We don't have enough information about this new proposed system to comment on its value or whether it will resolve any problems. We have experience working on other DHS sponsored planning activiti...

The federal government, critical infrastructure Sector Coordinating Councils (SCCs), Partnership for Critical Infrastructure Protection (PCIS), and the ISAC Council must be full partners in homela...

Create best practice reference models for information sharing for regional homeland security. Models should specify for each task in the UTL and each capability in the TCL, who needs to share what...

Some linkage between the three posts by btussing; johnm.brown; dreed. evaluation and reassessment and and measurement in planning. Ability to adapt, be flexible and resilient in planning.

Assessing capabilities (and gaps) is an important component, but this seems to reinforce the focus on capabilities-based planning, which forces planning by scenario.

A more holistic approach is required if homeland security is to be more than simply a process for resource allocation for department and agency programs. The description of HSPC provided above - t...

My idea and comment is that all 86 chapters need Home Land Security (DHS) funding and that the FBI will NOT fund any individual chapter, Most chapter(s) have been in existence as a 501 tax exempt ...

With the exception of the first sentence, this is paragraph devotes too much effort to defining operational planning and capabilities development.

allow the public to cheaply buy the necessary items for 3 day in place sheltering from a national outlet store or through tax credits. Allow the same for CERT teams that do not get grants and need...

When entering the world of Emergency Management I was taught that the overall planning process is a 3 phase dynamic process. Phase 1 - Initially you determine the vulnerability and risk to the a...

I agree with "btussing" that there should be a fourth "evaluation and reassessment" component of Planning. Additionally, I suggest that more work should be done to describe all of the dimensio...

In the "Problem that the HSPC Study will aim to solve," the authors submit that there are three primary framework components: planning guidance, operational planning, and capabilities development. ...

I have read this several times and still can't understand what this "system" will do? One of the goals or purposes refers to a risk assessment but that seems out of place and appears to belong in ...

I'm having a hard time seperating the three questions - I think it is a requirement that a risk assessment understands current capability in order to provide an accurate picture of risk. So I thin...

Dschaffner is absolutely right. Not only must this be condensed, it must also be translated into English.

It might be helpful for a discussion in the QHSR of current and emerging risks to the U.S. homeland and which of these risks are the responsibility of the nations homeland security organizations. W...

Striving for a nationwide picture or canvas of threats and risks may tend us towards assumptions and activities that are actually ineffective in any one place. We don't have to try and simplify the...

While the idea and vision of an HSNRA is laudable, I think it will lead us to believe that we can "capture" the risks and threats across all spectrums and have confidence that once "documented", th...

As I mentioned in the risk assessment section, these ideas need to be MUCH shorter. For example, under "Proposed purpose" everything but the first sentence could be cut, or moved to supporting d...