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2 Washington-based nonprofit institution More than 70 years of proven experience developing actionable solutions to complex problems of national importance $120M in research and analysis annually More than 600 scientists, analysts, and support staff Our Company

3 This image cannot currently be displayed. CNA s philosophy is a modern iteration of Isaac Newton s insight that direct observation of events and people increases one s understanding of complex, dynamic processes If, instead of sending the observations of able seamen to able mathematicians on land, the land would send able mathematicians to sea, it would signify much more to the improvement of navigation and to the safety of men s lives and estates on that element. Sir Isaac Newton, 1694 Letter to the Secretary of Christ s Hospital Corporate Philosophy

4 Areas of Focus Homeland Security and Emergency Management Public Health and Agriculture Law Enforcement Operations and Reform Energy, Water, and Climate Capabilities Capability and Risk Assessment Strategic and Operational Planning Exercises and Gaming Operations Analysis Policy and Program Assessment Modeling and Simulation Training and Technical Assistance Proven Fields of Analysis

5 Threat and hazard identification and risk assessment (THIRA) Capabilities and readiness assessment Critical infrastructure protection Homeland Security/FEMA Annual national preparedness assessments Capability modeling National Risk Management Training Program State and Local Government Team-based readiness assessments THIRA support Capability and Risk Assessment Capability assessments

6 Capabilities-based planning Continuity of operations planning Special event planning Analysis of plans and operations Health and Human Services Continuity of operations plans Public health emergency plans Justice and local authorities National Special Security Events Regional strategies CONOPS and operational plans Strategic and Operational Planning

7 Seminars, workshops, and tabletop exercises Games Functional and full-scale exercises Evaluation and improvement planning Homeland Security/FEMA/State/Local National Exercise Program Climate resilience exercises Special event exercises Health and Human Services Public health exercises Agriculture Animal disease exercises and games Foundation 2015 Food Chain Reaction game Water security games Exercises and Gaming

8 Real-time analyses supporting steadystate and crisis operations Reconstruction and analysis of realworld events Homeland Security/FEMA Hurricane Sandy After-Action Report Health and Human Services Ebola after-action review Haiti Earthquake and Hurricane Katrina operational support Justice/State and Local 2013 Navy Yard shooting after-action review 2010 Tampa Bay Manhunt After- Action Report Operations Analysis

9 Mixed-methods analysis Randomized control trials Policy, training, and tactics reviews Program evaluation Survey analysis Justice Collaborative [police agency] Reform Initiative Use of Common Operating Picture technology by law enforcement Corrections equipment impact on officer safety Las Vegas body-worn camera randomized trial Policy and Program Assessment 9

10 Modeling and simulation Geospatial analysis Interdependencies analysis Foundation Impact of fracking in the Delaware River Basin Clean Power Plan impacts on power generation and water use in Texas Homeland Security/FEMA Supply chain resilience Modeling and Simulation

11 Program management Stakeholder engagement Training delivery Tailored technical support Justice Body Worn Cameras SMART Policing Initiative OJP Diagnostic Center Violence Reduction Network Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services National Background Check Program Training and Technical Assistance

12 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Department of Defense Office of the Secretary Military Services and Combatant Commands Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection Domestic Nuclear Detection Office FEMA Office of Health Affairs Office of Infrastructure Protection U.S. Coast Guard Science and Technology Directorate Department of Agriculture Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance COPS Office National Institute of Justice Department of Transportation MAJOR CITIES AND URBAN AREAS Washington, DC New York City, NY Houston, TX Las Vegas, NV San Francisco, CA Seattle, WA STATE GOVERNMENTS California Delaware New York South Carolina Virginia West Virginia Texas OTHER CLIENTS EU Delegation to the United States UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Brookings Institution William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Energy Foundation Skoll Global Threats Fund Rockefeller Foundation Smith Richardson Foundation S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation Helmsley Charitable Trust Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Pew Charitable Trusts Grayce G. Kerr Fund Selected CNA Clients

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