Progress in Developing the National Asset Database

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AbbreviationsBZPP Buffer Zone Protection ProgramCI/KR Critical Infrastructure/Key ResourcesCIP-DSS Critical Infrastructure Protection-Decision Support SystemCOP Common Operational PictureGCOA Gross Consequences of AttackHITRAC Homeland Infrastructure Threat and Risk Analysis CenterHSA Homeland Security Act of 2002HSOC Homeland Security Operations CenterHSPD Homeland Security Presidential DirectiveIA Office of Intelligence and AnalysisIAIP Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection DirectorateIP Office of Infrastructure ProtectionLNG Liquefied Natural GasNADB National Asset DatabaseNICC National Infrastructure Coordination CenterNIPP National Infrastructure Protection PlanNISAC National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis CenterNRC National Response CenterNSHS National Strategy for Homeland SecurityNSPP National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructure and Key AssetsODP Office for Domestic PreparednessOIG Office of Inspector GeneralPCCIP President’s Commission on Critical Infrastructure ProtectionPCII Protected Critical Infrastructure Information ProgramPDD Presidential Decision DirectivePMTL Protective Measures Target ListRAMCAP Risk Analysis and Management for Critical Asset ProtectionRMD Risk Management DivisionSSA Sector Specific AgencyUASI Urban Area Security InitiativeUSCG United States Coast GuardUSACE United States Army Corps of EngineersProgress in Developing the National Asset Database
Executive SummaryOn December 17, 2003, President Bush released Homeland SecurityPresidential Directive No. 7, Critical Infrastructure Identification,Prioritization, and Protection - a national policy for federal departments andagencies to identify and prioritize the United States’ critical infrastructure andkey resources (CI/KR) and to protect them from terrorist attacks. TheDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for establishing therisk management framework necessary to coordinate these efforts. Thisframework requires the support of a comprehensive, national asset inventory.DHS calls this inventory the National Asset Database (NADB).DHS’ Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP) is still identifying and collectingCI/KR data, simultaneously populating the first-generation NADB, andbuilding the next-generation NADB. As of January 2006, the NADBcontained 77,069 assets, which are not distinguished by criticality. Only afterIP completes risk assessments of the assets will it have actual lists of CI/KR.Nonetheless, the varying presence of non-critical assets - and they are difficultto quantify – confirms that the NADB is not an accurate representation of thenation’s CI/KR. In addition, the NADB is not yet comprehensive enough tosupport the management and resource allocation decision-making envisionedby the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP).IP has a substantial amount of work ahead to determine the ultimatedisposition of the NADB’s contents and each asset’s importance to thecountry. It is working on enhancing its ability to analyze and prioritize CI/KRdata but those efforts continue to be affected by slow development of both theNADB and risk assessment tools. We cannot predict when IP will have boththe data and the analytical tools to provide a comprehensive risk assessment ofthe country’s critical infrastructure and key resources.We are recommending four specific actions to the Under Secretary forPreparedness to improve the development and quality of the national assetdatabase.Progress in Developing the National Asset Database1
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