HSIN COI Admin Weekly Update

Dear COI Admin Partner,

 

The following information is intended to keep you up-to-date on HSIN Release 3’s (R3) progress and provide guidance for you and your users.

v  HSIN Hosts Important New Cyber Security Effort

The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Network Resilience (FNR) Division is utilizing HSIN R3 as a communication and collaboration tool for their Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program.  The CDM Program will assist Federal Departments and Agencies in meeting their continuous monitoring and FISMA reporting requirements. The CDM Community of Interest (COI), named the CDM Portal, leverages the HSIN R3 environment to generate awareness of the CDM Program and for information sharing with government agencies. One of its features are Toolkits detailing the many benefits of the CDM program and explain how government agencies can participate. For more information about the CDM Program or the CDM Portal, please contact cdm.fnr@hq.dhs.gov.

v  This Week We Are Pleased to Welcome Large-Scale DHS Migrations

We are proud to announce the successful migration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Emergency Management (EM), Law Enforcement (LE), and Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) communities of interest (COIs) to HSIN R3. These entities represent intricate HSIN sites with advanced architecture and complex COIs. Additionally, the migration of both FEMA and EM is crucial in supporting the upcoming Hurricane Season. The HSIN team is grateful for the ongoing commitment and collaboration put forth by these DHS offices to facilitate the migrations in a timely and efficient manner. In summary, 53% of the total COIs have been migrated off of the HSIN Legacy System and into the HSIN R3 System and 98% of state COIs have been migrated.  

 

v  Access to the Community of Interest (COI) Directory

 

To easily access the COI directory, please follow the steps below: 

1. Go to toolbox.
2. Select site Directory.
3. The COI Directory lists all of the sites where HSIN users can request access (this is called the called the self- nomination process).
4. In order to self-nominate for a particular site, click the green button on the right column and then select your individual role.  
5.  The site administrator will review your self-nomination request, and if appropriate, will approve.  

v  Save the Date: Nominator/Validator & COI Administrator Training Sessions Available for the month of June

 

We are pleased to announce that the HSIN R3 Nominator/Validator and COI Administrator Training Courses have been extended through June. You can view the available dates and times by logging into HSIN Release 3 and navigating to the Training page found on HSIN Central. Then, please select the “Site Admin” icon at the bottom of the page and click on the day and time link to register for your preferred session. Please be sure to register for the COI Administrator Course as soon as possible, as there are only eight spaces available per class and classes tend to fill up quickly. To join either session the day of training, please click on and follow the instructions. It’s that easy!  

Also please feel free to contact the HSIN Outreach Team at hsin.outreach@hq.dhs.gov for assistance. 

 v  Overall Training Numbers Continue to Increase!

We are pleased to announce that the following numbers for HSIN R3 Training through 5/29/2013. Thanks to everyone for their participation and commitment to continued learning:

• # of users completed Nomination/Validation (NomVal) Training:  113
• # of users completed End User Training: 1,116
• # of users completed Site Admin Training:  92
•  # of users completed End User (CBT):  33
• # of users completed MIV Training:  55

 

v  Upcoming Outages

 

Please note that the HSIN R3 system outages are always subject to change. However, be advised of the following, currently planned outages. Final notice of an outage will always be provided by the HSIN Service Operations Team. 

 

6/1/13-6/2/13 – 9 PM EDT to 5 PM EDT. 

6/29/13- 6/30/13 – 9 PM EDT to 5 AM EDT. 

Thank you for your interest in HSIN R3! Please contact Michael Brody, Manager for Policy, Outreach and Communications, with any questions: michael.brody@hq.dhs.gov (email) or 202.357.7661 (phone)