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02-12-2007, 10:00 PM
OPSEC for the ESS
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA, announced a three-day course on operations security (OPSEC) designed for all disciplines of the Emergency Services Sector (ESS). Many FLETC courses are tuition free such as those seen at: https://www.fletc.gov/training/programs/state-local/tuition-free-training-opportunities.
While tuition is charged for OPSEC for Public Safety Agencies Counterterrorism Training Program (OPSACTP), it is on the list of approved courses maintained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Grants and Training. DHS encourages responder organizations to use Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funds to pay for training according to guidance at https://www.firstrespondertraining.gov/odp%5Fwebforms.
The Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) affirms that this OPSEC course covers topics that support critical infrastructure protection objectives. Examples of these topics include public safety agency vulnerabilities, threat analysis, threat assessments, OPSEC case studies, communications vulnerabilities, and computer security for public safety agencies. The program also contains a table-top exercise and student work in an OPSEC laboratory. Specific information about the course is available at https://www.fletc.gov/training/programs/counterterrorism-division/opsec-for-public-safety-agencies-counterterrorism-training-program-opsactp.
In addition to FLETC courses, six (hour-long) telecasts are available at its web site, including one on the dangers of clandestine methamphetamine labs. Interested individuals should call (800) 743-5382, ext. 3269, to register for a telecast or to request a free CD of a telecast.
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA, announced a three-day course on operations security (OPSEC) designed for all disciplines of the Emergency Services Sector (ESS). Many FLETC courses are tuition free such as those seen at: https://www.fletc.gov/training/programs/state-local/tuition-free-training-opportunities.
While tuition is charged for OPSEC for Public Safety Agencies Counterterrorism Training Program (OPSACTP), it is on the list of approved courses maintained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Grants and Training. DHS encourages responder organizations to use Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funds to pay for training according to guidance at https://www.firstrespondertraining.gov/odp%5Fwebforms.
The Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) affirms that this OPSEC course covers topics that support critical infrastructure protection objectives. Examples of these topics include public safety agency vulnerabilities, threat analysis, threat assessments, OPSEC case studies, communications vulnerabilities, and computer security for public safety agencies. The program also contains a table-top exercise and student work in an OPSEC laboratory. Specific information about the course is available at https://www.fletc.gov/training/programs/counterterrorism-division/opsec-for-public-safety-agencies-counterterrorism-training-program-opsactp.
In addition to FLETC courses, six (hour-long) telecasts are available at its web site, including one on the dangers of clandestine methamphetamine labs. Interested individuals should call (800) 743-5382, ext. 3269, to register for a telecast or to request a free CD of a telecast.