The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Issue Review A Comprehensive Review of Issues Addressed Through May 2008 The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee 2007-2008 NSTAC Issue Review u TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Executive Summary . i Active Issues Contents National Coordinating Center . 3 Emergency Communications and Interoperability . 9 International Communications . 15 Global Infrastructure Resiliency . 21 Commercial Communications Reliance on the Global Positioning System . 23 Network Security . 27 Standing Issues Legislation and Regulation . 33 Research and Development . 43 Previously Addressed Issues Automated Information Processing . 49 Commercial Network Survivability . 51 Commercial Satellite Survivability . 53 Common Channel Signaling . 57 Electromagnetic Pulse . 59 Energy . 61 Enhanced Call Completion . 67 Financial Services . 71 Funding of NSTAC Initiatives . 73 Globalization . 75 Industry/Government Information Sharing and Response . 77 Industry Information Security . 81 Influenza Pandemic . 83 Information Assurance . 85 Information Sharing/Critical Infrastructure Protection . 89 Intelligent Networks . 93 International Diplomatic Telecommunications . 95 International National Security and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications . 97 Last Mile Bandwidth Availability . 99 National Coordinating Mechanism . 103 National Information Infrastructure . 105 National Research Council Report . 109 National Telecommunications Management Structure . 111 TABLE OF CONTENTS t 2007-2008 NSTAC Issue Review The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Network Convergence . 113 Network Security . 123 Obtaining Critical Telecommunications Facility Protection During a Civil Disturbance . 135 Physical Security of the Telecommunications Network . 137 Response to September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks . 141 Termination of Cellular Networks During Emergency Situations . 143 Telecommunications Industry Mobilization . 145 Telecommunications Service Priority . 147 Telecommunications Service Priority Carrier Liability . 149 Telecommunications Systems Survivability . 151 Underground Storage Tanks . 153 Wireless Security . 155 Wireless Services (Including Priority Services) . 159 Appendix A – NSTAC Implementing and Governing Documentation Charter of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee . A-3 Bylaws of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee . A-5 Executive Order 12382—President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee . A-9 1983 Correspondence from the U .S . Department of Justice, Antitrust Division . A-11 Appendix B – NSTAC Membership The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Membership (as of July 22, 2008) . B-3 Appendix C – 2007–2008 NSTAC Executive Report to the President Executive Report on the 2008 Meeting of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee – May 1, 2008 . C-3 Attachment 1: Report Recommendations to the President from the 2008 Meeting of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee – May 1, 2008 . C-13 Attachment 2: Attendance of Members at the 2008 Meeting of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee . C-15 Appendix D – Acronyms Acronym List . D-3 Executive Summary The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee 2007-2008 NSTAC Issue Review u EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Executive Summary Appendix A of this document includes E.O. 12382, as well as additional NSTAC implementing and governing documentation. Appendix B provides a listing of Purpose current NSTAC members as of May 1, 2008. This edition of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) Issue Review Since its inception, the NSTAC has advised seven provides a comprehensive report of issues addressed administrations on issues pertaining to the reliability by the NSTAC from its first meeting in December and security of communications technologies and their 1982 to its most recent meeting on May 1, 2008. impact on the Nation’s ability to protect its critical For each active and previous issue addressed by the infrastructures—issues vital to America’s security NSTAC, the Issue Review provides the following and economic interests. Today, members of the information when applicable: names of the communications and information technology industries, investigating groups, length of time required for the as well as the Federal Government, recognize the investigation, issue background, a synopsis of actions NSTAC as a model for industry/Government and recommendations, measures resulting from collaboration. NSTAC accomplishments include NSTAC recommendations, reports issued, and many substantive recommendations to the President members of the current/active investigating groups. leading to enhancements of the Nation’s NS/EP communications capabilities, critical infrastructure Since May 1, 2008, following the completion of the policies, and increased safeguards to the Nation’s NSTAC 2007-2008 cycle, the National Communications communications infrastructure. System (NCS), has worked with the NSTAC, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Executive During the past 25 years, the NSTAC has worked Office of the President to forward NSTAC cooperatively with the NCS, an interagency consortium recommendations to the President and to Federal of Federal departments and agencies that serves as Government departments and agencies for potential the focal point for NS/EP communications planning for adoption. As each of these recommendations move any crisis or disaster and provides staff support and forward, the NSTAC Issue Review will annually update technical assistance to the committee. By virtue of its the status of each recommendation to provide industry, mandate to address NS/EP communications issues, Government, and the public updated information on the NSTAC’s partnership with the NCS is unique in issues important to national security and emergency two ways: (1) it facilitates industry involvement with preparedness (NS/EP) communications. both the defense and civil agencies comprising the NCS; and (2) it regularly sustains interaction between Background industry and the NCS member departments and On September 13, 1982, President Ronald Reagan agencies through the National Coordinating Center issued Executive Order (E.O.) 12382, establishing (NCC); the Communications Information Sharing the President’s NSTAC. The NSTAC, a presidentially- and Analysis Center (ISAC); the Network Security appointed advisory body comprised of up to Information Exchange (NSIE) process; and most 30 senior executive level representatives from the recently through the Communications Sector communications, hardware, software and security Coordinating Council, which serves as a point of services, banking, and aerospace companies provides contact for its counterpart the Government the President with a unique source of NS/EP Coordinating Council. The NSTAC’s perspective communications policy expertise. Several factors and its experiences with a wide range of Federal influenced the establishment of the NSTAC at that departments and agencies make the committee a key time, including the divestiture of AT&T, increased strategic resource for the President and his national Government reliance on commercial communications, security and homeland security teams in their efforts and the potential impact of new technologies on to protect our Nation’s critical infrastructures in today’s communications supporting NS/EP requirements. dynamic and evolving environment. i EXECUTIVE SUMMARYfft 2007-2008 NSTAC Issue Review The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Membership on the NSTAC’s primary working providers have taken to manage those risks. In body—the Industry Executive Subcommittee (IES)— addition, the GIRTF completed the NSTAC Report consists of one representative from each company, on Network Operations Centers and continues to appointed by his or her NSTAC Principal. The IES investigate the issue of risk to Internet protocol holds regular meetings to consider issues, analyses, NS/EP communications traffic during times of and/or recommendations for presentation to the network congestion. NSTAC Principals (and in turn to the President), and assists in the formation of task forces and working ff The Global Positioning System Working Group groups as directed by the committee to address initiated the examination of the commercial specific issues requiring in-depth analyses. communications reliance on Global Positioning System (GPS) and the possible impacts that a From May 2007 to May 2008, the NSTAC operated the long term loss or disruption of GPS could have on following subordinate task forces and working groups: the commercial communications industry. ff The National Coordinating Center Task Force remained ff The Network Security Scoping Group (NSSG) conducted active and as a follow-on to the NSTAC Report to two primary analytical exercises as part of its initial the President on the National Coordinating Center, analysis to scope future NSTAC work in the area of in partnership with the Office of Cybersecurity and network security, including: (1) a study of current Communications, established a “tiger team” to and previous NSTAC, Federal Government, and examine the consolidation of the NCC, the United standards-making bodies’ activities in the area States