Continuity of Operations (COOP)
Directives, templates and guidance for federal organizations, state, territory, tribal and local entities, for the purpose of continuity planning and emergency preparedness.
View ArticleDepartment and Agencies Telework Player Handbook Template
This template is set up to provide an example of an exercise player handbook for use when conducting a telework exercise.
View ArticleFederal Continuity Directive 2 (FCD 2) July 2013
Federal Continuity Directive 2 (FCD 2) is a directive to assist Federal Executive Branch organizations identify its Mission Essential Functions (MEFs) and candidate Primary Mission Essential Functions...
View ArticleContinuity Guidance Circular 1 (CGC 1) July 2013
To provide the operational guidance to implement this policy, the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with our non-Federal partners, developed...
View ArticleContinuity Exercise Design Course
The Continuity Exercise Design Course provides continuity exercise design training to continuity professionals at the Federal, State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal levels of government and the private...
View ArticleGaining Senior Leadership Buy-In for Continuity
The purpose of the Gaining Senior Leadership Support for Continuity Guide is to assist continuity program managers in their efforts to effectively convey the importance of, and need for, a viable and...
View ArticleState, Territory, Tribal, and Local - Leadership Support for Continuity
The purpose of the Gaining Senior Leadership Support for Continuity Guide is to assist continuity program managers in their efforts to effectively convey the importance of, and need for, a viable and...
View ArticleFederal Continuity Directive 1 (FCD 1) 2012
Federal Continuity Directive 1 (FCD 1) is a directive that applies to all Federal organizations to follow when planning their continuity program.
View ArticleTraining Guide - Gaining Leadership Buy-In for Continuity
The purpose of the Gaining Senior Leadership Support for Continuity Guide is to assist continuity program managers in their efforts to effectively convey the importance of, and need for, a viable and...
View ArticleContinuity of Operations Planning Template for Federal Departments/Agencies
The purpose of this template is to provide instructions, guidance, and sample text for the development of Continuity plans and programs in accordance with Federal Continuity Directives (FCDs) 1 and 2...
View ArticleDevolution Planning Template
The devolution planning template introduces the organization’s Devolution of Operations Plan and establishes the rationale for creating the Plan.
View ArticleDepartment and Agencies Telework Exercise Template
This Exercise Plan (EXPLAN) template provides exercise planners with the information necessary for their participation in Continuity of Operations (COOP) Telework Exercise, referred to as DETERMINED...
View ArticleContinuity Guidance Circular 2 (CGC 2)
This Continuity Guidance Circular (CGC) provides guidance and direction to non-Federal Governments (NFGs) for the identification and verification of their essential functions, and the Business Process...
View ArticleReconstitution Template
This template is based on Federal Continuity Directive 1, Federal Executive Branch National Continuity Program and Requirements, August 2012, and provides structure and recommended content for...
View ArticleContinuity Assistance Tool
The Continuity Assistance Tool (CAT) provides guidance and assistance for States, Territories, Tribal, and Local Government Jurisdictions to identify continuity program strengths and areas for...
View ArticleNon-Federal Continuity Plan Template
This Continuity Plan Template provides a framework for creating a viable continuity plan and focuses on the key continuity planning elements as addressed in Continuity Guidance Circular 1 (CGC 1),...
View ArticleMulti-Year Strategy and Program Management Plan (MYSPMP) Template
This document contains the strategy and program management plan that should be used to ensure and improve upon an organization's Continuity capability over a five year period.
View ArticlePandemic Influenza Template
This template provides guidance to assist organizations in developing a Pandemic Influenza Continuity of Operations Plan or, if the organization already has a continuity plan, a Pandemic Influenza...
View ArticleEarly Construction of Federal Regional Center
Denton, Texas, December 31, 1961 -- Cement trucks deliver concrete for the lower level of the Federal Regional Center (FRC) in Denton, Texas in December, 1963. The FRC was operated by the Office of...
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