2006-2007 NSTAC ISSUE REVIEW THE PRESIDENT’S NATIONAL SECURITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE YEARS OF SERVING THE PRESIDENT The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Issue Review A Comprehensive Review of Issues Addressed Through April 2007 The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee 2006-2007 NSTAC Issue Review u TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Executive Summary . i Active Issues Contents Telecommunications and Electric Power Infrastructure Interdependencies . 3 National Coordinating Center . 9 Emergency Communications and Interoperability . 15 International Communications . 21 Global Infrastructure Resiliency . 27 Influenza Pandemic . 29 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 . 65 Financial Services . 69 Funding of NSTAC Initiatives . 71 Globalization . 73 Industry/Government Information Sharing and Response . 75 Industry Information Security . 79 Information Assurance . 81 Information Sharing/Critical Infrastructure Protection . 85 Intelligent Networks . 89 International Diplomatic Telecommunications . 91 International National Security and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications . 93 Last Mile Bandwidth Availability . 95 National Coordinating Mechanism . 99 National Information Infrastructure . 101 National Research Council Report . 105 National Telecommunications Management Structure . 107 Network Convergence . 109 TABLE OF CONTENTS t 2006-2007 NSTAC Issue Review The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee Network Security . 119 Obtaining Critical Telecommunications Facility Protection During a Civil Disturbance . 131 Physical Security of the Telecommunications Network . 133 Response to September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks . 137 Termination of Cellular Networks During Emergency Situations . 139 Telecommunications Industry Mobilization . 141 Telecommunications Service Priority . 143 Telecommunications Service Priority Carrier Liability . 145 Telecommunications Systems Survivability . 147 Underground Storage Tanks . 149 Wireless Security . 151 Wireless Services (Including Priority Services) . 155 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 12382President’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 April 17, 2007) . B-3 Appendix C – 2006-2007 NSTAC Executive Report to the President Executive Report on the 2007 Meeting of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee – April 26, 2007 . C-3 Attachment 1: Report Recommendations to the President from the 2007 Meeting of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee – April 26, 2007 . C-15 Attachment 2: Attendance of Members at the 2007 Meeting of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee . C-19 Appendix D – Acronyms Acronym List . D-3 Executive Summary The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee 2006-2007 NSTAC Issue Review u EXECUTIVE SUmmary Executive Summary the communications and information technology industries, as well as the Federal Government, recognize the NSTAC as a model for industry/ Purpose Government collaboration. NSTAC accomplishments This edition of the President’s National Security include many substantive recommendations to the Telecommunications Advisory Committee Issue Review President leading to enhancements of the Nation’s provides a comprehensive report of issues addressed NS/EP communications capabilities and critical by the President’s National Security infrastructure policies, and increased safeguards to Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) the Nation’s communications infrastructure. from its first meeting in December 1982 to its most recent meeting on April 26, 2007. For each active, Over the past 24 years, the NSTAC has worked standing, and previous issue addressed by the cooperatively with the National Communications NSTAC, the NSTAC Issue Review provides the System (NCS), an interagency consortium of Federal following information when applicable: names of the departments and agencies that serves as the focal investigating groups, length of time required for the point for NS/EP communications planning for any investigation, issue background, a synopsis of NSTAC crisis or disaster and provides staff support and actions and recommendations, actions resulting from technical assistance to the Committee. By virtue of its NSTAC recommendations, reports issued, and mandate to address NS/EP communications issues, members of the current/active investigating groups. the NSTAC’s partnership with the NCS is unique in two ways: (1) it facilitates industry involvement with Background both the defense and civil agencies comprising the On September 13, 1982, President Ronald Reagan NCS; and (2) it regularly sustains interaction between issued Executive Order (E.O.) 12382, establishing industry and the NCS member departments and the President’s NSTAC. The NSTAC, a presidentially- agencies through the National Coordinating Center appointed advisory body composed of up to 30 senior (NCC); the Communications Information Sharing and executive level representatives from the Analysis Center; the Network Security Information communications, hardware, software and security Exchange (NSIE) process; and most recently through services, banking, and aerospace companies provides the Communications Sector Coordinating Council, the President with a unique source of national security which serves as a point of contact for its counterpart and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) the Government Coordinating Council. The NSTAC’s communications policy expertise. Several factors perspective and its experiences with a wide range of influenced the establishment of the NSTAC at that Federal departments and agencies make the time, including the divestiture of AT&T, increased committee a key strategic resource for the President Government reliance on commercial communications, and his national security and homeland security and the potential impact of new technologies on teams in their efforts to protect our Nation’s critical communications supporting NS/EP requirements. infrastructures in today’s dynamic and evolving Appendix A of this document includes E.O. 12382, as environment. well as additional NSTAC implementing and governing documentation. Appendix B provides a listing of Membership on the NSTAC’s primary working current NSTAC members as of April 26, 2007. body—the Industry Executive Subcommittee (IES)—consists of one representative from each Since its inception, the NSTAC has advised seven company, appointed by his or her NSTAC Principal. administrations on issues pertaining to the reliability The IES holds regular meetings to consider issues, and security of communications technologies and analyses, and/or recommendations for presentation their impact on the Nation’s ability to protect its to the NSTAC Principals (and in turn to the critical infrastructures — issues vital to America’s security and economic interests. Today, members of i EXECUTIVE SUmmary t 2006-2007 NSTAC Issue Review The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee President), and assists in the formation of task forces u The Legislative and Regulatory Task Force continued and working groups as directed by the Committee to to review and analyze legislative and regulatory address specific issues requiring in-depth analyses. activities affecting the NS/EP community. In addition, the group developed recommendations From May 2006 to May 2007, the NSTAC operated the to the President on the need for adequate Federal following subordinate task forces and working group: assistance to telecommunications infrastructure providers during disasters such as hurricanes. u The National Coordinating Center Task Force remained active and awaited further tasking as follow-on to u The Research and Development (R&D) Task Force held the NSTAC Report to the President on the National the first-ever international R&D Exchange Coordinating Center. Workshop in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in September of 2006. The Workshop focused on u The Telecommunications and Electric Power international collaboration on cyber security Interdependency Task Force examined the NS/EP research and development. issues associated with the interdependency of the telecommunications and electric power sectors Many NSTAC recommendations result in operational and how these interdependencies will affect the activities that enhance NS/EP communications and future of the telecommunications network. information systems. For example, in its first set of recommendations to the President, the NSTAC u The Emergency Communications and Interoperability suggested the establishment of the NCC, an industry Task Force initiated an examination of how and Government coordination center for day-to-day communications technologies should be operational support