US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® Army Corps of Engineers – Information Technology (ACE-IT) Enterprise Emergency Response Team (EERT) Briefing

BUILDING STRONG ® EERT Mission & Functions  Provides IM/IT support to affected District EOCs and ESF#3 missions.  Provides rapid and necessary mobilization of ACE-IT personnel and IT resources before, during and after an emergency or disaster contingency occurs.  Utilizes and maintains cached equipment to establish IT infrastructure (Recovery Field Office, Emergency Field Office, COOP site, etc.) and meet mission requirements.  Maintains IT operations throughout the duration of an emergency or disaster event.  Provides dashboard status and briefings of IT capabilities during events.  Assists Corps Commands in preparation and exercise of COOP.  Provides temporary fill of Regional Management Directorate vacancies.  Provides support of unique ACE-IT unsupported Corps operations as required and as available.

BUILDING STRONG ®  Consists of 10 members  Located around the US (CONUS/OCONUS)  Portland, OR  New Orleans, LA  Anchorage, AK  Rock Island, IL  Washington, DC  Atlanta, GA  Organized in 3 rotating response teams (Red, White & Blue) EERT

BUILDING STRONG ® Capabilities  Common set of tools the EERT brings to a site during an event.  Networking Equipment o Routers o Switches o WAPs o VoIP Phones o MiFi/Air Cards o VSAT  Output Devices o Printers o Plotters  Laptops  Servers  IT Related Tools o Satellite Phones o Cellular Booster

BUILDING STRONG ® EERT Benefits  Operational Readiness to rapidly respond when needed  Standard processes and equipment  Divisions/Districts assistance with COOP planning  IT related After Action Review  Emergency exercise participation  Flexibility to successfully support constantly changing mission requirements  Dedicated core team committed to constantly improving IT services for emergency events

BUILDING STRONG ® Communications Current State  Gaps in emergency: cellular, VHF radio and HF SSB radio coverage  Previously discussed that gaps and requirements (i.e., Who needs to talk to whom over what areas) were to be developed and provided to ACE-IT Radio Engineering for discussion  VHF radios (10k units) have been refreshed to established standard  National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) frequency criteria programmed into many VHF handheld radios, mobiles, base stations & repeaters  Interoperability with localized elements can be readily flashed into radios if within the same frequency band (typically VHF)  No lifecycle replacement for radio resources  Limited HF SSB deployment

BUILDING STRONG ® Path Forward  Appoint champion and establish customer requirements  Submit requirements to ACE-IT Radio Engineering for options and ROM estimate  Select best affordable option(s) for consideration to include contract resources & deployable assets  Enter selected option into Capital Planning process  Establish lifecycle and replace as required  Test routinely

BUILDING STRONG ® Questions?