In this session, we examine how 9/11 transformed America’s approach to protecting critical infrastructure and preparing the nation to respond to major incidents. Bob Liscouski, the first Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection at the newly created Department of Homeland Security, reflects on the work to build a national approach to identifying and protecting the systems, assets, and infrastructure essential to the country’s security and resilience.

Liscouski discusses the effort to architect the nation’s critical infrastructure protection plan and the development of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and National Response Plan (NRP). Together, these efforts helped establish a more standardized, all-hazards approach to incident management and coordination across government and the broader homeland security enterprise.

His perspective helps explain how the United States built a more coordinated approach to critical infrastructure protection and incident management after September 11—and how the frameworks developed during the early years of DHS helped shape the nation’s approach to preparedness and response.

Today, Liscouski serves as Chairman of the Board of Quantum Cyber N.V. On September 11, 2001, he was Director of Information Assurance at The Coca-Cola Company.

Next in #AmericaAfter9/11: The series continues with the leaders who helped build and shape America’s post-9/11 homeland security enterprise. #AmericaAfter9/11 preserves the firsthand stories of the people who responded, rebuilt, and transformed how America protects the homeland.