In business, knowledge is power. In homeland security, data/knowledge is literally a matter of life and death. Five years after 9/11, much of homeland protection related data tasks are being performed by highly specialized analysts acting as separate “Data Islands” with limited communications among them. Data sharing and effective collaboration remain major bottlenecks and the most challenging pieces of the homeland security puzzle.
Recognizing these deficiencies, the Department of Homeland Security, on April 1, 2005, issued 7 Interim National Preparedness Goals which include:
- Strengthening information sharing and collaboration capabilities
- Strengthening interoperable communications capabilities
- Strengthening chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) detection, response and decontamination capabilities, and
- Expanding regional collaboration.
Responding to these challenges, IES formed e-Informatics to provide homeland security data sharing, visualization and communication services. It draws on IES’ experience and expertise in near real-time acquisition, analysis, communication of and emergency response to CBRNE data at hazardous waste sites.
One of the objectives of e-Informatics is to help seamlessly link the above referenced Data Islands to empower homeland security professionals to identify actionable intelligence immediately and accurately to save time and lives. To this end, e-Informatics developed a CBRNE real time data acquisition, analysis, reporting, and decision support system. This system, called Homeland Security Information Sharing System (HISS) was developed in consultation with experts at the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Energy. HISS was designed based on a patented webEDMS technology owned by IES.
The Homeland Security Services that e-Informatics Offers Include:
- Facility Vulnerability Assessment
- Facility Hardening and Prevention of CBRNE Attacks
- CBRNE Emergency Response Planning
- CBRNE Emergency Preparation and Exercises
- Emergency Response Training and Documentation
- Design and Implementation of CBRNE Monitoring Network
- Real-Time Field Data Collection for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) Agents
- CBRNE Detection, Monitoring, Assessment, Notification and Emergency Response
- 2D And 3D CBRNE Data Analysis, Trending and Visualization
- Design and Operations of the Homeland Security Information Sharing System (HISS)
- Real-Time Health Risk Analysis of CBRNE Releases
- Decision Support during CBRNE Crisis
- Data Sharing and Communication during CBRNE Emergencies
- Continuity of Government Planning
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