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Security Challenges in the Maritime Domain RADM James Olson (USCG ret) MacAulay-Brown Senior Director, DHS & Maritime Programs Critical Infrastructure Protection Panel SIA Government Summit June 4, 2013. National Level Policy Implementation.
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Security Challenges in the Maritime DomainRADM James Olson (USCG ret) MacAulay-Brown Senior Director, DHS & Maritime ProgramsCritical Infrastructure Protection Panel SIA Government SummitJune 4, 2013
National Level Policy Implementation National Strategy for Maritime Security September 2005 Presidential Policy Directives (PPD 4, 18, 21) 2010, 2012, 2013 Global Maritime Intelligence Integration (GMII) Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) Maritime Operational Threat Response (MOTR) Maritime Transportation System Security Domestic Outreach Maritime Commerce Security InternationalOutreach & Coordination Maritime Infrastructure Recovery
Fragmented National Level GovernanceInability to secure maritime infrastructuresTransportation systems set up for efficiencySecurity Systems set up for effectiveness
Highly Interconnected Global Maritime System Oceangoing Fleet 135,000+ vessels > 100T 40,000+ commercial ships 198 international flags Containers 20M+ moving globally 354M moves per year 971M tons cargo annually Maritime Transportation System Over 80% of global trade and commerce Over 90% US trade (total imports & exports) Trillion dollar industry Ports & Waterways 361 commercial ports in US 17 strategic ports Over 95,000 miles of shoreline Crew Over 1M merchant mariners Multinational crews
Gaps & Vulnerabilities in Our Nation’s Ports- Small Vessel Threat- Insider Threat - Transnational Crime- Major Disaster
Small Vessel Threat"The use of a small boat as a weapon is likely to remain al Qaeda's weapon of choice in the maritime environment, given its ease in arming and deploying, low cost, and record of success."
Insider ThreatTWIC CardsDock WorkersContract WorkersTransportation Workers
Transnational CrimeNational Security ThreatInternational Illegal Trafficking
Major DisasterCauses long term port shutdown Terrorist AttackNatural DisasterEnvironmental Changes Water levels Storms
SolutionsMitigate ImpactsCritical Incident Resilience Regional and International Planning Use of Technology
Way AheadCritical Incident ResilienceInteragency and International Coordinated PlanningAssign ResponsibilityDevelop Solution SetsDevelop Mitigation Plans