Secondly, they also coordinate activities undertaken by the Departmental bureaus and offices during serious emergency incidents; serving as the initial point of contact with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and other departments and agencies as pertaining to overall emergency management, continuity of operations, and national security emergency programs. Lastly, they provide oversight of office and bureau emergency management programs and plans to assure policy compliance, readiness, and effectiveness; assigning appropriate policy notices to present the updated policy and direction on the Departmental Emergency Management …show more content…
They also serve as the principal focal point for the reporting of significant incidents to the Secretary; sharing of the emergency information with the National Operations Center, the Department of Homeland Security; and the dissemination of alerts, warnings and other emergency information to bureaus and offices. Additionally, they manage the emergency and operational information obligations of programs within the Office of Emergency Management and the Office of Law Enforcement and Security. Lastly, they integrate emergency information from other bureaus and offices with emergency management activities into a Common Operational Picture-to meet Departmental and interagency requirements for information