HSIN Site Admin Weekly Update

FLETC to use HSIN to Expand Training Opportunities

HSIN Program Director Donna Roy presented three sessions of “Training and Information Sharing with Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN)” on September 19 to the staff and Partner Organizations of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) in Glynco, GA.

FLETC is interested in increasing the number of HSIN users and using the platform for expanded development of online training opportunities. “Anytime/anywhere training is crucial to Federal, State and Local law enforcement communities and FLETC’s leadership is devoting considerable effort to expand HSIN’s mission-critical technology to support FLETC’s mission to ‘train those that protect the homeland,’” said FLETC Chief Information Officer, Sandy Peavy.

HSIN R3 Launch Celebration

On September 26, the HSIN Program Management Office hosted a celebration in recognition of the successful migration to HSIN Release 3. The event, which was held in Arlington, VA, was attended by more than 100 HSIN team members, and Federal, State, Local and Private Sector partners.

Speakers in attendance included: Margaret Graves, acting chief information officer for DHS; Richard Chávez, director of the DHS Operations Coordination and Planning Office; William Tarry, principal deputy undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis; Caitlin Durkovich, assistant secretary for Infrastructure Protection; Charles Werner, chief fire officer for the Charlottesville, VA, Fire Department; Chris Cummiskey, deputy undersecretary for Management at DHS; and Donna Roy, HSIN program director for the DHS Information Sharing Environment Office.

Read Donna Roy’s comments on the event and the importance of the HSIN R3 launch.

Your Input Needed: HSIN R3 Mobile

On September 24, the HUWG Best Practices Committee held a discussion concerning the mobile applications of HSIN R3 and the known and potential requirements for this capability. The discussion was moderated by Chief Charles Werner, member of the HSIN Advisory Council and chief of the Charlottesville, VA, Fire Department.

During the discussion, many users stated that they had already been using HSIN on their mobile devices with great success at major events like the Super Bowl as well as for general access. Working Group members detailed some good ideas about the kind of functionality necessary for mobile devices, but we want your opinions as well.

Please go to the HUWG Best Practices site and start a discussion on mobile applications of HSIN R3 or any other topic. We want to hear how you’ve used HSIN R3 on mobile devices and any feedback concerning best practices. Information gained from these conversations will provide guidance for how this capability can further be developed.

HSIN in the News

DHS Celebrates the Launch of HSIN Release 3
September 29, 2013 | Department of Homeland Security

Brody Helps Launch HSIN R3
September 27, 2013 | Center for Homeland Defense and Security

HSIN Community: Appearing at a Location Near You!

• Oct 16: Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Bethesda Monthly Breakfast Series, Bethesda, MD - Donna Roy, HSIN Program Director
• Oct 22: International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA - Tracy Hollis, HSIN Solutions Engineering Lead

Have an event you’ll be going to and want to share news about HSIN? Let us know and we’ll get the word out and/or share how it went! Please email us at HSIN.Outreach@hq.dhs.gov.

Upcoming Planned Outages

Planned outages are a necessary part of maintaining and improving an IT system. Be advised of the following, currently planned outages. Please note that planned HSIN R3 system outages are always subject to change. Final notice of an outage will always be provided by the HSIN Service Operations Team:

• No outages currently scheduled