Homeland Security: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Examining the Threat
Overview
This seminar will familiarize you with typical critical infrastructure targets, the threats to them and the ways various agencies address these threats. Representatives responsible for infrastructure protection from inside and outside the Government will help you understand the response role of their agencies and organizations in a terrorist event. You will learn about infrastructure vulnerabilities such as information management, tilities, financial institutions, public health and transportation systems. You will also gain a better understanding of intelligence collection and alert systems designed to prevent infrastructure attacks, and learn how this information can be shared among agencies.
How Will You Benefit
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Understand the current threat to infrastructure targets from terrorists and extremists
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Gain insights from case studies of previous attacks and attempted attacks
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Understand more fully the roles of various Federal agencies in the protection of infrastructure targets
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Learn how various agencies coordinate with the private sector to protect these targets
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Learn about potential threats to infrastructure targets
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Experience real-world problem solving through a site visit to a representative infrastructure site and presentations by protection specialists
Who Should Attend
Managers and specialists with critical infrastructure or force protection responsibilities from Federal, state and local governments
Note
Tuition includes materials, meals and lodging
Competencies Emphasized
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External Awareness
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Strategic Thinking
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Vision
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Continual Learning
U.S. Office of Personnel Management 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415 | (202) 606-1800 | TTY (202) 606-2532