Schumer, Gillibrand Push To Include NCSP In National Domestic Preparedness Consortium

The National Center for Security & Preparedness (NCSP) located in Albany, NY was established July of 2007. It is affiliated with the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.

U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand reintroduced legislation to include the National Center for Security and Preparedness (NCSP) at Rockefeller College at the University at Albany, State University of New York, in the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC), a partnership of several organizations meant to enhance the emergency preparedness of federal, state, local, and nongovernmental emergency responders and counter-terrorism teams. The NDPC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Preparedness Directorate and has a 12 year history of substantial improvements to national preparedness.