Exercise Reports, Presentations, and White Papers

Hurricane Response - A Virtual Communications Exercise (AAR-January 18, 2008): The New Jersey Business Force (NJBF) ) and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) conducted a virtual, distributed statewide exercise to test available information and communication technologies (ICTs) against the backdrop of a Category 3 hurricane scenario. The scenario depicted a fast-moving hurricane named Edouard making landfall along the New Jersey seashore. (December 12-13, 2007)

BENS New Jersey Business Force 4 Looking Glass Exercise (AAR-November 21, 2007): The Looking Glass initiative along with other TOPOFF 4 activities was the fourth exercise held to date under the congressionally mandated TOPOFF (Top Officials) program. Each TOPOFF cycle involves an arduous two-year schedule of seminars and planning sessions culminating in a comprehensive assessment of the nation’s capacity to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). (October 17-18, 2007)

BENS New Jersey Business Force Private Sector Hurricane Symposium Report - June 20, 2007

New Jersey Business Force Overview

Internet Symposium: Will the Internet Be There When You Really Need It?
this symposium was a joint venture among the NJBF, ATT&T and Sungard.

New Jersey Business Force Primer - Briefing
A briefing presented to the New Jersey Homeland Security Technology Committee on findings from an Internet Reliability Synposium. NJBF Primer-Who We Are; Pandemic Preparedness-HLD Journal; Synposium Results-HLS Tech Committee; Communications Point Paper

Private Sector Tabletop Exercise - Report to 2006 New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Conference (November 3, 2006)

Disaster Sheltering - Public-Private Partnerships in Action: Lessons Learned & Action Steps - PowerPoint (October 4, 2006)

Private Sector Pandemic Flu Tabletop Exercise Report (August 21, 2006)

Private Sector Tabletop Exercise - Report to the 2006 International Safety & Security Conference (March 13, 2006)

TOPOFF 3 Private Sector Roundtable - New Jersey Venue After Action Report (June 27, 2005)

Operation PANDORA'S JAR Post-Exercise Report

The New Jersey Business Force: “Making HSPD-5 a Reality” - PowerPoint

White Paper: NJBF Primary Awareness and Training-Centric Initiatives