The ANSI Homeland Security
Standards Panel (HSSP)
Presented by
Matt Deane
Director, Homeland Security Standards
October 5, 2006
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American National Standards Institute
To enhance the global competitiveness of U.S.
business and the American quality of life by
promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus
standards and conformity assessment systems and
ensuring their integrity.
A Private- and Public-Sector Partnership Since 1918
ANSI is not a government agency or a standards developer.
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ANSI Roles and Responsibilities
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Accredit U.S. Standards Developers, U.S. Technical
Advisory Groups and conformity assessment systems
Ensure integrity of the U.S. voluntary consensus standards
system
Provide access to regional and international standards
organizations
Respond to urgent national priorities
Offer a neutral policy forum for standards and CA
coordination issues - Section 1.02 (1) of ANSI By-Laws
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Rationale for the ANSI-HSSP
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The National Strategy for Homeland Security (2002)
identified the need for standards to support homeland
security and EP
A January 2, 2003 Congressional Research Service report
underscored this important role needed:
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“Neither the federal government, nor the nongovernmental sector
presently has a comprehensive, consolidated program for developing
new preparedness standards.”
Following conversations with the U.S. Office of Homeland
Security and key security stakeholders, ANSI launched the
ANSI-HSSP on February 5, 2003
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Mission
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Identify and facilitate the development and
enhancement of homeland security standards
Serve as private/public sector partnership for standards
issues that cut cross-sector
Support the work of the Standard Portfolio of the DHS
Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate
Provide a forum for information sharing on homeland
security standards issue, as well as the overall standards
development and conformity assessment processes
Facilitate dialogue and networking on key issues for
homeland security stakeholders
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Structure
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Co-Chairs (private and public sector)
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Dan Bart, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Mary Saunders, National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST)
Steering Committee
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Comprised of Government Agencies, ANSI SDOs,
non-ANSI SDOs, Companies, and five at-large seats
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Structure (continued)
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Full Panel
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Approximately 100 organizational participants; open to all
affected interests; brought together via Plenary meetings
Workshops
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Address specific homeland security issues; objectives are
typically to identify existing standards and conformity
assessment programs, gap areas, and make
recommendations for addressing these gaps
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Selected Accomplishments
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Private Sector Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity
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Biometrics
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Recommendation from workshop (NFPA 1600) was included in the
recommendations section of the 9/11 Commission’s final report
Produced a report in 2004 of existing standards and projects under
development, as well as five key issues and recommendations related to
biometric standardization and conformity assessment
Biological and Chemical Threat Agents
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400-page final report, containing relevant standards and projects under
development, published in December 2004
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Selected Accomplishments
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Training Programs for First Response to WMD Events
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Report examines how standards play a role in tackling the practical
challenges and solutions related to keeping critical operations, equipment
or facilities powered when the public electric grid is not available
Perimeter Security
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Workshop report focuses on standards that support training programs and
can be used to help measure their effectiveness, as well as areas needing
further exploration
Enterprise Power Security
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Addressing standards for security technologies and systems needed to
complement and enhance guards, gates, and personnel verification
Created a Homeland Security Standards Database to capture
key standards and serve as a resource for the HS community
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www.hssd.us
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Emergency Preparedness
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July 12th kick-off meeting of workshop on Lessons Learned from
Hurricane Katrina and Role for Standards and Conformity Assessment
Programs
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Final report from the workshop will demonstrate the linkages between the
elements of NFPA 1600 and the major recommendations for catastrophic
event preparedness that have emerged as lessons learned
Fifth ANSI-HSSP Plenary themed on Emergency Preparedness was
held September 25-26, 2006 at NYU
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Covered topics such as accreditation and certification in private sector
preparedness; public sector preparedness initiatives; credentialing
Three breakout sessions
 Planning for a Global Pandemic
 Mass/Public Transportation Security
 All Hazards Planning, Response and Recovery
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ANSI-HSSP Work in Emergency Communications
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ANSI-HSSP convened two workshop meetings on the subject of
Emergency Communications, addressing subjects such as:
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EC Lessons Learned from Hurricanes Rita, Katrina, and Wilma
Various EC initiatives (e.g., FCC work, GSC-10 Resolution, NRIC VII
Review of PSAPs, WARN Act, NENA NG E9-1-1)
New technology initiatives for EC
International issues for EC
Dan Bart (TIA) served as workshop leader
Participants from both public and private sectors, representing a number
of different industry areas
Breakout sessions addressed three of the four “legs” of emergency
communications
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Types of Emergency Communications
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Indiv/Org-to-Indiv/Org: An individual communicating an emergency to
another individual or private organization via available options (e.g., ONSTARlike message, amateur radio, mobile and land-line communications, broadcast
and mass media, Internet, email lists, faxes, information services, and word of
mouth).
Indiv/Org-to-Government: An individual communicating an emergency
message to appropriate authorities via available options (e.g., E9-1-1/1-1-2 call
to Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), amateur radio, and mobile
communications (with or without location services)).
Government-to-Government: Governmental authorities communicating to
each other, other agencies and appropriate National Security / Emergency
Preparedness (NS/EP)-designated private industry concerns and coordinators
(i.e., using all forms of communications services, private radio, Commercial
Mobile Radio Services, e-mail/messaging alerts, etc.).
Government-to-Indiv/Org: Government or authorized officials communicating
alerts or details of an emergency to individuals and organizations via available
options (e.g., Governmental mass media alerts, citizen accessible radio services
and common channels, highway alerts, voluntary private sector alert services
[localized and national], e-mail/voice-mail and word of mouth).
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Indiv/Org-to-Government Issues Discussed
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Focus on 9-1-1 from citizens to Public Safety Answering Point
(PSAP), where 9-1-1 exists
10-digit lines (Alarm companies from out of area)
Third-party call centers (e.g., On-Star, ATX)
Need to consider individuals with disabilities and non-English
speaking individuals
Although redundancy is provided, what should citizens do if they
cannot reach 9-1-1?
Calls also to Homeland Security Operations Center (HSOC)
PSAP training, protocols, and credentialing need to be considered by
those entities focusing on government-to-government emergency
communications
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Categorizing/Tracking Standards and Identifying Gaps
in Emergency Communications
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POTS
Cell Phones
PSAP Personnel* (e.g.,
training, procedures,
certification)
- ATIS-0500004
- ATIS-0500005
3rd Party Call Center* (e.g.
OnStar, ATX, TeleAid, TRS)
Personnel Training &
Certification
- ATIS-0500005
Communication Devices
Technical Infrastructure
- TIA TR-30
- TIA-689-A-2003 (TR-41.1)
- TR-41.3
- T1.XXX-2000
- TIA TR-45
- TIA/EIA-2000
- TIA/EIA-136
- ATIS-PP-0500002-200X
- J-STD-025
-ATIS-0500001
- ATIS ESIF Issue 30
- ATIS ESIF Issue 33
- ATIS-PP-0500002-200X
-J-STD-025, J-STD-034,
J-STD-036
- T1.678
VoIP
-TIA TSB-146 (TR-41.4)
-TIA-1057 (TR-41.4)
- TIA TR-45
- TIA-2000-C
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- ATIS-PP-0500002-200X
- TIA TR-30
- TIA-1001 (TR-30.1)
- TIA-1066
- TIA-878
- TIA-2000-C
- T1.724
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Current Status of EC Workshop
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Participants agreed that no further in-person meetings needed at
this time
A final workshop white paper will outline the key issues,
emergency communications standards identified, gaps/needs
areas, and resources for further information/possible partnerships
White paper due by end of the year
If further issues arise or additional work needed, the Workshop
will be reconvened
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Further Information
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Accomplishments of the Panel at its Three-Year Anniversary is
posted to the ANSI-HSSP website: www.ansi.org/hssp
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ANSI-HSSP welcomes subject matter experts to attend its Workshops
and Plenary meetings
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Information on joining the ANSI-HSSP and benefits of participation
can be obtained from the Secretary ANSI-HSSP Secretary
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Matt Deane
Director, Homeland Security Standards
mdeane@ansi.org
212-642-4992
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