Homeland Security Exercise
and Evaluation Program
HSEEP
Student Performance Objective:
At the conclusion of this session, the student
will be able introduced to the Homeland
Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
and have the knowledge to access
additional information.
Enabling Objectives:
 List the components of the National
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Preparedness System (NPS)
Describe Exercise Program Management
Describe the Exercise and Planning Workshop
Describe the Exercise Planning Team
List the Exercise Planning Conferences
Discuss the uses for the HSEEP Toolkit
Discuss the reasons for the After-Action
Conference
Overview
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Introduction
Exercise Program Management
Training and Exercise Planning Workshop
Exercise Planning Team
Exercise Planning Conferences
HSEEP Toolkit
Improvement Planning
I. Introduction
 National Preparedness System (NPS)
 National Preparedness Goal
 National Planning scenarios
 Universal Task List
 Target Capabilities List
 National Response Framework
 National Incident Management System
II. Exercise Program Management
 Capabilities-Based Planning
 Priorities
 Implementing an Exercise Program
 Components of the Strategy
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Exercises
Training
Equipment
Personnel
III. Training Exercise and Planning
Workshop
 Key element
 Discussion of opportunities for entire state
 Review accomplishments
 Scheduling exercises
 Local workshops
 Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan
IV. Exercise Planning Team
 Backbone of the exercise
 Develops, designs, conducts, and
evaluates exercises
 Exercise Planning Team structure
 ICS System can be used as the basis for the
organization
 Subject Matter Experts (SME’s)
V. Exercise Planning
 Planning Conferences
 Concepts and Objectives Meeting
 Initial Planning conference
 Midterm Planning Conference
 Final Planning Conference
VI. HSEEP Toolkit
 Project management tool
 Functions
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Customize a schedule
List of tasks
Templates
First time users instructions
Automated emails
http://hseep.dhs.gov
VII. Improvement Planning
 After-Action Conference
 Schedule following release of After-Action
Report
 Entire day
 Specific actions that need to be addressed
 Develop After-Action Improvement Plan
Review
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Introduction
Exercise Program Management
Training and Exercise Planning Workshop
Exercise Planning Team
Exercise Planning Conferences
HSEEP Toolkit
Improvement Planning