R 041847Z MAR 11


SUBJ: TRANSFER OF MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS AND INFORMATION SHARING

STAFF FUNCTIONS TO CG-2

1.  AS PART OF THE REORGANIZATION OF DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR OPERATIONS

(CG-DCO), I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE TRANSFER OF MARITIME DOMAIN

AWARENESS (MDA) AND INFORMATION SHARING (IS) STAFF FUNCTIONS FROM

CG-DCO TO THE ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR INTELLIGENCE AND CRIMINAL

INVESTIGATIONS (CG-2).  TRANSFERRING THESE FUNCTIONS AND ASSOCIATED

STAFF TO CG-2 HELPS ALIGN MDA ORGANIZATIONALLY WITHIN COAST GUARD

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.  IT ALSO BETTER ALIGNS WITH DHS, WHERE THE

UNDERSECRETARY FOR INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS CHAIRS THE DHS

INFORMATION SHARING GOVERNANCE BOARD.

2. ALTHOUGH MDA AND INFORMATION SHARING STAFF FUNCTIONS NOW RESIDE

WITHIN CG-2, EXECUTIVE GOVERNANCE OF CG MDA AND INFORMATION SHARING

REMAINS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CG MDA EXECUTIVE TEAM, WHICH IS

CO-CHAIRED BY CG-DCO AND CG-2, WITH REPRESENTATION FROM THE AREAS.

THIS EXECUTIVE TEAM REMAINS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING, DOCUMENTING

AND SUPPORTING COAST GUARD MDA AND INFORMATION SHARING REQUIREMENTS,

WITH THE GOAL OF PROMOTING AND IMPROVING CG MDA AND INFORMATION

SHARING THROUGH EXPANDED PARTNERSHIPS AND INCREASED CAPABILITIES.

3. IN 2008, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DESIGNATED THE

COMMANDANT, UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AS THE EXECUTIVE AGENT (EA) FOR

MDA OVERSIGHT, STRATEGIC DIRECTION, AND PLANNING WITHIN DHS. THESE

DUTIES, FORMERLY DELEGATED TO CG-DCO, HAVE NOW BEEN DELEGATED TO

CG-2, WHO ALSO SERVES AS THE USCG INFORMATION SHARING EXECUTIVE(ISE).

4. MR. JOE CALL (CG-2-SA) HAS BEEN DESIGNATED TO SUCCEED MR. DANA

GOWARD (CG-55) AS DIRECTOR, DHS OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE AGENT (EA) FOR

MDA, AND IS RESPONSIBLE TO DISCHARGE ALL RELEVANT DHS EA FOR MDA

RESPONSIBILITIES, FUNCTIONS, AND AUTHORITIES.

5. THE STAFF ELEMENT FOR MDA AND INFO SHARING, FORMERLY CG-DCO-M, IS

CHANGED TO CG-2-M.  THIS STAFF IS UNDER THE OVERALL DIRECTION OF MR.

CURTIS DUBAY, WITH THE INFORMATION SHARING EXECUTIVE AGENT FUNCTION

PROVIDED BY MS. SUSAN HENRY.

6. RELEASED BY RADM CYNTHIA A. COOGAN, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR

INTELLIGENCE AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND RADM BRIAN M. SALERNO,

DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR OPERATIONS.

7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.