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Homeland Security S&T Summit (SE Region)

Homeland Security S&T Summit (SE Region). Topic : Critical Infrastructure Protection Title: Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protection Program Speaker: Ewell Balltrip President / CEO The National Institute For Hometown Security Date: April 7, 2009. Homeland Security.

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Homeland Security S&T Summit (SE Region)

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  1. Homeland Security S&T Summit (SE Region) Topic: Critical Infrastructure Protection Title: Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protection Program Speaker: Ewell Balltrip President / CEO The National Institute For Hometown Security Date: April 7, 2009 Homeland Security

  2. Homeland Security S&T Summit (SE Region) • Topic: Critical Infrastructure Protection • Application to First Responders: • Research, Development, Deployment of Solutions for Use in the Recovery from Manmade or Natural Disasters • Application to Preparedness: • Research, Development , Deployment of Solutions for Use in Protecting Critical Infrastructure • Application to the Southeast: • Solutions Applicable Regionally and Nationally Homeland Security

  3. Homeland Security S&T Summit (SE Region) Topic:Critical Infrastructure Protection Summary: The Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protection Program is a Kentucky-based program that focuses on discovering, developing and deploying solutions with national application in protecting critical infrastructure. See our poster session: “Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protection Program” Homeland Security

  4. The National Institute for Hometown Security (NIHS) The Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protection Program

  5. The KCI Program Kentucky Based . . . Nationally Focused • Mission • Provide a pragmatic approach for protecting CI • Develop homeland security technologies • Transition research products to use Managed By NIHS For The U.S. Department of Homeland Security

  6. The KCI Program • Thirty-five projects funded at Kentucky universities • Project Sectors & Focus • Food and Agricultural Safety • Information Systems and Interoperable Telecommunications • Biometrics • Blast Mitigation • Prevention Technology • Response and Recovery Technology

  7. The KCI Program KCI Addresses Specific Homeland Security Capability Gaps CI / KR Sectors OIP S&T KCI Transition To Use PIs

  8. About NIHS • Formed in 2004 as a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization • Our competency: • Manage a distributed research enterprise • Commercialization & Transition-To-Use protocols Discover. Develop. Deploy.

  9. About NIHS Technology Focus Areas Biometrics Sensors and Detection Systems Food Safety Blast Mitigation Health Hazard Preparedness Response And Recovery Decision Support Systems Research Foundations Medicine Microelectronics Information Sciences Engineering Sciences Systems Engineering Materials Agriculture

  10. Secure Milk Transportation System Addresses major national problem of protection of bulk food supply Wireless system for enabling the secure delivery of milk from farm to processor. • Savings in efficiency offset • cost of security system • Prototype system • operational • Commercial introduction • in late 2009

  11. Portable, Interoperable Telecommunications System Man Portable Interoperable Tactical Operations Center (MITOC) Easily Transportable Replicates a Complete EOC – Internet Access, Laptops, Telephones Set up in 20 Minutes at a Remote Site. Successfully Field Tested in Many Major Events Now Transitioning into Commercial Service.

  12. Reducing Explosive Threats ANFO Is Weapon of Choice for Many Terrorists – Cheap, Readily Available Explosive Potential Can be Reduced by Coating Ammonium Nitrate with Coal Combustion By-Products (CCB) 15-20% By Volume of CCB is Sufficient Impact on Agricultural Use Now Being Investigated

  13. Healthcare & Public Health Pandemic Planning and Preparedness Project • A leading effort to provide operation plans if a pandemic were to occur in the foreseeable future. • This program is focused on helping communities prepare and respond to pandemics. • Areas of emphasis are detection, preparedness, protection, response and recovery.

  14. HVAC– Integrated Explosive Vapor Detection System • A state-of-the-art HVAC-integrated trace • explosive vapor detection system for public • facility/infrastructure protection. • The target detection threshold is at least • three orders of magnitude below the vapor • pressure of TNT (70 ng/L) and related • molecules at standard temperature and • pressure.

  15. Contact Information Ewell Balltrip President / CEO eballtrip@thenihs.org 606.274.5252 Sam Varnado, PhD Chief Technical Officer sgvarna@thenihs.org 606.274.5246

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