Continuity of Operation Planning/ Continuity of Government
Continuity of Operation Planning
The Governor, through the appointment of a COOP/COG Program Manager, has restated his commitment to ensuring that the State of Colorado is both ready to respond and ready to recover from either a natural or man-made incident.
The aim is to develop COOP plans for all State of Colorado agencies using Federal standards for content per FPC 65. These plans will address identification and prioritization of agency essential functions, succession, delegation of authority, interoperable communications, identification of alternate facilities, identification of vital records and databases, human capital aspects, reconstitution of facilities and the testing, training and exercising of these plans.
The goal of the project is to allow State of Colorado agencies to recover from a natural or man-made incident that impacts the delivery of State functions. It also aims to plan for the safety and well being of State employees through disaster planning for their own families and orderly and proper notification of when and where employees should report to work.
- Provide planning for recovery of State of Colorado functions after a man-made or natural disaster
- Mission critical functions are prioritized within the State
- Alternate work locations are available for agencies
- That staff are trained in activating and operating within a COOP environment
- Establish an on-going maintenance and training regime within each State Agency.
Project Benefits and Deliverables
The benefits of Continuity of Operations planning include:-
- Ability to perform functions that agencies and State government is mandated and expected to perform through times of crisis
- Provide a safe orderly work environment for agency essential and non-essential personnel.
- Provide assurance to the community and business that the government is stable and able to provide services and functions as demanded
- Staff become aware of the non-availability of everyday services and put in place their own personal capability to be self sufficient during disruptions to power, fuel, telecom, and food supply chains.
The deliverables of the project include:-
- A COOP tool that integrates with regional efforts
- Staff who understand the value of Continuity of Operations Planning and are motivated to plan, maintain, exercise and improve the content of the plans developed
- Developed, exercised and updated COOP plans for all State agencies that roll up to an overall Continuity of Government (COG) plan.
There will also be an on-going training and exercise methodology that keeps plans maintained and up to date through working groups and newsletters.
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