Transcript DHS Plan for Sector Engagement

CIPC Confidentiality:
Public Release
CIPC Executive Committee
Update
CIPC Meeting
Mesa AZ
March 16, 2006
Barry Lawson
CIPC Vice-Chair
CIPC Executive Committee Activities
● Participated in Jan 19/06 PCIS meeting
 Discussed issues re: draft NIPP with new
DHS Under Secretary George Foresman
 Frank and open discussion re: issues such as
National Asset Data Base, risk assessment
methodology, need for flexibility within each
sector
 General sense that DHS is listening to private
sector concerns, and that NIPP will be
moderated somewhat from previous versions
CIPC Executive Committee Activities
● NIPP-related actions
 Asked Risk Assessment WG to assess CIPC
risk assessment methodologies for suitability
against NIPP criteria (ref. Risk Assessment
Methodologies for Use by the Electricity
Sector)
 Successful discussions with DOE re: private
sector concerns, hopefully will be addressed
in Sector-Specific Plan
 Final NIPP expected May 1
 Sector-Specific Plans expected 6 months later
CIPC Executive Committee Activities
● Plan to meet with Government Coordinating
Council (GCC) late April/early May
 Discuss how best to contribute to DOE’s development
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of the Sector-Specific Plan
Briefing by DHS of HITRAC’s Electricity sector threat
assessment, will determine value of briefing at June
CIPC meeting
Discuss ESCC-GCC role with “Roadmap to Secure
Control Systems in the Energy Sector”
Review process to change current ES threat level,
and consider lowering from Yellow to Blue for the
electricity sector
Develop electricity sector goals and metrics
CIPC Executive Committee Activities
● Confidentiality and information-sharing
 PCII policy document near-final development
by DHS legal counsel – expected to be
released in “reasonably near future”
 FACA issues for PCIS and SCC/GCCs under
final review. Recommendation expected
“soon” by DHS Secretary