVERY MUSLIM– BLAMES AMERICA AND ISRAEL FOR ALL ILLS IN MIDDLE EAST– WTC I&II ARE JUST THE START – MARTYRS: SINS ARE ERASED AND GO TO HEAVEN; FAMILY PENSION
• 1919 BELFOUR DOCUMENT: DIVIDED OTTOMAN•MANCHESTER DOCUMENT: www.usdoj.gov– BLUEPRINT AND MANUAL FOR al QAEDA: A MUST READ!!!
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THREAT—MANCHESTER DOCUMENT
• OVERTHROW GODLESS REGIMES: ISLAMIC REGIME• INTELLIGENCE GATHERING• KIDNAPPING ENEMY PERSONNEL, DOCUMENTS, & ARMS• ASSASSINATING ENEMY PERSONNEL AS WELL AS TOURISTS• FREEING CAPTURED BROTHERS• SPREADING RUMORS TO INSTIGATE PEOPLE• BLAST AND DESTROY EMBASSIES AND VITAL ECONOMIC CENTERS• BLAST PLACES OF AMUSEMENT, IMMORALITY & SIN—NOT VITAL
TARGET• BLASTING AND DESTROYING BRIDGES LEADING IN AND OUT OF
CITIES
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SWORD OF MUHAMMAD•MUST READ– SWORD OF THE PROPHET, SERGE TRIFKOVIC
• “…the sword of Muhammad and the Qur’an are the most fatal enemies of civilization (Western), liberty, and truth which the world has yet known…hatred of non-Muslims is pivot of Islamic existence….” William Muir (Orientalist)• “…most virulent form of Muslim extremism owes its growth to
shortsighted US foreign policy…” USAMEB James Bissett, 2002• “In Islam there is no separation of church and state…way of
life…total surrender to Allah…” USAMEB Bissett
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Abu SayyafAlgerian Islamic FrtAl-MuhajirumGamat IslamiyahHAMASHizballahHybrid Fundamentalists Islamic group conventionsIslamic JihadIslamic Liberation PartyMuslim BrotherhoodNational Islamic Front
Washington, DC
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore, MD
Paterson, NJ
Jersey City, NJ
Detroit, MIAnn Arbor, MI
Chicago, IL
Kansas City, MO Springfield,Herndon, VA
Raleigh, NC
Charlotte, NC
Cleveland, OH
Indianapolis, IN
Oklahoma City, OK
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
Richardson, TX
Houston, TX
Daytona, FL
Tampa, FL
Phoenix, AZ
Tucson, AZ
San Diego, CA
Santa Clara, CA
Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Locations Associated with Islamic Militant Groups
Dearborn, MI
Mesa,Tempe, TX
San Antonio, TX
Pittsburgh, PAColumbus, OH
Laurel, MD
Birmingham, AL
Florham Park,Fort Lee,Newark,Wayne, NJ
Miami. FL
Boca Raton, FL
Del Ray Beach,Hollywood,Pompano Beach, FL
Venice, FL
Boston, MA
Orlando, FL
Columbia, MO
New Fundamentalist GroupUsama bin LadinThe American Islamic Group
Areas associated with WTC/Pentagon Attackers
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THREAT ASSESSMENT (TA)• ONE OF FIRST STEPS IN AT/FP PROGRAM• ONCE UNDERSTAND THREAT
– ASSESS FACILITIES ABILITY TO SURVIVE ATTACK
• TA DEFINES PARAMETERS UPON WHICH PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS ARE BASED• INTELLIGENCE GATHERING: FBI AND STATE
BUREAUS OF INVESTIGATION– DIFFERENT MINDSET THAN LAW ENFORCEMENT
• THREAT IDENTIFICATION– AGGRESSORS– TOOLS, WEAPONS, AND EXPLOSIVES– TACTICS
• THREAT DEFINITION: EXISTENCE, CAPABILITY, HISTORY, INTENTIONS, TARGETING, & SECURITY ENVIRONMENT
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THREAT ASSESSMENT
•ADVERSARIES– INSIDERS– OUTSIDERS– COLLUSION
•WHO WANTS TO DO YOU HARM?
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RESPONSIBILITIES• FORCE PROTECTION IS SENIOR LEADERSHIP’S
RESPONSIBILITY– PLANNING– PROGRAMMING– EXECUTION
• RESULTANT ACTIONS TAKEN CONSISTENT WITH SENIOR LEADERSHIP’S DECISIONS• FORCE PROTECTION MUST BE ESSENTIAL PART OF
PLANNING AND DESIGN PROCESS• ESSENTIAL IN OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND
TRAINING• PROHIBIT VEHICLES & INHIBIT VISITORS
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WHAT IS FORCE PROTECTION?• SECURITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM: TERMED “SECURITY” BY
WATER AUTHORITIES• SECURITY ISN’T LAW ENFORCEMENT• PROTECT ASSETS: PERSONNEL, CITIZENRY, & EQUIPMENT• ALL LOCATIONS & SITUATIONS• PLANNED, INTEGRATED APPLICATIONS FOR COMBATING
TERRORISM• INCLUDES
– PHYSICAL & OPERATIONAL SECURITY– PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES– SUPPORTED BY INTELLIGENCE, COUNTERINTELLIGENCE & OTHER SECURITY
PROGRAMS
• GOAL: MINIMIZE LOSS OF LIFE AND OTHER CRITICAL ASSETS• NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS KEEPING ASSETS SAFE• REGARDLESS OF MEASURES IMPLEMENTED, RISK PRESENT
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VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT• ADDRESSES SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ATTACK AND
RANGE OF PHYSICAL THREATS• DRIVES ANTITERRORISM [DEFENSIVE] MEASURES • KHOBAR TOWERS, USS COLE DROVE & 9-11• ASSISTS SENIOR LEADERSHIP• HELPS OBTAIN SECURITY GRANTS• PROTECTS THE FORCE: PEOPLE & PRIORITY
RESOURCES• EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS--RESPONSE• PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE• LAW ENFORCEMENT PREPLANNING AND EXECUTION• CAN BE DONE BY EXPERIENCED CONTRACTORS, DOD,
OR TRAINED IN-HOUSE STAFF• SANDIA NL RAM-WTM LICENSED TRAINERS
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SANDIA RAM-WTM VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
•METHODOLOGY FOR VA•WILL NOT PROVIDE THREAT DEFINITION—
PROVIDES DESIGN BASIS THREAT• LOGICAL APPROACH TO ASSESSING WATER
TREATMENT PLANTS• 17 ORGANIZATIONS TRAINED• VERSAR HOLDS A LICENSE FOR THE
TRAINING AND THE APPLICATION
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WHY RAM-WTM
• DEVELOPED BY EPA, AWWRF, FBI, SNL• EPA RECOMMENDS SNL RAM-WTM
– A STRUCTURED ANALYTICAL AND ITERATIVE PROCESS TO OBJECTIVELY ASSESS RISK
• TIED TO EPA GRANTS• SANDIA LITE FOR SMALLER CITIES/TOWNS•MILITARY TAKING MODIFIED APPROACHES• SO WHAT IS RAM-WTM?
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RAM-WTM VA
•ADDRESSES SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ATTACK AND RANGE OF PHYSICAL THREATS• IDENTIFIES WEAKNESSES AND
RECOMMENDS FIXES TO DELAY, DETECT & RESPOND TO POTENTIAL ATTACKERS• PRIORITIZES PROTECTION OF
RESOURCES/CRITICAL FACILITIES AND ASSETS• PROTECTS THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER
SUPPLY, WATER QUALITY, AND PEOPLE
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STEPS IN RAM-WTM
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RELATIVE RISK EQUATION
R=PA*(1-PE)*C
• R=RELATIVE RISK• PA=PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE=1.0• (1-PE)=MEASURE OF SYSTEM INEFFECTIVENESS• PE=SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS
– COMPOSED OF PHYSICAL PROTECTION SYSTEM (PPS) AND OPERATIONAL SECURITY (OS)
– VERY SENSITIVE TO CHANGES IN OS
• C=CONSEQUENCE
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EXISTING RELATIVE RISK
• DEVELOP COMPLETE DBT USING PA = 1.0
• DEVELOP PE BY ANALYZING PHYSICAL PROTECTION SYSTEM (PPS) AND OPERATING SYSTEM (OS)
• DEVELOP CONSEQUENCE VALUE
– HIGH, MODERATE OR LOW
• CALCULATE EXISTING LEVEL OF RISK
• RECOMMEND MITIGATIONS TO REDUCE LEVEL OF RISK TO ACCEPTABLE LEVEL
• ESTIMATE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE LIFE CYCLE COSTS
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PRE-PLANNING MEETING
• DEFINES VA MISSION• ATTENDEES
– SENIOR AGENCY STAFF– LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT– FIRE DEPARTMENT– FBI– NATIONAL GUARD– EMA
• IDENTIFY CORE UTILITY TEAM• DEFINE ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF RISK• ASSIST IN DESIGN BASIS THREAT• SENIOR LEADERSHIP BUY-IN
Overall Mission
MissionObjective
Criteria
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VA EXECUTION
• TEAM– TRAINED PERSONNEL (CONTRACTOR, WTP SME’s)– GRAY HAIRS WHO KNOW THE SYSTEM
• DATA GATHERING OF ALL ASSETS• SINGLE POINTS OF FAILURE FOUND• RUN ANALYSIS• PRODUCE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REPORTS• DON’T FORGET SCADA AND INFOSTRUCTURE• SUPER INSIDERS IDENTIFIED• DETECT, DELAY, AND RESPOND• TIME TO COMPLETE~6 MONTHS
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REPORT CLASSIFICATION
•EXTREMELY IMPORTANT– OUO– ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE– NO WRITTEN REPORT– LIMITED DISTRIBUTION—NEED TO KNOW
•REPORT IS EXCELLENT ROADMAP FOR ATTACK– IDENTIFIES SINGLE POINTS OF FAILURE– DON’T RELEASE UNDER FOIA
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FORCE PROTECTION STRATEGIES
• ANTITERRORISM CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS – MODIFICATIONS AT MAJOR RENOVATION– STANDOFF DISTANCES, GLASS, CMU’S, LANDSCAPING
• PLANNING OR PROGRAMMING ACTIONS– CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
• CHANGE: LAND USE, TRAFFIC FLOW, ENTRY CONTROL, & FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS???• SCENARIOS UNDERGO SUITABILITY ANALYSIS• LIMITING CONDITIONS: $, PHYSICAL &
POLITICAL FACTORS• THEN PICK PREFERRED FP MEASURES
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WHAT’S IMPORTANT
• CRITICAL FACILITIES• GLASS, <15% GLAZED, LAMINATED, FRF• FACILITY (INGRESS/EGRESS) & PARKING STANDOFF• GATES; LOCKS; NON DESCRIPT SIGNAGE• PERIMETER: POROUS OR NOT• DELIVERIES: COURIERS, CHEMICALS, MAIL• CHEMICAL STORAGE; DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES; LABS• POLICIES AND PROCEEDURES: PPS AND OS• HARDENING WTP & DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM• COMMUNICATIONS & IS DECENTRALIZATION• STANDOFF=YOUR BEST FRIEND• STORAGE TANKS, VENTS, FENCING• BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS
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MITIGATION• GLASS: SINGLE PANED, ANNEALED
– HOW MUCH?– FRF?– LAMINATED?
• BARRIERS– JERSEY, f(FPCON)– LANDSCAPING– TRAFFIC FLOW
• STANDOFF: CUMULATIVE EFFECTS• PERIMETER: SECURE OR POROUS? ENTRY
CONTROL?• KNOW WHO COMES AND GOES• BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
– DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEES???
• GOAL: INHIBIT VISITORS AND PROHIBIT VEHICLES
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WHY ME?
•PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE•NO PLACE IN CONUS IMMUNE•OCONUS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE• STEWARDS OF PUBLIC TRUST
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RISK MANAGEMENT & MITIGATION
•LIMITED RESOURCES: RISK MANAGEMENT•WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO SENIOR LEADERSHIP?•PRIORITIZE & COORDINATE WITH
STAKEHOLDERS•CAN ONLY COVER ALL THREATS IF HAVE
UNLIMITED RESOURCES•HAVE TO ACCEPT SOME LEVEL OF
PREDETERMINED RELATIVE RISK
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SUMMARY
• US IS VULNERABLE TO TERRORIST ATTACK• AMERICANS HAVE SHORT MEMORIES• SECOND ATTACK WHEN IT COMES WILL HEIGHTEN
INTEREST IN AT/FP• INCUMBENT ON ALL OF US TO EXERCISE AT/FP• APPROACH THREAT LOGICALLY THROUGH THE
DESCRIBED PROCESS• MANAGE RELATIVE RISK
THREAT IS REAL: CHECK 6
“…NO GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY IS MORE FUNDAMENTAL THAN PROTECTING THE PHYSICAL SAFETY OF OUR NATION AND OUR
CITIZENS” PRESIDENT G.W. BUSH, 8 MAY 01
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