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Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Homeland Defense & Americas’ Security Affairs
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9th Annual Conference on Technologies
for
Critical Incident Preparedness
Mr. Robert Salesses
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Homeland Defense
and Americas’ Security Affairs
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Objectives for Presentation
 Challenges of National Security Environment
 Better understanding DoD roles and responsibilities
 Enable partnerships through shared capabilities and expertise
“The United States derives much of its strength from its advantage in the
realm of science and technology (S&T), and we must continue to use this
advantage and encourage innovative research and development to assist in
protecting and defending against the range of natural and man-made threats
confronting the Homeland.”
– National Strategy for Homeland Security, (October 2007)
National Security Environment
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Threats to U.S. interests at home and abroad are more
diverse, leading to increasing attacks worldwide
Scotland Car Bombing
June ‘07
Foiled JFK plot, June 2007
Foiled Fort Dix Plots
October ‘07
Madrid Train Bombing
March ‘04
London Bombing July ‘05
Foiled attacks in Germany,
Sept ‘07
National Security EnvironmentSecurity Assessment
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 Transnational threats will be the most pressing
 Terrorists will seek to
 Attack Americans at home and abroad
 Inflict mass casualties or cause mass panic through CBRN means (e.g., CBRN
weapons or conversion of civilian infrastructure or transport into WMD)
 Natural Hazards
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Earthquake
Flood, Tsunami
Wildfire
Health and Disease
 Nation-state threats will continue
 “Traditional” ballistic and cruise missile threats
 Rogue states employing asymmetric means
 Potential emergence of a regional peer competitor
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DoD’s Roles and Responsibilities
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Lead: Defend the United States from direct attack
– At the direction of the President or the Secretary of
Defense
– Combat Air Patrols, Maritime Intercepts, Missile
Defense
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Support: Provide defense support of civil authorities
– At the direction of the President or the Secretary of
Defense
– Natural Disasters and CBRNE Consequence
Management
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Enable: Improve partner capabilities
– “Internationalize” homeland defense through
security cooperation
– Increase capabilities of Federal, State and local
first responders to improve homeland security
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1401 Technology Transfer Program
PUBLIC LAW 107-314 (FY03 National Defense Authorization Act) Section 1401:
The Secretary of Defense “shall designate a senior official of the Department of
Defense to coordinate all Department of Defense efforts to identify, evaluate,
deploy, and transfer to Federal, State, and local first responders technology,
items, and equipment in support of homeland security.”
• Enhance the capabilities of Federal, State and local
first responders.
• Make available DoD technology, items, and equipment
that are compatible and interoperable with those of
Federal, State and local first responders.
• Create opportunities to collaborate on research,
development, testing, and evaluation of high priority
technology, items, and equipment
• Facilitate awareness of DoD activities in support of
public safety and homeland security.
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Meeting First Responder Needs
State/Local
Federal
International Association of
Chiefs of Police
Department of Justice
International Association of
Fire Chiefs
Department of Homeland
Security
National Sheriff’s Association
Technical Support Working
Group
Interagency Board (IAB)
International Association of
Emergency Managers
National Association of
Emergency Medical
Technicians
State Coordinators for Federal
Transfer Programs
Municipal Emergency Manager
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Sharing Capabilities and Competencies
1401 Technology Transfer
 Current Capabilities
 Surplus equipment can be acquired by first responders
 DoD uses equipment loan programs to allow first responders to “test drive”
robots and other equipment prior to making purchase decisions
 Near-Term/Future Capabilities
 Building the world’s dominant military force requires a very significant
investment in R&D and in the infrastructure & people to carry it out
 DoD invests in many areas that benefit first responders
 Sharing Expertise and Competencies
 DoD provides operational and technical expertise in support of DHS-led
programs that assist first responders
 Communications systems, CBRN equipment, Bomb Squads
Current Capabilities
1401 Technology Transfer
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 Excess DoD Property
• Law Enforcement and Fire Services
• Available at no cost to requesting agency
• Examples: Vehicles, helicopters, computers, night vision
devices, watercraft
 Use of DoD and GSA Purchase Contracts
• Law Enforcement and Fire Services
• Available for counter-drug equipment and supplies
• Examples: Vehicles, repair parts, personal protective
clothing
Tens of millions of dollars yearly in purchase
savings and no cost equipment transfers
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Current Capabilities
1401 Technology Transfer
… Now used as a Police Vehicle
in Charlotte, NC
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Current Capabilities
1401 Technology Transfer
…Now used in Columbus,
GA
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Current Capabilities
1401 Technology Transfer
… Now used by Cornerville, AR
Fire Department
Near-Term/Future Capabilities
1401 Technology Transfer
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 Cooperative R&D also benefits first responders
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Command and control / emergency management
Interoperable communications
CBRNE Detection
Medical
Personnel location and tracking
Surveillance Technologies
Identity Management
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Near-Term/Future Capabilities
1401 Technology Transfer
Items originally developed for military use and currently
available to first responders and the general public
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Shared Expertise and Competencies
1401 Technology Transfer
• Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance Program
(ICTAP)
– Assess communications infrastructure gaps and translate operational
requirements into technical requirements that can be used to design an
interoperable communications system.
• Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP)
– Provide technology, equipment, training and technical assistance to selected
small and rural jurisdictions.
• Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance
Program (DPETAP)
– Army teams that provide on site technical assistance to assist first responders in
better selecting, operating, and maintaining their CBRN equipment.
• Homeland Defense Equipment Reuse Program (HDER)
– Navy provides surplus radiological detection instrumentation, training, and long
term technical support to emergency responder agencies
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1401 Interdepartmental Cooperation
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1401 Technology Transfer
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Homeland Defense and
Defense Support to Civil Authorities
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Questions?
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Who DoD is Working to Support
• Police and Sherriff's Patrol Officers: 624,380*
• Firefighters: 283,630
• Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics: 196,190
*Data compiled from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May ‘06
Major Attempts and Successful Acts of
Transnational Terror
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1979- Radicalized Iranian students storm US Embassy and take US
hostages
1983- Terrorists bomb the US Embassy and Marine Barracks in
Beirut, Lebanon
1993- 1st terrorist bombing attempt against the World Trade Center
1995- Bojinka (“Big Bang”)- Airliner Bomb Plot
1996- Hezbollah car bombing of Khobar Towers, Saudi Arabia
1998- Al Qaeda US Embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya
2000- USS Cole attack in the Port of Aden
2000- Millennium Bomb Plot
2001- Al Qaeda attacks on Washington, DC & New York City
2001- Richard Reid/Shoe Bomb Plot
2002- Bali Attack
2003- Terrorist attack on British Consulate in Turkey
2004- Madrid Train Bomb Attack
2005- London Underground Bomb Attack
2006- Trans-Atlantic Airliner Bomb Plot
The terrorist enemy now considers the US homeland a preeminent part
of the global theater of combat, and so must we.
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Roles and Definitions
Homeland security is a concerted National effort to prevent
terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce the
vulnerability of the US to terrorism, and minimize the damage
& assist in the recovery from terrorist attacks.
National Strategy for Homeland Security
• The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for
the homeland security of the United States.
• DHS also has responsibilities beyond the prevention of terrorism,
including leading the US Government response to mitigation and
recovery of natural disasters, WMD attacks, and other
emergencies.
• Other federal agencies, such as the FBI, also have critical roles in
combating terrorism (e.g., FBI is responsible for terrorist crisis
management in the U.S.)
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Roles and Definitions
Homeland defense is the protection of US sovereignty, territory,
domestic population, & critical defense infrastructure against
external threats and aggression or other threats as directed by
the President.
• DoD roles within the United States:
– Homeland Defense (HD)
• DoD exercises its core warfighting mission – to defend U.S. territory
and interests
• Missions include: Maritime Interception Operations, Air Patrols over
U.S. airspace, Land-based defense of critical infrastructure and assets,
and Use of military forces, when directed by the President or Secretary
of Defense, to protect the U.S. and territories from attack
• Threats can be from states or non-state actors
– Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)
• Typical DoD DSCA missions include support to law enforcement,
support to the U.S. Coast Guard, wildland firefighting, etc.