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Critical Infrastructure Protection Priorities:

The Built Environment

Summary of an OSTP Hosted Workshop Harvey M. Bernstein President & CEO

Host Office of Science and Technology Policy

Sponsors Dr. John H. Marburger, III Director, OSTP

•American Society of Civil Engineers •American Society of Mechanical Engineers •Civil Engineering Research Foundation/International Institute of Energy Conservation •National Science & Technology Council, Construction & Building Subcommittee •National Institute of Standards & Technology •Veterans Administration •General Services Administration

Contributing Organizations •Construction Industry Institute •The Infrastructure Security Partnership

Overall Workshop Goals Addressing the evolving threats to homeland security in buildings and integral infrastructure and devising multi-hazardous protection programs by identifying:

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Current gaps in built infrastructure protection

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Critical built infrastructure protection priority areas

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Specific collaborative activities to address priority areas for industry

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Critical infrastructure protection priority program initiatives.

Making the Nation Safer The Role of Science & Technology in Counter Terrorism •

Apply existing technologies immediately to – Improve security for SCADA systems and protect key elements of power grid – Reduce vulnerability of air filtration/ventilation systems – Allow emergency responders to reliably communicate with each other

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Advance research for – – – –

Cyberattack security Blast & fire-resistant building design Sensor & Surveillance systems Air filtration/decontamination for chemical & pathogen agents.

Application of New Technologies

We Do Not Know What We Don’t Know

Research

Extended New Agreements Research

New Agreements

Clearance & Systems

Completely New Model

Your Current Knowledge

Commercially Available Commercial R&D

Military Available

Courtesy of: John Voeller, Black & Veatch

Military R&D

Intelligence Available

Intelligence R&D

Have security policies in your company changed since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?

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Is your company spending more on security this year than it did last year?

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Do you feel changes in security will/would improve or diminish your company’s long-term productivity?

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Do you think higher security costs would be offset, in whole or in part, by any gains in efficiencies, productivity, or competitiveness?

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Breakout Groups •Research and Development Needs Group •Risk Analysis Group •Codes and Standards Challenges Group •Applications of New Technologies Group

Research and Development Needs Group • Speed response from the R&D community • Generate necessary partnerships • Identify appropriate resources to proceed

Dr. Lawrence Papay Sector Vice-President Integrated Solutions Sector SAIC

Risk Analysis Group • Use of probabilistic risk assessment for quantifying performance and ranking • Prioritization of investment and resources • Integrate risk analysis into standard public policy and programming decision.

Robert Sims Engineering Associate Becht Engineering Co.

Codes and Standards Challenges Group • Create beneficial change in the system of codes and standards • Accelerate introduction of innovations for multihazard protection based on building vulnerability assessments.

Dorothy Harris Assistant Secretary of State New York State

Applications of New Technologies Group • Examine the potential for innovation to address specific vulnerabilities, whether adapting new technologies and practices or taking new approaches, to building design and construction.

John Voeller, Esq. Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Knowledge Officer Black & Veatch

Example: Technology Evaluation Process/Guideline Development:

The Process

1. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED FROM TECHNOLOGY OWNERS

EVALUATION 4. PLAN DEVELOPED

COMMERCIALIZATION REVIEW

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5. PLAN EXECUTED

3. EVALUATION PANEL OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR VOLUNTEERS FORMED REPORT/ 6. GUIDELINES PREPARED

WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION

Infrastructure Protection Priorities

Prospectuses

Relating the Prospectuses to the Design and Construction Process (1) Risk Assessment Guidelines

(2) Practices to Address Terrorist Threats

(10) Overcoming Legal Barriers

(6) Catastrophic Event Avoidance and Mitigation

(9) Develop Immune and Responsive Building Concepts

(16) Risk Assessment Data Needs

(11) Owner and Occupant Education and Training

Design and Construction Process

Constructed Facility

(4) Infrastructure Security Matrix

Knowledge Systems

(7) Methods for Integrating Monitoring and Response Systems

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(3) First Responder Accessible Facility Knowledge Systems

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Policy-Related Prospectuses

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What has been the role of the federal government in achieving higher security standards for private sector companies and organization? a) Facilitator b) Hindrance c) No Impact d) Don’t Know

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Do you think new security requirements would put you at a competitive disadvantage with:

U.S. Competitors

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Foreign Competitors

Do you think new security measures could be implemented in such a way that it would increase your company’s productivity?

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Summary / Results