Foreign Consequence Management

The Foreign Consequence Management Program provides a critical element in a layered defense in depth against WMD Terrorism. The WMD Terrorism Office is responsible for the security policy framework that integrates foreign consequence management activities of the U.S. Government into a strategic architecture for planning and response. In this capacity, the office maintains the following portfolios:

Foreign Consequence Management (FCM)
Foreign Consequence Management (FCM) encompasses both the U.S. efforts to assist partner nations in their preparation to respond to incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear contaminants and the coordination of the U.S. interagency response to a request from a partner nation following an overwhelming incident involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear contaminants.

USG FCM Goals and Objectives
The FCM program leads in the development of US FCM goals and objectives for specific countries and regions and produces country-specific and regional FCM engagement plans. FCM leads an interagency working group to ensure that programs and engagements align with established goals and objectives.

WMD/FCM Coordinator
In accordance with NSPD-17, FCM leads the U.S. government response effort to a nation stricken with a CBRN incident. In fulfillment of this role, FCM holds the position of the WMD Coordinator on the Foreign Emergency Support Team (FEST). FCM plans, trains, and exercises the U.S. interagency response mechanism, to include deployment, task force operations, and policy review.

FCM Survey and Assessment capability
Upon request by the host nation, FCM will lead an interagency team to conduct a survey an assessment of CBRN CM response capabilities. Additionally, we provide recommendations to improve response capacity, as well as, how to integrate international assistance. Most notably, FCM led a survey and assessment team, at the request of the Greek Government, in preparation for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Inter-departmental Memorandum of Understanding in support of NSPD-17
FCM drafted, coordinated, and distributed an Inter-departmental Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in support of NSPD-17. The inter-departmental MOU clarifies Department and Agency roles and responsibilities for U.S. FCM response to an overseas nation stricken with a CBRN incident. Once approved by the Assistant Secretaries of DHS, DOE, EPA, DOD, DOJ, HHS, and ODNI the MOU will become effective and fully support FCM requirements set forth in NSPD-17.

FCM Response Framework
The purpose of the U.S. Government FCM Response Framework is to describe the process of executing a whole of government, coordinated response to foreign CBRN events where the U.S. might provide assistance to an affected nation. The FCM Framework is a working document with input from departments and agencies that is implemented by the Department of State when a response is directed.

Conditions for Success
The "Conditions for Success" is a document that is currently being drafted as a general guideline for CBRN consequence management response. The “Conditions for Success” is intended to provide assistance to foreign partners in designing, exercising, and implementing their respective consequence management programs.

CM Engagement Catalog
The CM Engagement Catalog serves as the web-based tool for collecting and coordinating U.S. FCM activities by country and region that have been or will be accomplished by Departments and Agencies. It facilitates DOS coordination of activities, reduces duplicative activities by different Departments and Agencies, and highlights regions that have been overlooked.

U.S. Nuclear Command and Control, Safety and Security
In accordance with NSPD-28, FCM supports T-Bureau by participating in the Committee of Principals (COP) for issues surrounding U.S. Nuclear Weapons stored overseas; specifically the potential CM aspects of a weapons accident or incident. To support these efforts, FCM developed a comprehensive US Nuclear Weapons Accident Response Playbook to ensure coordination of the accident response and inclusion of the host nation. Furthermore, the FCM program sponsors embassy training and exercises using the DOS “US Nuclear Weapons Accident Response Playbook”, to ensure embassy staff is prepared to coordinate a response of this type.


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