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Take an Active Role During Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month

By the time you arrive at work or school today, you have already relied on our Nation’s critical infrastructure. From your shower and your breakfast, to your commute and morning login, these vital systems were working for you. National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), along with our fellow DHS professionals from FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard, and other components, are on the frontlines securing and protecting critical infrastructure each and every day throughout the nation.

CSAT SSP Revisions

In deploying the Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) 2.0 and the revised tiering methodology, all chemical facilities of interest and covered chemical facilities will be required to resubmit

Photo of the Week

We are DHS, and we’re ready for Hurricane Matthew. While FEMA prepares for a domestic response, the U.S. Coast Guard is assisting with international recovery efforts in the wake of the storm. Official U.S. Coast Guard photo.

CIPAC 2016 Plenary

The Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC) will be holding a public meeting on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CFATS Advisory Opinions

The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program identifies and regulates high-risk chemical facilities to ensure they have security measures in pl

Arctic Operations: Change in the High Latitudes

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft and Arctic Caucus co-chairman Sen. Angus King held engagements in Greenland to personally observe and better understand the changes occurring in the Arctic.

PCII Program Oversight and Compliance

The Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Program mandates that all information validated and marked as PCII can only be accessed by certified and trained individu

CFATS Tiering Methodology

The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program is a risk-based, regulatory program that sets the standards for security at the Nation’s high-risk chemical facilities. To determine if a chemical facility is high-risk and thereby a covered chemical facility under CFATS, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses a dynamic risk assessment process.

FRN - Cyber Incident Data and Analysis Repository Benefits and Feasibility

On March 28, 2016, the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) published a Federal Register Notice (FRN), which sought comments on the benefits and feasibility of a cyber incident data and analysis repository (CIDAR) and requested feed

HSSEDI FFRDC

The Homeland Security Systems and Engineering Development Institute (HSSEDI) is operated by the MITRE Corporation (MITRE) and administered by the Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC).

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