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Who We Are…

Who We Are…. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research organization that owns and operates the Morrelly Homeland Security Center which is the first – and only one – of its kind homeland security-focused, C4I facility that is located in Bethpage, New York. Mission.

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Who We Are…

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  1. Who We Are… The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research organization that owns and operates the Morrelly Homeland Security Center which is the first – and only one – of its kind homeland security-focused, C4I facility that is located in Bethpage, New York

  2. Mission • To help protect the United States from man-made and natural disasters by: • (1) Bringing together the public and private sectors and academia to develop and commercialize resilient and sustainable homeland security products and services, and • (2) Providing state-of-the-art training and exercises to first responders and other homeland security end users.

  3. Functions • Research and Collaboration:  The Foundation brings together numerous private companies, government entities and educational institutions in order to develop sustainable and resilient homeland security solutions for local, state and Federal entities.  • Training: The Foundation provides homeland security and other related educational training programs for local, state and Federal homeland security personnel. • Emergency Operations Center: The Foundation’s facility serves as Nassau County’s emergency operations center and has the capacity to expand to a regional command and control facility. 

  4. The Morrelly Homeland Security Center • Three floor, 90,000 sq. ft. C4I Facility (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence) • Established with a $25 million grant from NYS • Close proximity to New York City

  5. The Morrelly Homeland Security Center • Resident Research Partners: Houses academics, private sector and government entities, including: the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management, Metropolitan Tranist Authority Police, New York State Office of Homeland Security, Northrop Grumman Corporation and NYU-Poly • Communications: Satellite (CBand, VSAT), all band terrestrial (for First Responders), dedicated cell network, fiber & WIFI connections to fixed and mobile platforms • Lecture Hall: 200-seat lecture hall for training, lectures and exercises. Can be transformed to 75-seat Joint Operations Facility in an emergency with links to other parts of the operations facility

  6. Cyber Operations Integration Network • Modeling and simulation Lab • Next generation command & control center for use during emergency operations

  7. tailgatER • Owns and operates satellite-linked vehicle that can receive real-time, incident information from our command and control facility.

  8. Research Foundation - Competencies • Tabletop Exercises • Collaborative Seminars • Emergency Operation Center / Visualization • Communications • Cyber Security & Systems • Education & Specialized Training • Field and Laboratory Testing • Compliance Management • Concept Commercialization • Rapid Prototypes/Field MODS • Modeling and Simulation • Systems Engineering

  9. User Community Transition Enablers NY State’s RTDC NIST’s MEP • Requirements • Purchasing • Funding Agencies • Company Investment Commercialization Field Testing Deployment AFFORDABLE READY FOR SERVICE PRODUCTS Technology Resources Living Laboratory Access to US Manufacturers • Lab Testing • Urban /Rural/Coastal • Company R&D • Research Labs “We make the Connections that Create Products all can agree on”

  10. Agency & Customer Residents • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives (ATF) • DHS Transportation Security Administration (TSA) • Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) • MTA Police • Nassau County Executive Office • Nassau County Office of Emergency Management • NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) • United States Secret Service (USSS)

  11. University Partners • Adelphi University • Disaster Research Center -Delaware University • Dowling College • Farmingdale University • Hofstra University • Homeland Security Management Institute • National Center for Security and Preparedness • New York Academy of Sciences • New York University • Polytechnic Institute of NYU • Queens Borough Community College • The Homeland Security Management Institute • St. Johns University • Stony Brook University

  12. Contacts Richard A Rotanz Executive Director rrotanz@asfhs.org Bradley Schreiber Vice President of Washington Operations bschreiber@asfhs.org (516) 390-5200 (Bethpage) (202) 683-2005 (Washington, DC)

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