DHS - CIO - Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN)
Investment ID: 024-000009102
Overview
Program Title
DHS - CIO - Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN)
Description
The Home Security Information Network facilitates Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) information sharing and collaboration across DHS and its partners, enables real-time sharing of information for tactical first responder support, and supports decision-making in a real-time secure environment. HSIN is used extensively to coordinate incident response, law enforcement activities national security events and other homeland security operations. HSIN s benefits are in providing vital support to the homeland security enterprise and stakeholders. The value to the public is recognized in the capability to allowing to users to gain access to timely and accurate information related to detecting, preventing, responding, and recovering from terrorist attacks and natural disasters; information related to incident management to mitigate risks and reduce post incident loss of life and property; and information related to emergency management response and recovery operations.
Type of Program
Major IT Investments
Multi-Agency Category
Not Applicable
Associated Websites
HSIN.DHS.GovMYHSIN.DHS. GOVHSINARCHIVE.DHS.GOVHSININFO.DHS.GOVHSINSEARCH.DHS.GOVMYHSINSEARCH.DHS.GOVAUTH.DHS.GOVHSINFEDERATE.DHS.GOVADFS.DHS.GOV
Investment Detail
HSIN is used extensively to coordinate national security events, incident response, law enforcement activities and other homeland security operations. HSIN's benefits are in providing vital support to the homeland security enterprise. For FY22 the program achieved its planned goals and objectives, to include HSIN Phoenix planning, I&A Mobile Application development, Requirements Management Process enhancement, Inviter, Requester, Approver (IRA) development, Windows 2016 Upgrade, and I&A Advanced Alerts integration with HSIN. HSIN's program costs for the past year were about $28 million. Program savings were estimated at 5% of overall costs. In terms of cost avoidance, the HSIN Program achieved an ROI of 1.05. Actual benefits are in the provisioning of essential services, not in revenue efforts which might align better to cost/benefit calculations.