[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1467]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 17, 2009

  Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding the earmark I received as part of H.R. 2892, the Department 
of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Project Name/Amount: City of Hampton Virginia Operational Integration 
Cyber Center of Excellence (VOICCE), $500,000
  Requested by: Robert J. Wittman (VA-01)
  Intended Recipient of Funds/Grantee: City of Hampton, 22 Lincoln 
Street, 8th Floor, Hampton, VA 23669
  Project description and explanation of the request: Funds would be 
used by the City of Hampton to develop Virginia's Operational 
Integration Cyber Center of Excellence (VOICCE). This laboratory would 
allow local governments and first responders to plug into state and 
federal entities and participate in simulated cyber attacks would help 
identify the processes, procedures, capabilities and gaps in 
protection. This program will incorporate cyber attack prevention into 
the mainstream of emergency operations at the local level and creating 
a virtual municipality of randomly generated internet protocol 
addresses. The concept would allow cyber security capabilities, 
processes and procedures to be developed.
  The City of Hampton is located in the crossroads of Hampton Roads, 
home to major military installations such as Oceana Naval Air Station, 
Langley AFB, NASA Langley Research Center, Joint Forces Command, Naval 
Station Norfolk, etc. The localities play a large role in ensuring the 
safety and security of these assets as well as the many military and 
civilian personnel in the area. Through modeling and simulation at the 
City's emergency operations center, localities can gain experience in 
deterring and preventing cyber attack and other potential attacks on 
the area's installations, transportation infrastructure and information 
networks.
  Funding will be used for: Initial cyberspace data collection/study 
phase: $225,230; Initial definitions of cyberspace experimental 
processes, procedures and responses: $97,256; Development of cyberspace 
municipal event scenarios: $54,967; Architectural design, development 
and integration with IT department: $34,246; Initial execution and 
assessment of VOICCE construct / scenarios: $36,804, and; Initial staff 
review and input meetings: $2,608; Final VOICCE Report Development & 
Associated materials for printing, CD-ROMS: $48,889.

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