WASHINGTON D.C. – Heartland Consulting
announced today that it has been awarded a contract by United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide exercise and training support
to the Continuity and Planning Division (CPD) within USDA’s Office of Homeland
Security. CPD serves as the Department’s focal point for Continuity of
Operations (COOP) Planning, Training and Exercises (T & E) to ensure USDA
can perform mission critical essential functions during a wide-range of
emergency situations. These programs represent crucial emergency planning activities
that must be performed at a relatively high operational tempo to maintain
acceptable levels of continuity readiness and customer service across the
Department’s 32 offices and agencies.
Heartland will provide a variety of operational and planning support to CPD in
support of this mission: administrative
security services; training and communication subject matter expertise; support
of COOP Program Operations, and T & E after-action report and improvement
planning.
Heartland’s Chief Executive Officer, John English, stated, “We are very pleased to be supporting USDA CPD’s COOP readiness needs. Heartland has become a go-to partner for federal departments and agencies that need continuity and national exercise support. We look forward to continuing to ensure that America’s departments and agencies remain resilient throughout any natural and man-made disasters.”