NSI Concept of Operations Version 1, December 2008

NSI Concept of Operations
Appendix A – Mapping of NSIS Requirements to NSI Cycle
Table A-1 maps the NSIS requirements identified in Section 2.2 to the associated
step(s) in the NSI cycle described in detail in Section 4 and to the steps in the
information flow description in Part C of the ISE-SAR Functional Standard. Since
Version 1 of ISE-FS-200 dealt primarily with the parts of the overall process from initial
observation through sharing and use, some of the NSIS requirements have no direct
mapping and are denoted as N/A in the ISE-FS-200 column of the table. As noted
earlier, ISE-FS-200 will be updated based on the EE and other NSI activities.
Table A‐1. Mapping of NSIS Requirements to the NSI Cycle and the Functional Standard
Reference NSIS Requirement NSI Cycle 47 ISE-FS-200 Ver. 1 48
2.2.2.1.
2.2.2.2.
2.2.2.3.
2.2.2.4.
2.2.2.5.
2.2.2.6.
2.2.3.1.
Federal Responsibilities
Providing reports and awareness training to State,
local, and tribal authorities regarding the strategic
goals, operational capabilities, and methods of
operation utilized by international and domestic
terrorist organizations so that local events and
behaviors can be viewed within the context of
potential terrorist threats
Section 4.1.1 Step 8
Developing a prioritized listing of the specific types of
locally generated information of interest to Federal
entities responsible for assessing the national threat Section 4.5.1 N/A
environment and which supports the rapid
identification of emerging terrorist threats
Identifying resources capable of communicating and
updating these information requirements to State,
local, and tribal officials via State and major urban
Sections 4.1.3, 4.5.1 N/A
area fusion centers
Establishing a unified process to support the reporting,
tracking, processing, storage, and retrieval of locally Sections 4.1.4 - 4.4.2 Steps 1-5
generated information
Ensuring that efforts to gather, process, analyze, and
store locally generated information are carried out in a
manner that protects the privacy and legal rights of
Sections 4.1.4 - 4.4.2 Steps 1-5
Americans
Facilitate the exchange of coordinated sets of
requirements and information needs across the
Federal and non-Federal domains to help guide the Sections 4.1.3, 4.5.1 N/A
targeting, selection, and reporting of terrorism-related
information
State and Local Responsibilities
Completion of a Statewide and/or regional risk
assessment (threat, vulnerability, and consequence)
Section 4.1.2 N/A
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The references are to specific subsections of Section 4 of this CONOPS.
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The references are to the steps described in the table on pages 29‐32 of the ISE‐SAR Functional Standard.
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