Domestic Outreach Plan for the National Strategy for Maritime Security

摘要

The Domestic Outreach Policy Action Working Group was one of eight working groups assigned to develop implementation plans in support of the National Strategy for Maritime Security (NSMS). Acting on the direction of NSPD- 41/HSPD-13, the Domestic Outreach working group facilitated the process of gathering comments and recommendations from non-federal stakeholders to help other working groups develop their implementation plans. Simultaneously, the Domestic Outreach working group created its own implementation strategy for outreach activities to support the rollout of NSMS and related plans. Outreach objectives were designed to open a meaningful dialogue between key stakeholders and the NSPD-41/HSPD-13 working groups. In order to gain fair, representative feedback on behalf of the millions of individual stakeholders who have an interest in maritime security within the available time frame successively broader outreach was conducted in two stages, focusing on strategically selected individuals and organizations that represent larger groups of stakeholders, without giving any specific organization a competitive advantage over another. As a result of the outreach conducted during the program, approximately 2,700 individuals, representing over 4 million private-sector organizations and state, local, tribal and territorial governments, were given an opportunity to comment on initial drafts of the implementation plans. Their input was crucial in ensuring non-federal interests were addressed in the implementation plans. Looking ahead, this document provides recommendations for the establishment of an Interagency Coordinating Committee for Outreach, with the cognizance of the MSPCC and Maritime Security Working Group (MSWG), and lays out three different levels of activities that may be conducted post- rollout. The tactics included in each recommendation provide alternatives to fit varying levels of available resources and desired publicity.