NSI Concept of Operations Version 1, December 2008

NSI Concept of Operations
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1 Introduction.............................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Background............................................................................................................ 1
1.2 The Nationwide SAR Initiative................................................................................. 3
1.3 NSI Concept of Operations ...................................................................................... 4
1.4 NSI Baseline Documents ......................................................................................... 5
1.4.1 ISE-SAR Functional Standard............................................................................. 5
1.4.2 Privacy and Civil Liberties Analysis .................................................................... 5
1.4.3 ISE-SAR Evaluation Environment Documents ..................................................... 5
1.5 Related Documents ................................................................................................. 6
Section 2 NSI Requirements.................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Overview ............................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Operational Requirements........................................................................................ 7
2.2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 7
2.2.2 Federal Responsibilities...................................................................................... 8
2.2.3 State, Local, and Tribal Responsibilities............................................................... 9
2.3 Privacy and Civil Liberties Requirements ................................................................ 10
2.3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 10
2.3.2 Specific Privacy Requirements.......................................................................... 11
Section 3 NSI Business Process Overview............................................................................ 12
3.1 Existing (“As-Is”) Process ..................................................................................... 12
3.2 Objective (“To Be”) Process .................................................................................. 12
3.3 Example Operational Scenario................................................................................ 13
Section 4 Steps in the NSI Cycle............................................................................................ 16
4.1 Planning............................................................................................................... 17
4.1.1 Produce National Threat Assessments................................................................ 17
4.1.2 Conduct Local or Regional Risk Assessments..................................................... 17
4.1.3 Develop Local or Regional Information Requirements......................................... 18
4.1.4 Train Personnel ............................................................................................... 18
4.2 Gathering and Processing....................................................................................... 18
4.2.1 Acquire Suspicious Activity Information............................................................ 18
4.2.2 Perform Local Processing................................................................................. 19
4.2.3 Provide SAR to Fusion Center or Federal Agencies............................................. 20
4.3 Analysis and Production ........................................................................................ 20
4.3.1 Process and Analyze SAR at Fusion Center or Federal Agency ............................ 20
4.3.2 Determine and Document an ISE-SAR .............................................................. 21
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