Presented at InnoTech Austin 2013. All rights reserved.

1. Jim Looney Presents:
RFD & Associates
Continuity of Operations (COOP) -
Mitigating the Credible
Threat

2. Background
Over 35 years
experience as a
first responder
and Incident
Commander
Helped Rewrite the
Presidential
Decision Directives
regarding
COOP/COG in
coordination with
the Office of
National Security
Coordination
RFD & Associates
Responsible Had the good
for the
fortune of
working for
revitalization
of the NCS George W. Bush
Appointed as
Director Mount
Weather EOC post
911-July 2005
Charter Over 46 years in
Modernized
the National Member of the Emergency
Continuity DHS, March Management
2003
business
Facilities
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

3. September 11, 2001
Changed Everything

4. What Happened
RFD & Associates
 Set up DHS & transition
Domestic COG-(X files)
 Chaos & loss of technology
Federal Government
 U.S. was not on a wartime
footing
 Provide COOP Planning for
critical D & As and White House
 DC Technology placement
 NCS Cold war relic
 Protect CI/KR and the Federal
Government’s technology
 Modernize NCS and build
COOP Facilities for the
Administration
 Prepare and protect the Nations
ability to support COG
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

5. Lessons Learned
Recent Events demonstrate the need to reemphasize
continuity as a “good business practice”
One of the top ten things CEOs’
and CIOs’ should focus on
RFD & Associates
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

6. Today’s Reality
− Earth temperature is changing and
so is the weather
− Droughts are longer
− Storms are more numerous and more
severe
− Weather has become more
intense and more devastating
− This will have a real impact on your
business
RFD & Associates
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

7. Disaster Recovery and the Credible Threat
Urbane Wild Fire interface
Hurricanes
Earth Quakes
Tsunamis
Tornados
Pandemic
Floods
Terrorism
RFD & Associates
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

8. The Threats

9. Terrorism
Active
Shooters
are
becoming
common
place
events
RFD & Associates
North
Korean
Missiles
(Really !!!)
Fusion
type
producing
EMP
Housto
n Ship
Channe
l
Transnation
al gangs on
border with
Mexico
Cyber
attacks
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

10. Hurricanes
Scientist
believe only ½
of extreme
storms may be
due to global
warming, the
rest are normal
statistical data
RFD & Associates
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

11. Earthquakes
New Madrid Fault Line
126,575 square miles
12 million people
160-200 cities
Saint Louis 1.5-2 million
Memphis 1-1.5 million
No Notice Event - Large reaching, devastating
affects - Shelters and resources may not be
adequate - Long term recovery
RFD & Associates
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

12. Tornado
Alley
RFD & Associates
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

13. Hello Houston,
We Have a Problem
RFD & Associates
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

14. Lightning can Strike Twice
Moore, Oklahoma Tornados
May of 1999 & 2013
RFD & Associates
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

15. Why? It Is Just Good Business
Ensures the
execution of
essential
functions
through all
circumstances
RFD & Associates
Fundamental
responsibility
Today’s
threat
environment
is a reality
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

16. Disaster Recovery Business Continuity
Though Most Government Agencies and almost
all large businesses have established disaster
recovery and business continuity plans, most of
them do NOT :
– Perform regular reviews of the plans
– Have comprehensive plans– Have not tested the
plans- No Test, Training, & Exercise (TTE Program
RFD & Associates
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

17. Disaster Recovery Business Continuity
Do the plans provide:
-Adequate capabilities for execution of essential functions
-The ability to restore services and support Continuity of Government or
Business Continuity?
-Can any corporation survive after a disaster destroys brick and mortar; or
the loss of technology even for a short time.
Can result in a loss of confidence by the consumer
RFD & Associates
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

18. Not Rocket Science
On two occasions after 9-11 Federal employees were running and
screaming from Federal buildings because those Departments had no
COOP Plan.(Aircraft penetrating ADIZ/FRZ)
The only way to prevent chaos when disaster strikes is with
a carefully crafted continuity of operations plan — and you
better not have it locked away in a file cabinet when it’s
needed!
RFD & Associates
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

19. Elements of COOP Planning
– Essential Functions
– Orders of Succession
– Human Capital
– Delegations of Authority
– Test, Training, and Exercise (TT&E)
– Continuity Facilities
– Devolution of Control and Direction
– Continuity Communications
RFD & Associates
– Vital Records Management
– Reconstitution Operations
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

20. Collateral Damage
Collaborating to incorporate
capabilities of other entities
Coordinating risk
Partnerships
Murphy’s Law
RFD & Associates
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

21. Risk Management
The consequences
of not protecting
assets or not
performing essential
functions or ability to
make a profit or stay
open for business
RFD & Associates
The threat
environment as it
relates to specific
areas of concern.
What are the
threats to your
business or
location
The level of
vulnerability to
relevant threatsplan for the most
likely, most cannot
afford the most
devastating
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

22. Bottom Line
 I am not Chicken Little and the sky is not falling
 Life has existential risk
 It doesn’t always happen to the other guy
 No matter where you live or where your business is located you
live with risk
 It is good business to evaluate risk and consider it any time your
making decisions about how you spend your resources
RFD & Associates
401 Camp Craft Road
West Lake Hills, TX 78764
www.rfdinc.com
512.347.9411

23. Questions?
Thank You
Jim Looney
jlooney@rfdinc.com
512.517.1136