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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Presentations and Committee Information Gathering Meetings." National Research Council. 2013. Performance Metrics for the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18424.
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Appendix A

Presentations and Committee Information Gathering Meetings

Washington, DC, May 14-15, 2012

•   Study Background, Motivation and Challenge to the Committee, Publicly releasable, Brendan Plapp, Department of Homeland Security, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Architecture and Plans Directorate

•   What Were the Original Intentions for the GNDA?, Major General Julie A. Bentz, National Security Council

•   Description of Existing GNDA Structure and GNDA Strategic Plan, Brendan Plapp, DHS/DNDO Architecture and Plans Directorate

•   DHS Global Nuclear Detection Architecture Implementation Plan Performance Measures, Kevin Hart, DHS/DNDO Architecture and Plans Directorate

•   The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Metrics and Evaluation, John Zabko, DHS/DNDO Architecture and Plans Directorate

•   Implementation of the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture, Part II: Interagency Partnership’s Perspectives, Teri N. Leffer, Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Second Line of Defense (NA-256)

•   Historical Perspectives and Congressional Authorities, Dana Shea, Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Presentations and Committee Information Gathering Meetings." National Research Council. 2013. Performance Metrics for the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18424.
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Washington, DC, June 28-29, 2012

•   DNDO’s Risk Model, Steven Streetman, Data Architecture Solutions, Inc., supporting DHS/DNDO Architecture and Plans Directorate

•   Overview of Recent Workshop on Connecting Analysis to Strategic Planning with Examples, Henry Willis, RAND

•   Global Perspectives and Activities of the GNDA, David Kulp, Department of Defense

•   DNDO Operations Support Directorate: Domestic Implementation of GNDA, Ernest Muenchau, retired Assistant Director OSD (deceased)

•   GNDA Concept of Operations Template, Colonel Robert Kolterman, DTRA

•   Joint Analysis Center Overview, Brian Savage, DNDO OSD

Long Beach, CA, August 28-29, 2012

•   Joint Regional Intelligence Center tour

•   Panel Discussion, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard, Los Angeles Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, L.A. Port Police, and L.A. Sheriff

•   Port Briefing, Captain John Holmes, Port of Los Angeles

•   Port of Long Beach, CBP tour

•   National Marine Exchange, Los Angeles

Washington, DC, October 10-12, 2012

•   Risk Analysis & Decision Support, James Smith, Los Alamos National Laboratory

•   Red Teaming Overview, Mark Oliphant, DNDO, Red Team and Net Assessments

•   DHS Program Assistance: Training and Exercises as Ways to Measure the Effectiveness of the GNDA, J. J. Fisher, DNDO, Operations Support Directorate

•   FBI Role in the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (GNDA), Bernie Bogdan, FBI

•   State Department’s Role in GNDA: International Implementation Plan, J. C. Wyss, State Department

•   Developing and Using Metrics for the Water Security Program, David Travers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Presentations and Committee Information Gathering Meetings." National Research Council. 2013. Performance Metrics for the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18424.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Presentations and Committee Information Gathering Meetings." National Research Council. 2013. Performance Metrics for the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Abbreviated Version. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18424.
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The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (GNDA) is described as a worldwide network of sensors, telecommunications, and personnel, with the supporting information exchanges, programs, and protocols that serve to detect, analyze, and report on nuclear and radiological materials that are out of regulatory control. The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), an office within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), coordinates the development of the GNDA with its federal partners.

Performance Metrics for the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture considers how to develop performance measures and quantitative metrics that can be used to evaluate the overall effectiveness and report on progress toward meeting the goals of the GNDA. According to this report, two critical components are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of the GNDA: a new strategic plan with outcome-based metrics and an analysis framework to enable assessment of outcome-based metrics.

The GNDA is a complex system of systems meant to deter and detect attempts to unlawfully transport radiological or nuclear material. The recommendations of Performance Metrics for the Performance Metrics for the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture may be used to improve the GNDA strategic plan and the reporting of progress toward meeting its goals during subsequent review cycles.

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