Operational Support

• Introduction
• HSIN Mission Advocates
• Supporting Daily Operations
• Supporting Planned Events and Exercises
• Supporting Incident Management and Emergency Response

Supporting Planned Events and Exercises

Over the past decade, HSIN has developed new tools and capabilities, applied best practices and strengthened interagency collaboration to plan for and support public events that draw widespread attention. From large-scale national events with complex security requirements, such as the Presidential Inauguration, to professional and collegiate sports and smaller state and local events, HSIN brings planning expertise, customizable solutions and experience to ensure public safety and security. Of the users surveyed this year, 32 percent used HSIN to support planned events and exercises, with 84 percent of those users reporting that HSIN helped them meet their goals of collaborating securely across geographic and jurisdictional boundaries. With the interagency and cross-jurisdictional information sharing capabilities HSIN provides, diverse homeland security partners across public and private sectors can work as a cohesive team before, during and after the events.

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Year-Over-Year Operational Use

HSIN Mission Advocates supported 69 major events in FY 2017, a 57 percent increase from FY 2016, connecting interagency partners and supporting operational planning, training and real-time event management. HSIN has consistently proven its ability to plan, implement and maintain situational awareness for a variety of major events. As a result, many long-standing partnerships have been established and HSIN is trusted by public safety officers, law enforcement, first responders, intelligence analysts and operations command centers. National Special Security Events, including the 58^th Presidential Inauguration and the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly; federal exercises such as the 2017 Integrated Advance Exercise for DHS components; and high-visibility sporting events including the Super Bowl, Boston Marathon, Kentucky Derby and the Indianapolis 500 have all turned to HSIN year-after-year in support of these events.

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HSIN Supports Fifth Consecutive Super Bowl

Super Bowl LI marked the fifth consecutive year HSIN has provided real-time information sharing support for the NFL’s championship game. The Houston Police Department used HSIN to collaborate and share information with partners from DHS, the FBI and other agencies during the event.

Since 2013, HSIN has played a major role in the Super Bowl’s planning stages and operational support by successfully providing real-time information sharing solutions. This ongoing work enables first responders to protect thousands of spectators and participants while they enjoy the largest and most watched public event in the world. Having demonstrated best practices, strategy and mature approaches for planning and support, HSIN’s continued involvement with the Super Bowl has allowed host cities to see, first-hand, the enhanced and seamless collaboration HSIN can provide homeland security partners.

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Working with the National Guard to Coordinate Events: National Scout Jamboree

HSIN has been the information sharing program of choice for the National Scout Jamboree since moving to its new location near Glen Jean, West Virginia in 2013. This year’s event brought over 30,000 attendees and included a presidential visit.

Ongoing training and support played a key role in the event’s success as weekly meetings and dry run exercises were held leading up to the event, with over 300 members of the West Virginia National Guard and other partners trained in preparation. A highlight of the 10-day event was the use of HSIN’s geospatial capabilities, which supported interagency preparedness and collaboration across federal, state, local and private sector partners. The result was increased security, improved response and coordination.

Event operation security planners and participants require and expect cohesive collaboration and communications. Major events like the Jamboree help lead the way in multi-jurisdictional information sharing. HSIN makes it possible for these agencies to efficiently and effectively collaborate, implement processes and use best practices to support major events and to establish relationships for future events.

"HSIN is the only platform out there that permits interagency relationship building and further enhances communications across many sectors of government and non-government entities. What we established for the NSJ will be the model for how we all communicate and work together in the future."

Major General James Hoyer
Adjutant General, West Virginia