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CIPC Confidentiality: Public Release. CIPC Executive Committee Update. CIPC Meeting Mesa AZ March 16, 2006 Barry Lawson CIPC Vice-Chair. CIPC Executive Committee Activities. Participated in Jan 19/06 PCIS meeting
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CIPC Confidentiality: Public Release CIPC Executive Committee Update CIPC Meeting Mesa AZ March 16, 2006 Barry Lawson CIPC Vice-Chair
CIPC Executive Committee Activities • Participated in Jan 19/06 PCIS meeting • Discussed issues re: draft NIPP with new DHS Under Secretary George Foresman • Frank and open discussion re: issues such as National Asset Data Base, risk assessment methodology, need for flexibility within each sector • General sense that DHS is listening to private sector concerns, and that NIPP will be moderated somewhat from previous versions
CIPC Executive Committee Activities • NIPP-related actions • Asked Risk Assessment WG to assess CIPC risk assessment methodologies for suitability against NIPP criteria (ref. Risk Assessment Methodologies for Use by the Electricity Sector) • Successful discussions with DOE re: private sector concerns, hopefully will be addressed in Sector-Specific Plan • Final NIPP expected May 1 • Sector-Specific Plans expected 6 months later
CIPC Executive Committee Activities • Plan to meet with Government Coordinating Council (GCC) late April/early May • Discuss how best to contribute to DOE’s development of the Sector-Specific Plan • Briefing by DHS of HITRAC’s Electricity sector threat assessment, will determine value of briefing at June CIPC meeting • Discuss ESCC-GCC role with “Roadmap to Secure Control Systems in the Energy Sector” • Review process to change current ES threat level, and consider lowering from Yellow to Blue for the electricity sector • Develop electricity sector goals and metrics
CIPC Executive Committee Activities • Confidentiality and information-sharing • PCII policy document near-final development by DHS legal counsel – expected to be released in “reasonably near future” • FACA issues for PCIS and SCC/GCCs under final review. Recommendation expected “soon” by DHS Secretary