1) Pilot Project Snap Shot
The private sector members of the Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group are working with state/local government agencies on the East Coast to expedite the flow of sensitive operational information across multiple states during disasters in order to restore power and supply chain disruptions. The regional Secure Information Sharing Pilot is leveraging a proven, stable process to test secure operational information sharing within the electric, food and fuel sectors. This document provides a brief overview of the pilot.
2) Why Is This Pilot Happening?
Sharing information between private and public sectors is important when resolving operational issues within a multi-state region. Sharing sensitive operational information is still risky and requires a “trust framework” that is proven to reliable and, secure; can allow specific, pre-approved state/local government user access; can be operated by the private sector; and will be trusted by the private sector if they are going to use it and sustain it through government elections, budget shifts, and retirements.
3) What Is The Trust Framework?
The trust framework is defined as a combination of policy, processes, business rules and technologies that work together to ensure trust between users in order to share digital information. Since there is currently no regional public/private trust framework established between states, cites and the electric sector, the Fleet Response Working Group is leveraging an existing trust framework already in use within the aerospace industry and the US Department of Defense which serves over 50 million users worldwide connected to TSCP’s members.
4) Who Are The Sponsors/Participants Behind the Pilot?
The All Hazards Consortium (AHC), the Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program (TSCP), DHS Science & Technology’s Cyber Security Directorate, the PIV-I / FRAC Technology Transfer Working Group, the Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group, and state/local government advisers on the East Coast Corridor Coalition (EC3) Working Group.
5) What is the Pilot Going To Do?
The Pilot will test the secure sharing of sensitive private sector operational information with specific state/local government operations professionals in law enforcement, emergency management, homeland security and transportation to support expedited power and supply chain restoration efforts and information sharing in the electric, fuel and food sectors.
6) What Is The Process?
40 Cyber ID cards (using the PIV-I standard for identity verification) will be provided by TSCP to be issued to participants to test access to a digitally encrypted portal to share sensitive private sector operational information/files with government, and visa-versa. The process to be followed leverages a federally approved Personal Identity Verification process already being used by over 50 million stakeholders across the world in the aerospace industry via TSCP members.
7) Where Is The Pilot Being Conducted?
The Pilot project will involve private sector representatives from around the US along with state/local advisers from NC, VA, MD, WV, PA, NJ, NY, Baltimore/MD, Philadelphia/PA, Newark/NJ, Washington/DC and New York City/NY.
8) When Is The Pilot?
The Pilot project planning has been underway since early 2014 with Cyber ID cards being issued 1st QTR 2015. Pilot to run for 6 months (subject to change).
9) How Will People Participate?
The Pilot will engage two levels of participation:
1) Access to “sensitive information” will require a Cyber ID card;
2) Access to “non-sensitive” information (but still restricted to pilot project only usage) will require a username/password.
10) What Information Is To Be Shared?
Initially, the information to be shared will be files and online applications related to the public and private sector members of the Fleet Response and EC3 working groups. The information will be divided into sensate and non-sensitive categories:
1. Sensitive Information
a. Access to the Fleet Open/Closed online app - This app provided real time, situational awareness on the open and/or closed status of 250,000+ private sector businesses in order to help quickly locate open places of business that provide gasoline/diesel fuel, food/coffee, medications & medical supplies, retails stores and hotel rooms during a prolonged power outage within a city, county, state, region or across the United States.
2. Non-Sensitive Information
a. Fleet Response Working Group Activity Log - A sample of the Working Group’s activity log for tracking groups tasks and initiatives
b. The National Fleet Movement Coordination Conference Call Database - Directory of state and local government agency contacts in emergency management, homeland security, transportation and law enforcement compiled during the past two winter storm seasons
c. Access to the “Fleet Move” online app - This app centralizes both public and private sector information in the US to support multi-state fleet movement of commercial fleets across state lines with regional state emergency management, law enforcement, transportation, and related agencies that are involved with toll/weigh stations, declarations, commercial motor vehicles, permits, roadway usage/conditions, and other relevant fleet movement information.
The private sector members of the Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group are working with state/local government agencies on the East Coast to expedite the flow of sensitive operational information across multiple states during disasters in order to restore power and supply chain disruptions. The regional Secure Information Sharing Pilot is leveraging a proven, stable process to test secure operational information sharing within the electric, food and fuel sectors. This document provides a brief overview of the pilot.
2) Why Is This Pilot Happening?
Sharing information between private and public sectors is important when resolving operational issues within a multi-state region. Sharing sensitive operational information is still risky and requires a “trust framework” that is proven to reliable and, secure; can allow specific, pre-approved state/local government user access; can be operated by the private sector; and will be trusted by the private sector if they are going to use it and sustain it through government elections, budget shifts, and retirements.
3) What Is The Trust Framework?
The trust framework is defined as a combination of policy, processes, business rules and technologies that work together to ensure trust between users in order to share digital information. Since there is currently no regional public/private trust framework established between states, cites and the electric sector, the Fleet Response Working Group is leveraging an existing trust framework already in use within the aerospace industry and the US Department of Defense which serves over 50 million users worldwide connected to TSCP’s members.
4) Who Are The Sponsors/Participants Behind the Pilot?
The All Hazards Consortium (AHC), the Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program (TSCP), DHS Science & Technology’s Cyber Security Directorate, the PIV-I / FRAC Technology Transfer Working Group, the Multi-State Fleet Response Working Group, and state/local government advisers on the East Coast Corridor Coalition (EC3) Working Group.
5) What is the Pilot Going To Do?
The Pilot will test the secure sharing of sensitive private sector operational information with specific state/local government operations professionals in law enforcement, emergency management, homeland security and transportation to support expedited power and supply chain restoration efforts and information sharing in the electric, fuel and food sectors.
6) What Is The Process?
40 Cyber ID cards (using the PIV-I standard for identity verification) will be provided by TSCP to be issued to participants to test access to a digitally encrypted portal to share sensitive private sector operational information/files with government, and visa-versa. The process to be followed leverages a federally approved Personal Identity Verification process already being used by over 50 million stakeholders across the world in the aerospace industry via TSCP members.
7) Where Is The Pilot Being Conducted?
The Pilot project will involve private sector representatives from around the US along with state/local advisers from NC, VA, MD, WV, PA, NJ, NY, Baltimore/MD, Philadelphia/PA, Newark/NJ, Washington/DC and New York City/NY.
8) When Is The Pilot?
The Pilot project planning has been underway since early 2014 with Cyber ID cards being issued 1st QTR 2015. Pilot to run for 6 months (subject to change).
9) How Will People Participate?
The Pilot will engage two levels of participation:
1) Access to “sensitive information” will require a Cyber ID card;
2) Access to “non-sensitive” information (but still restricted to pilot project only usage) will require a username/password.
10) What Information Is To Be Shared?
Initially, the information to be shared will be files and online applications related to the public and private sector members of the Fleet Response and EC3 working groups. The information will be divided into sensate and non-sensitive categories:
1. Sensitive Information
a. Access to the Fleet Open/Closed online app - This app provided real time, situational awareness on the open and/or closed status of 250,000+ private sector businesses in order to help quickly locate open places of business that provide gasoline/diesel fuel, food/coffee, medications & medical supplies, retails stores and hotel rooms during a prolonged power outage within a city, county, state, region or across the United States.
2. Non-Sensitive Information
a. Fleet Response Working Group Activity Log - A sample of the Working Group’s activity log for tracking groups tasks and initiatives
b. The National Fleet Movement Coordination Conference Call Database - Directory of state and local government agency contacts in emergency management, homeland security, transportation and law enforcement compiled during the past two winter storm seasons
c. Access to the “Fleet Move” online app - This app centralizes both public and private sector information in the US to support multi-state fleet movement of commercial fleets across state lines with regional state emergency management, law enforcement, transportation, and related agencies that are involved with toll/weigh stations, declarations, commercial motor vehicles, permits, roadway usage/conditions, and other relevant fleet movement information.
