Continuity of operations/continuity of government for state-level transportation organizations : brief.

758974835Brief.PDFTech ReportMTI Project: 2976Hazards and emergency operationsDisasters and emergency operationsDisastersDisaster preparednessGovernment agenciesFederal government agenciesTransportation departmentsState departments of transportationState highway departmentsLocal government agenciesPublic works departmentsHighway departmentsCouncils of governmentCaliforniaMineta Transportation InstituteEdwards, Frances L.Goodrich, Daniel C.Mineta Transportation InstituteCalifornia. Dept. of TransportationUnited States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationNTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICYNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITYUS Transportation CollectionAs a result of a federal requirement, all non-federal entities that own or operate criticalinfrastructure are required to develop Continuity of Operations/Continuity of Government(COOP/COG) Plans. Transportation is a critical infrastructure component. The MTIresearchers partnered with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) toreview their existing COOP/COG Plan, evaluate the gaps in the plan, develop a strategy to\ue2\u20ac\u153harmonize\ue2\u20ac? all Caltrans\ue2\u20ac\u2122 emergency management plans, and evaluate the adequacy of theemployees\ue2\u20ac\u2122 training to implement the COOP/COG Plan system