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United States Coast Guard United States Coast Guard Port Security Assessment ProgramPort Security Assessment Program
Evaluability AssessmentEvaluability Assessment
LaKeshia AllenAlexandra Sommers
May 2, 2005
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Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview
• Background of the U.S. Coast Guard its organization, goals, and current function
• Background of the Port Security Assessment (PSA) program
• Analysis and application of an
Evaluability Assessment
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Background of the Background of the U.S. Coast GuardU.S. Coast Guard
• Original focus was the enforcement of tariff and trade laws
• Reorganized under the Department of Homeland Security in March 2003
• Subject to reorganization under the Department of Defense in times
of war
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What Are the Goals of the What Are the Goals of the U.S. Coast Guard?U.S. Coast Guard?
• Maritime Safety• Maritime Mobility• Maritime Security• National Defense• Protection of Natural
Resources• Homeland Defense
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9/11- Operation Noble Eagle9/11- Operation Noble Eagle
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBORALHISTORY/911_Photo_Index.html
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What Is Operation Noble Eagle?What Is Operation Noble Eagle?
• Largest homeland defense and port security operation since WWII
• Operated in a heightened state of alert
• Covered 361 Ports and 95,000 miles of coast line
• Mobilized 2,000 reservists
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What Are the Goals of What Are the Goals of Operation Noble Eagle?Operation Noble Eagle?
• To protect ports, flow of commerce, and the marine transportation from terrorism
• To maintain maritime border security
• To ensures rapid deployment of military units
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Port Security Assessment Port Security Assessment (PSA)(PSA)
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What is PSA?What is PSA?
Per Presidential Decision Directive 63, a program that provides awareness to federal, state and local stakeholders of vulnerabilities to maritime infrastructure with regard to national security
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What Does PSA Do?What Does PSA Do?
• Provides risk assessment of the Nation’s most economically and militarily strategic ports
• Communicates vulnerabilities of critical maritime infrastructure to federal, state, and local authorities
• Identifies security vulnerabilities• Outlines specific measures recommended to address security vulnerability• Compiles a comprehensive report that assesses vulnerabilities• Analyzes potential damage and/or loss to critical port assets• Identifies national trends and best practices
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Evaluating PSAEvaluating PSA
• Establishing the Focus of the Evaluation
• Establishing the Need for the Evaluation
• Establishing the Resources Available to Execute a Meaningful Evaluation
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What is an Evaluability What is an Evaluability Assessment?Assessment?
• Two (2) primary questions to consider:1. Is this program worth evaluating?
2. What sort of program evaluation method should be used to maximize the use of the information by primary stakeholders?
• An evaluability assessment
attempts to address the
two (2) aforementioned
questions
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Why Conduct an Why Conduct an Evaluability Assessment for PSA?Evaluability Assessment for PSA?
• Prevention of waste• Determination of
stakeholder needs• Formulation of
relevant evaluation questions
• Building consensus for future use
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What Are the Steps Involved?What Are the Steps Involved?
• Examination of program theory and stakeholder assumptions
• Assessment of resources available to adequately evaluate the program
• Examine stakeholder plans with
regard to the information
obtained from any proposed
research
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How Will this Assessment be How Will this Assessment be Conducted with Regard to PSA?Conducted with Regard to PSA?
• Analysis of stakeholder positions and relationships through accessible documentation
• Assessment of programmatic resources such as personnel, training,
facilities, operation time, etc.• Assessment of stakeholder
considerations with regard
to research use through
interviews
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QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?