Business Continuity Planning Documents
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SIFMA
- The Business Continuity Program Expanded Practices Guidelines SIFMA Business Continuity Planning Committee, Best Practices Sub-Committee - February 2008
- Testing Methodologies For Validating Business Continuity Plans - January 2008
- SIFMA Comments to the SEC Re: File No. SR-NYSE-2007-02; Proposed Rule Change and Amendment No. 1 to Adopt New Rule 447 (“Emergency Powers”) (PDF) -
May 22, 2007 - SIFMA BCP Critical Infrastructure Guide (PDF) - February 2007
GAO
- GAO Testimony Before Committee on Homeland Security U.S. House of Representatives; Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector-Specific Plans' Coverage of Key Cyber Security Elements Varies (PDF) - October 31, 2007
- GAO Report - Financial Market Preparedness Significant Progress Has Been Made, but Pandemic Planning and Other Challenges Remain (PDF) - March 2007
- Testimony - Critical Infrastructure: Challenges Remain in Protecting Key Sectors GAO-07-626T (PDF) - March 20, 2007
- GAO Report: Financial Market Preparedness - Improvements Made, but More Action Needed to Prepare for Wide-Scale Disasters (PDF) - September 2004
- Report to the Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives: Potential Terrorist Attackes - Additional Actions Needed To Better Prepare Financial Market Participants (PDF) - February, 2003
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- National Response Framework - January 2008
- Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guide for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CI/KR) (PDF) - June 21, 2006
- Executive Order Issued by President Bush related to the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The President calls on DHS to establish a common system to alert and warn the American public of an emergency to public safety and well-being. (PDF) - June 26, 2006
- DHS Six-Point Agenda Announcement (PDF) - July 13, 2005
- The National Plan for Research and Development In Support of Critical Infrastructure Protection (PDF) - April 2005
- Interim National Infrastructure Protection Plan (PDF) - February 2005
- First Annual FSSCC Report, "Protecting the U.S. Critical Financial Infrastructure: 2004 in Review" (PDF) - January 27, 2005
- FSSCC Press Release Announces Annual Report Detailing Progress on Sector-Wide Preparedness on Business Continuity (PDF) - January 27, 2005
- National Response Plan (Full Text) (PDF) - December 2004
- Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (PDF)
- FSSCC Statement on Telecommunications Resiliency (Source: FSSCC) (PDF)
- Report by the Assuring Telecommunications Continuity Task Force (Source: The Payments Risk Committee) (PDF)
- Homeland Security Strategy for Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Financial Services Sector (PDF) - May 2004
- Financial Services Task Force Report (PDF) (Source: National Communications System) (PDF)
- Homeland Security Bulletin (PDF) - May 15, 2003
- Federal Reserve Notice on obtaining Telecommunications Service Priority restoration (Source: Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 236 / Monday, December 9, 2002 / Notices) (PDF)
SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION
- Joint Report on Efforts of the Private Sector to Implement the Interagency Paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the US Financial System (PDF) - April 2006
- SEC Announces Assistance To Katrina Victims (PDF) - September 2, 2005
- Interagency Paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the US Financial System (PDF) - April 7, 2003
- Policy Statement: Business Continuity Planning for Trading Markets (PDF) - September 25, 2003
- NASD Proposed Rule Change Relating to Business Continuity and Contingency Planning (PDF) - September 26, 2003
- NYSE Proposed Rule Change Relating to Business Continuity and Contingency Planning (PDF) - September 26, 2003
- SEC Policy Statement: Business Continuity Planning for Trading Markets (PDF) - October 2003
- Comments on Policy Statement: Business Continuity Planning for Trading Markets (PDF) - December 2003
US TREASURY
- Closing the Gap (PDF) - April 2005
- Improving Business Continuity In The Financial Services Sector: A Model For Starting Regional Coalitions - Treasury Dept. (PDF) - December 2004
- FBIIC Report: Impact of the Recent Power Blackout and Hurricane Isabel on the Financial Services Sector (PDF) - October 2000