To coordinate homeland security planning among numerous entities in the NCR, officials have created a governance structure consisting of several regional working groups. This page shows the relationships of some of these groups.
The primary regional working groups each have their own section of the Web site. Click on the committee name for more detail.
NCR Senior Policy Group (SPG) Homeland Security
The top homeland security committee comprised of state and Department
of Homeland Security representatives.
NCR
Emergency Preparedness Council (NCR EPC)
The senior committee of elected officials devoted to homeland security. It
is an advisory body which reports to the COG
Board of Directors.
CAO Homeland Security Executive Committee Homeland Security
This subcommittee of the Chief Administrative Officers (CAO) works
closely with the Senior Policy Group (SPG) to manage homeland security
programs in the National Capital Region.
NCR Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Working Group Homeland
Security
The NCR CIP working group is organized with equal representation from
Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, and the ONCRC. The committee
has taken responsibility for coordinating the development and execution
of the regional CIP strategy that builds on the utilization of non-UASI
funding awarded prior to the development of the current UASI program.
NCR Executive Interoperability Committee (NEIC) Homeland Security
The NCR Interoperability working group provides oversight in the development
of a secure/private technology infrastructure required to facilitate
interoperability for voice, data, and video across the NCR, as well as
interconnecting emergency operation centers, public safety communication
centers (911 operations), other public safety/emergency management offices,
and first responder field/mobile operations.
NCR
Exercise and Training Oversight Panel (ETOP) Homeland Security
The SPG and the CAOs jointly appointed an NCR Emergency Training and
Exercise Oversight Panel (ETOP) to manage training in the NCR.
NCR State Administrative Agent (SAA) Homeland Security
The Office of Homeland Security within the District has been created
to serve the region's needs. The purpose of the NCR SAA is to provide,
by agreement with all participants, comprehensive grant oversight
at the regional level.