 | 10 IFSS Track 3: Security |
| | | Session 3A: NLE (National Security Exercise) 09- Lessons Learned |
| | | 2/3/2010 9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
| | | Seminar Description:
NLE 09 was the first federally-managed prevention exercise. Held throughout FEMA Region VI, the exercise focused on intelligence gathering, assessment, and information sharing. This seminar focuses on lessons learned in the Houston-Texas City-Port Arthur areas. |
| | | | Session Chairperson | | Dan Commiato, Supervisory Transportation Security Inspector U.S. Department of Homeland Security/ Transportation Security Administration |  | |
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| Session Speakers | | Panelist
LCDR Joseph Leonard, Jr., Chief-Planning & Readiness
U.S. Coast Guard | | | | | Panelist
Gary Scheibe, LT. of Police
Houston Police Department/ Criminal Intelligence- Homeland Security | |
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| | | Session 3B: MTSA, BZPP & TWIC Implementations |
| | | 2/3/2010 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. |
| | | Seminar Description:
This session will provide an overview of MTSA, TWIC and BZPP regulations. Industry compliance with MTSA and TWIC is very good but varies with level of achievement. Also, we will attempt to correct industry's misunderstandings of the BZPP program and outline the benefits to industry and local government associated with the risk assessment completed during the process and the options for consideration to mitigate the risks identified. We will try to present some of the best practices developing in the area. |
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| Session Chairperson | | John Manganaro II, CPP, Port Security Specialist U.S. Coast Guard | | |
| Session Speakers | | MTSA & TWIC
LT Matt Derian, Chief, Waterfront Facilities & Security, USCG Sector Houston-Galveston
U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Houston-Galveston | | | | | BZPP
Mike Macha, Sergeant (Ret)
City of Houston Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security | |
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| | | Session 3C: CFATS and Risk-Based Performance Standards |
| | | 2/3/2010 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| | | Seminar Description:
Now in their third year, the Department of Homeland Security’s Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) continue to evolve. Several thousand facilities have submitted a Site Security Plan (SSP) to DHS. Requiring regulated facilities to account for the applicable Risk-Based Performance Standards that address everything from physical security to recordkeeping, the SSP represents the most significant aspect of the CFATS regulatory program. This presentation will provide an update on CFATS – and offer practical and timely considerations for compliance. |
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| Session Chairperson | | Norman Straight, Business Development Locke Protective Services | | | Session Speakers | | CFATS & RBPS
Bill Montgomery, CPP, Senior Security Advisor &
Director, Professional Staff
Roberts Law Group | |
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| | | Session 3D: Gangs Affecting Security |
| | | 2/4/2010 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
| | | Seminar Description:
This session will review the impact of gang activity. |
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| Session Chairperson | | Kerry Spaulding, Protective Security Advisor - Houston District U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Risk Management Division | | | Session Speakers | |
Sgt. Glenn Smart,
Houton Police Department Gang Division | |
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| | | Session 3E: Improvised Explosive Devices |
| | | 2/4/2010 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
| | | Seminar Description:
This session is designed to acquaint private sector security officers with the essential components used to construct an improvised explosive device. The instructor is an FBI Special Agent/ Bomb Tech and he will demonstrate how common electrical components found in the home or office can be used to construct an explosive device. |
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| Session Chairperson | | Kerry Spaulding, Protective Security Advisor - Houston District U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Risk Management Division | | | Session Speakers | | IED's
Dave Baker, Special Agent Bomb Technician
FBI | |
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| | | Session 3F: Fusion Center/ Intelligence & Information Sharing |
| | | 2/4/2010 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. |
| | | Seminar Description:
This session will address the need for information sharing. We will discuss suspicious activity reporting and dissemination of information to persons with the "need to know." An overview is provided, through three case studies, of the concerns regarding terrorism and our current threat environment, and how awareness, information sharing and intelligence development add to a successful security strategy. |
| | | | Session Chairperson | | Blake White, Deputy Chief Houston Fire Department (Homeland Security) | | |
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Sergeant J.J. Karshner, Criminal Intelligence Division
Houston Police Department | | | | |
John Hall, Intelligence Liaison Officer
DHS | |
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