TIA Activities in support of Homeland Security/

Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)and

National Security/Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP)

Telecommunications Industry Association

Dan Bart

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TIA was named a Sector Coordinator for CIP

TIA and TIA Members have been participating in activities such as the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) and the FCC’s Network Reliability and Interoperability Council (NRC/NRIC) for some time

In 1999 TIA was named by DOC/NTIA as one of the Sector Coordinators under Presidential Decision Directive 63 (PDD-63) for the Information and Communications Sector (I&C Sector)– PDD-63 was in response to recommendations from the

President’s Committee on Critical Infrastructure Protection (PCCIP) to have focused activities on CIP.

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TIA as a Sector Coordinator for CIP

With Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) TIA continues in the role of Communications Sector Coordinator (with CTIA and USTA). – The previous I&C Sector is now composed of the Communications

Sector and the Information Technology (IT) Sector under HSPD-7.

TIA is a member of the Communications Sector Coordinating Council (SCC) and its Steering Committee and Chairs the SCC’s Admin WG.– SCC’s focus is policy-related matters for Homeland Security and CIP

TIA also participates in NTIA’s Economic Security Working Group (ECONSEC WG)– NTIA Lead for our Sector was transferred to DHS, but NTIA still has a

CIP Group looking at economic security

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TIA as a Sector Coordinator for CIP and participant in NCC

TIA is a non-resident member of the 24x7 National Coordinating Center - Communications Information Sharing and Analysis Center (NCC Communications ISAC). – Activities include weekly NCC ISAC staff update meetings, cross-ISAC

activities, coordination/outreach to non-ISAC industry members, and other activities, as requested by ISAC members.

– Includes national emergency alerting and member availability to assist NCC C-ISAC efforts as requested.

TIA has a seat on the National Cyber Security Partnership (NCSP) Steering Committee working with DHS Cyber Division

TIA is on the Executive Board of National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue (NIUSR)

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TIA was founding Member of PCIS

In 1999, TIA joined with other Sector Coordinators in responding to then Commerce Secretary Daley in creating the Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Security (PCIS) to address cross-sector and interdependency issues and has been on the PCIS Board since it was founded.– Currently all 15 Sectors have representation on the PCIS which has

been recognized by DHS as the cross-sector leadership group– Dan Bart is the designated representative from the Communications

Sector SCC to the PCIS and the PCIS Secretary/Treasurer– George Mason University CIP Project supports the Secretariat function

to PCIS and 6 SCCs Private-sector cross-sector coordinating council, as

described in the draft National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) base plan.

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TIA’s role in Homeland Security and CIP

TIA is active in ANSI’s Homeland Security Standards Panel (HSSP), another cross-sector activity, but focusing only on standards and conformity assessment issues– TIA (Dan Bart) is the private sector Co-Chair of HSSP with NIST as

the public sector Co-Chair, and he also co-chairs its Steering Committee (SC)

– ANSI HSSP Steering Committee also functions as a Technical Advisory Group for the US Experts to the ISO Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) on Security

– TIA was Workshop Moderator for two HSSP Workshops on Emergency Communications (Dec. 2004 and Dec. 2005) and has participated in many other HSSP Workshops

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TIA and NSTAC Today

TIA and TIA members have been involved for over 20 years in the activities of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC)– Recent Task Force focus was on Next-Generation Networks (NGN)

National Security/Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) needs: •    NSTAC IES NGN Task Force, NGN Near-Term Recommendations Working Group •    NSTAC IES NGN Task Force, NGN Description Working Group •    NSTAC IES NGN Task Force, NGN Scenarios and User Requirements Working Group•    NSTAC IES NGN Task Force, NGN Vulnerabilities and Threat Modeling Working Group•    NSTAC IES NGN Task Force, NGN End-to-End Services Working Group•    NSTAC IES NGN Task Force, NGN Incident Management Working Group

– All NGN Working Groups now complete: NGN TF Report APPROVED by NSTAC Principals and sent to POTUS (made public 2Q 2006).

– TIA also on NSTAC NCC Task Force and Emergency Communications and Interoperability Task Force (ECITF)

– Participated as NSTAC Task Force member in Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) Conference the end of March, covering classified NSS Systems and information sharing

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TIA and NIAC Today In addition to the NSTAC for the I&C Sector, another CEO-

level Presidential Advisory Committee, the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), provides recommendations from a wider cross-sector perspective.– TIA has participated on NIAC WGs on Cybersecurity, Sector

Partnership Model (SPM), Vulnerability Assessments, Intelligence Community Coordination

– TIA is supporting current NIAC Working Group on Chem/Bio/Radiological threats, as the only rep from Communications Sector

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TIA and CIPAC On March 24, 2006, DHS announced in the Federal Register

TIA was named to yet another advisory committee, the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC) – Collaborative partnership between government and critical infrastructure

and key resource (CI/KR) owners and operators and their associations. – The CIPAC will serve as a forum to engage in a broad spectrum of joint

activities to support critical infrastructure protection. – The activities will include critical infrastructure protection planning,

coordination, implementation, and operational issues, and incident response, recovery and reconstitution.

– DHS advised that the CIPAC will facilitate more effective coordination among Federal infrastructure protection programs with infrastructure protection activities of the private sector and of State, Local, territorial, and tribal governments.

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TIA and CIPAC Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council

(CIPAC) – The CIPAC will also support the implementation of the National

Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) and Sector-Specific Plans (SSPs)

– The Secretary of DHS used his statutory authority to exempt the CIPAC from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requirements.

– A structure to allow industry consensus inputs to DHS on Homeland Security topics, without the burdens of FACA.

– FOIA and Federal Records Act still apply

– Industry data can be submitted under Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) rules

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Sector Partnership Framework

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GCC

GCC

GCC

GCC

SCC

SCC

SCC

SCC

SCC

PCIS GOVERNMENT CROSS-SECTOR COUNCIL

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“Lanes in the Road” ComparisonNIAC PCIS CIPAC

Members CEOs orequivalents (individuals)

SCC representatives SCC/GCC members (organizations)

Purpose Policy advice to President

Coordination Facilitate consensus building and dialog between owner/ operators and government

Scope Advice to President, DHS, SSAs

Cross-sector coordination, policy/strategy

Coordination and advice to DHS, SSAs

Public/Private

Public/Private Mostly Private, except for Emergency Services and Postal Shipping SCCs

Public/Private

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There are other “Lanes” on the HS Road

NSTAC HSAC ISAC Council ANSI HSSP International Security Relationships

(i.e., ISO SAG, APEC, UN/ITU, GSC, DoS Industry/Government Bi-Lats and Multi-laterals

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NSTAC HSAC ISAC Council

Members CEOs orequivalents (individuals)

CEOs orequivalents (individuals)

3 representatives per ISAC

Purpose Policy advice to President

Policy advice to DHS Secretary on Homeland Security Matters

Facilitate consensus building, sharing information/best practices cross-sector and SITREPs

Scope Advice to President, DHS, SSAs, who participate in NSTAC TFs

Cross-sector, cross-government coordination, policy/strategy

Operational issues for Sectors and cross-sector interdependencies

Public/Private

Private Public/Private Private

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ANSI HSSP

Members ANSI Members and Non-ANSI members(0rganizations)

Purpose Cross-sector, working with DHS S/T, identify existing standards, new projects, and standards needs related to HS

Scope Recommendations to participants, DHS, SSAs, on status of HS Standardization and related Conformity Assessment programs

Public/Private

Private/Public

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A TIA Commitment to Public Safety TIA’s Engineering Committee TR-8 develops standards related to

land mobile radio products and voice and data systems, utilizing narrowband, and wideband and now broadband technologies, involving both users and suppliers in its standards deliberation activities.

TIA is Organizational Partner with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) in Project MESA, “Mobility for Emergency and Safety Applications,” for broadband mobile communications– www.projectmesa.org– Industry technology Proposals now being addressed; involvement with TR-8, TR-

45, and TR-34

TIA has a proven track record of supporting emergency responders, and has long been a catalyst for the wireless industry to develop and maintain public safety standards for digital equipment and systems that assist in the life-saving and response activities of first-responders at the scene of an emergency or disaster situation.

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“Why Can’t We Talk?” In its February 2003 Report, “Why Can’t We

Talk?”, the National Task Force on Interoperability (NTFI) noted the five key reasons for the current interoperability issues:– Reason 1: Incompatible and Aging Communications Equipment– Reason 2: Limited and Fragmented Funding– Reason 3: Limited and Fragmented Planning– Reason 4: Lack of Coordination and Cooperation– Reason 5: Limited and Fragmented Radio Spectrum

Lack of standards was not listed as a reason.

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“Why Can’t We Talk?” Reason 1: Incompatible and Aging Communications

Equipment– TIA has advocated increased funding for Public Safety to replace old

equipment with new, standardized, interoperable, secure, spectrum-efficient digital radios

Reason 2: Limited and Fragmented Funding– TIA has advocated increased funding for Public Safety to replace old

equipment with new, standardized, interoperable, secure, spectrum-efficient digital radios

Reason 3: Limited and Fragmented Planning– TIA has supported better coordination at the State, Local, and Federal

levels, was a participant in FCC’s PS National Coordination Committee (NCC), Advisor to NPSTC, SAFECOM, and MoU with APCO, NASTD, and FED since 1992. Participates in P25 Steering Committee activities

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“Why Can’t We Talk?” Reason 4: Lack of Coordination and Cooperation

– TIA has supported better coordination at the State, Local and Federal levels, was a participant in FCC’s PS National Coordination Committee (NCC), Advisor to NPSTC, SAFECOM, and MoU with APCO, NASTD, and FED since 1992. Participates in P25 Steering Committee activities

Reason 5: Limited and Fragmented Radio Spectrum– TIA has advocated more spectrum for Public Safety, sooner

Digital TV (DTV) Transition to free spectrum, harmonization of spectrum at global level

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Emergency Communications Emergency Communications can also imply Public Safety and

Protection, Disaster Relief and Response, Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection– Compendium of Emergency Communications and Communications Network Security-

related Work Activities within TIA

• http://www.tiaonline.org/standards/technology/ciphs/documents/TIAEMTEL_SEC_1_2005_Final_cameraready.pdf

TIA is Lead SDO for Lawfully Authorized Electronic Surveillance (LAES) to support CALEA

Developed Wireless Priority Service (WPS) standards for technologies standardized at TIA

Facilitate new technology: XX-over-IP standards– IPoS; VoIP; FaxoIP; TTYoIP; Etc.

Developing new standards for Terrestrial Mobile Multimedia Multicast (TM3) in TR-47, which can aid in emergency communications

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Emergency Communications Lead PSO for “Emergency Communications” Resolutions at Global

Standards Collaboration (GSC)– GSC also addresses PPDR, MESA, Cybersecurity, etc.

Advisor to “Accessible Emergency Notification and Communication: State of the Science Conference” at Gallaudet University, November 2 - 3, 2005– http://tap.gallaudet.edu/emergencycommconf.htm

Participant at FCC “Summit on Emergency Communications and the Disability Community,” March 25, 2004– http://www.tiaonline.org/media/press_releases/index.cfm?parelease=04-33

Participant in GWU “National Conference on Emergency Communications” (NCEC), December 12-13, 2005

Participant in National Academy of Sciences “Emergency Communications for Citizens” Workshop

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Thank You! Questions?

TIA S&T Contacts:TIA S&T Contacts:Dan Bart

dbart@tiaonline.org

David Thompsondthompson@tiaonline.org

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Discussion?