Who We Are…

The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profitresearch organization that owns and operates

the Morrelly Homeland Security Center which isthe first – and only one – of its kind homeland security-focused, C4I facility that is located in

Bethpage, New York

Mission

• To help protect the United States from man-made and natural disasters by: – (1) Bringing together the public and private

sectors and academia to develop and commercialize resilient and sustainable homeland security products and services, and

– (2) Providing state-of-the-art training and exercises to first responders and other homeland security end users.

Functions

Research and Collaboration: The Foundation brings together numerous private companies, government entities and educational institutions in order to develop sustainable and resilient homeland security solutions for local, state and Federal entities.

Training: The Foundation provides homeland security and other related educational training programs for local, state and Federal homeland security personnel.

Emergency Operations Center: The Foundation’s facility serves as Nassau County’s emergency operations center and has the capacity to expand to a regional command and control facility.

The Morrelly Homeland Security Center• Three floor, 90,000 sq. ft. C4I Facility (Command, Control,

Communications, Computers, and Intelligence)• Established with a $25 million grant from NYS• Close proximity to New York City

• Resident Research Partners: Houses academics, private sector and government entities, including: the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management, Metropolitan Tranist Authority Police, New York State Office of Homeland Security, Northrop Grumman Corporation and NYU-Poly

• Communications: Satellite (CBand, VSAT), all band terrestrial (for First Responders), dedicated cell network, fiber & WIFI connections to fixed and mobile platforms

• Lecture Hall: 200-seat lecture hall for training, lectures and exercises. Can be transformed to 75-seat Joint Operations Facility in an emergency with links to other parts of the operations facility

The Morrelly Homeland Security Center

Cyber Operations Integration Network• Modeling and simulation Lab • Next generation command & control center for use during

emergency operations

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• Owns and operates satellite-linked vehicle that can receive real-time, incident information from our command and control facility.

Research Foundation - Competencies

Tabletop Exercises Collaborative Seminars Emergency Operation Center / Visualization Communications Cyber Security & Systems Education & Specialized Training Field and Laboratory Testing Compliance Management Concept Commercialization Rapid Prototypes/Field MODS Modeling and Simulation Systems Engineering

TRANSITION

ENABLERS

USER COMMUNITY

LIVING LABORATORY

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

AFFORDABLE READY FOR SERVICE

PRODUCTS

• Requirements• Purchasing

• Funding Agencies• Company Investment

• Lab Testing• Urban /Rural/Coastal

• Company R&D• Research Labs

“WE MAKE THE CONNECTIONS THAT CREATE PRODUCTS ALL CAN AGREE ON”

CommercializationField Testing Deployment

Access to US Manufacturers

NY State’s RTDCNIST’s MEP

Agency & Customer Residents Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

DHS Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

MTA Police

Nassau County Executive Office

Nassau County Office of Emergency Management

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC)

United States Secret Service (USSS)

University Partners• Adelphi University• Disaster Research Center -Delaware University• Dowling College• Farmingdale University• Hofstra University• Homeland Security Management Institute • National Center for Security and Preparedness• New York Academy of Sciences• New York University• Polytechnic Institute of NYU• Queens Borough Community College• The Homeland Security Management Institute• St. Johns University• Stony Brook University

ContactsRichard A Rotanz

Executive Directorrrotanz@asfhs.org

Bradley SchreiberVice President of Washington Operations

bschreiber@asfhs.org

(516) 390-5200 (Bethpage)(202) 683-2005 (Washington, DC)