Recommendation.
1. Designate a single portal site where government agencies and NGOs can
work together in a collaborative, unclassified environment on HA/DR operations.
Feasible options include APAN, HARMONIEWeb, and SOLLIMS. One single
network should be designated as the primary network for a given operation, so
that information can be centrally managed, kept up-to-date, and shared with/
accessed by all participating organizations.
2. Establish and promulgate an Information Management SOP at the outset of
HA/DR operations, so that all participants know procedures for posting and
sharing information on the designated portal site.
3. Establish streamlined procedures early for foreign disclosure – so that
classified/sensitive information can be more readily shared with foreign partners,
NGOs, and IOs engaged in the HA/DR mission.
4. For any classified/sensitive information that cannot be declassified and shared
on the designated unclassified portal site, establish mechanisms for transferring
requisite data between U.S. and foreign partner classified information systems.
5. Continue to work with Google and other information communication
technology (ICT) professionals to bring enhancements/improvements to the
COP during future HA/DR missions (e.g., imagery and mapping enhancements,
tools/sites to support efforts to find missing persons, etc.).
6. Incorporate use of a public domain website (e.g., APAN, HARMONIEWeb,
SOLLIMS) in future HA/DR training events, as well as clearly defined informationsharing instructions disseminated to all participants and streamlined foreign
disclosure procedures.
7. Due to the nature of the geographic region, USPACOM and/or USFJ should
conduct an HA/DR training event quarterly, as a minimum, to review and update
a regional IO SOP; classified and unclassified systems should be identified for
rapid implementation and data-sharing processes and products should be
practiced during quarterly training events.
Implications.
If one single public domain site is not designated for information sharing for a
given HA/DR operation, with an associated IM SOP and streamlined foreign
disclosure/information sharing procedures, then U.S. and partner nation
planners/leaders will have a less th an optimal COP, with information shortfalls
potentially hindering mission accomplishment.
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