Resilience
DHS works with all levels of government, the private and nonprofit sectors, and individual citizens to make our nation more resilient to acts of terrorism, cyber attacks, pandemics, and catastrophic natural disasters.
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Homeland Security Advisory Council Charter
Charter for the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC). This charter establishes HSAC under the authority of Title 6 United States Code, Section 451.
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Performance Measures Definitions Guide (PMDG)
The Performance Measures Definitions Guide (PMDG) is the product of a collaborative effort led by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) State and Local Program Office (SLPO) in cooperation with federal, state, and local fusion center stakeholders.
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Deployed Intelligence Officers and Protective Security Advisors
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deploys Intelligence Officers and Protective Security Advisors to support state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners in advancing the homeland security mission. Intelligence officers are embedded in recognized state and major urban area fusion centers to advance the sharing of threat related information among federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners. Protective security advisors engage these partners as regional critical infrastructure security and resilience specialists, providing local perspective to—and supporting the development of—the national risk picture by identifying, assessing, monitoring, and minimizing risk to critical infrastructure at the regional, state, and local levels. Their distinct yet complementary roles enable intelligence officers and protective security advisors to jointly support DHS partners in ensuring the safety and security of our nation.
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Appendix H Chapter 2 Files Comments on NBAF Draft EIS and Department Responses
Appendix H, Chapter 2 Files – Comments on NBAF Draft EIS and Department Responses
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NBAF Environmental Impact Statement Support Documents
The Environmental Impact Statement used excerpts and summaries from the following documents to support making a final site decision:
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NBAF Draft Environmental Impact Statement
This is a draft of the Department of Homeland Security's environmental impact statement (EIS) The EIS was created to evaluate siting alternatives for the construction and operation of a proposed National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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Faith-based Security and Communications Advisory Committee Membership List
The Homeland Security Advisory Council’s Faith-based Communications and Security Advisory Committee was established to provide the Agency’s Secretary with recommendations and explore current and potential security information sharing opportunities and methods between the Department of Homeland Security and faith-based organizations. The Faith-based Security and Communications Advisory Committee Membership List follows.
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DHS Campus Resilience Pilot Program
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), and Office of Academic Engagement (OAE) are developing a web-enabled Campus Resilience (CR) system which will provide practical and immediately useable processes and tools to a wide array of campus communities. The CR system will be developed through targeted community engagement with six selected university and college campuses via the Campus Resilience Pilot Program (CR Pilot). With a final goal of making America’s campuses more resilient, the CR Pilot must include these elements: (1) promote FEMA’s Whole Community philosophy, (2) draw upon existing DHS resources and also those originating from the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), and (3) assist American schools to proactively assess and plan for major man-made or natural incidents.
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EA for JJRTC Master Plan
The Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Secret Service prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to evaluate the potential impacts on the human environment from implementation of master planning activities at the James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, Maryland.
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Temporary Suspension of Certain Oil Spill Response Time Requirements to Support Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response
Temporary Suspension of Certain Oil Spill Response Time Requirements to Support Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response