The Identification and Application of Human System Integration Software Tools to Support the Systems Engineering Lifecycle and the Acquisition Process

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 1731-1735
Author(s):  
Angelia Sebok ◽  
Brett Walters
Keyword(s):  
Homeland Security ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
System Integration ◽  
Software Tools ◽  
Department Of Homeland Security ◽  
Human System ◽  
Acquisition Process ◽  
Long Duration

This paper discusses the challenges associated with ensuring Human System Integration (HSI) efforts are performed throughout long-duration projects, including the systems engineering lifecycle and the acquisition process. It describes an approach to support this process by identifying relevant software tools that can be used across the lifecycle. The paper also discusses a project to develop a catalog of relevant HSI software tools and to map these tools to the acquisition process and systems engineering lifecycle at the Department of Homeland Security.

Large-Scale Disaster Response Management

2020 ◽  
pp. 927-965
Author(s):  
Kimberly Young-McLear ◽  
Thomas A. Mazzuchi ◽  
Shahram Sarkani
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Hurricane Sandy ◽  
Department Of Homeland Security ◽  
History Of ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Disaster Response Management

This chapter provides readers with an overview of how social media has enhanced large-scale natural disaster response at the Department of Homeland Security and its partners. The authors of this chapter present the history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and how its successes and failures have shaped how the Department of Homeland Security has managed trends in increased community participation and information technology. Concepts from Systems Engineering frame the discussion around resilience engineering, network analysis, information systems, and human systems integration as they pertain to how social media can be integrated more effectively in large-scale disaster response. Examples of social media in disaster response are presented including a more in-depth case study on the use of social media during the 2012 Hurricane Sandy response. The chapter concludes with a proposed framework of a decision support system which integrates the benefits of social media while mitigating its risks.

Large-Scale Disaster Response Management

2015 ◽  
pp. 93-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Young-McLear ◽  
Thomas A. Mazzuchi ◽  
Shahram Sarkani
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Hurricane Sandy ◽  
Department Of Homeland Security ◽  
History Of ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Disaster Response Management

This chapter provides readers with an overview of how social media has enhanced large-scale natural disaster response at the Department of Homeland Security and its partners. The authors of this chapter present the history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and how its successes and failures have shaped how the Department of Homeland Security has managed trends in increased community participation and information technology. Concepts from Systems Engineering frame the discussion around resilience engineering, network analysis, information systems, and human systems integration as they pertain to how social media can be integrated more effectively in large-scale disaster response. Examples of social media in disaster response are presented including a more in-depth case study on the use of social media during the 2012 Hurricane Sandy response. The chapter concludes with a proposed framework of a decision support system which integrates the benefits of social media while mitigating its risks.

Human Factors for NASA's Space Exploration Vision the View from Inside

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (23) ◽  
pp. 2012-2013
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Woolford
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
System Integration ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Space Exploration ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Human Capabilities ◽  
Human System ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Integration Program ◽  
And Performance

People are the critical element in human space exploration. Future missions will be designed to optimize uniquely human capabilities: creativity, ingenuity, intuition, learning, problem-solving, flexibility and determination. Human factors' role is to extend human capability with hardware and software; to create environments that maintain mental, emotional and physical fitness; to select and train crews capable of thriving in risky, long-duration missions; and to increase astronaut safety and reduce mission risk. This symposium will explore the research and technology development in NASA's Human-System Integration program. First, we will describe the missions that lead up the manned exploration of Mars. Detailed technical descriptions of NASA's current research and gaps will address physical, cognitive, and behavioral health and performance issues. Finally, we will describe the reinvention of NASA-STD-3000, Human-System Integration Standards, the medium by which research results are imposed on the design and construction of spacecraft, software, and operations concepts.

Implementing Human Systems Integration in the Department of Homeland Security

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 943-947
Author(s):  
Bonnie Kudrick ◽  
Kristopher Korbelak ◽  
Jeffrey Dressel ◽  
Janae Lockett-Reynolds ◽  
Mark Rutherford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Homeland Security ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Systems Integration ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Department Of Homeland Security ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Human Systems Integration ◽  
Human Systems

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally incorporated Human Systems Integration (HSI) in systems and policy development in 2012. Since then, DHS components have been establishing HSI capabilities to meet their unique human needs. This discussion panel will focus on the operational transformation and governance strategy for implementing a successful human systems integration (HSI) program across components within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Members of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), United States Coast Guard (USCG), and Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) will discuss the challenges faced when advocating for HSI, and the best practices developed to better integrate research activities with systems engineering.

Enabling the homeland security enterprise through systems engineering the National Exercise Program

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Kenneth G. Crowther, PhD ◽  
Anna K. A. M. Gradishar, MS ◽  
Michael R. French, DBA
Keyword(s):  
Homeland Security ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
National Level ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Department Of Homeland Security ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
System Interfaces ◽  
Scientific Environment ◽  
Share Information

On August 17, 2010, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano signed a memorandum directing an evolution of the National Exercise Program (NEP). The Memo emphasized the importance of the NEP for strengthening and evaluating our nation’s preparedness and reinforced core statutory and regulatory guidance.While the NEP has traditionally focused on national-level exercises, the revised NEP should serve the full homeland security enterprise. This article suggests a direction for evolution of the proposed NEP. It describes how exercise components and stakeholders operate and how they might be better synchronized using methodical system engineering and the careful application of innovative science and technology. Central to aligning and integrating subsystems into a coherent, synergistic whole is the concept of “interface.” System interfaces focus on describing common standards and protocols by which system components relate, interact, and share information. The authors identify five process interfaces from the Secretary’s Memo and describe system architecting principles that could improve NEP flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and robustness. Systems engineering methodologies provide time-proven approaches to describe system characteristics and behavior in ways that facilitate the development of effective interfaces—interfaces that promote overall systems efficiency and provide a basis for measuring and tracking systems performance. This harmonization of information promotes the application of modeling and simulation, which, in turn, promote greater exercise realism and efficiency and create a scientific environment in which to explore and experiment with new concepts and technologies.

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