Mission:

In 2002, the Office of National Capital Region Coordination (NCRC) was established by Public Law 107-296, Sec. 882, the Homeland Security Act of 2002, to coordinate homeland security activities relating to the National Capital Region (NCR).  NCRC was created in response to the unique coordination challenges facing the NCR because of the Region's large Federal presence, including Congress, the Judiciary, the more than 270 Federal agencies, and the intersection between Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

NCRC was created in response to the unique coordination challenges facing the NCR because of the Region's large Federal presence, including Congress, the Judiciary, the more than 270 Federal agencies, and the intersection between Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.  Specifically, the Act gave NCRC the responsibility to:

(1) coordinate the activities of the Department relating to the National Capital Region, including cooperation with the Office for State and Local Government coordination;

(2) assess, and advocate for, the resources needed by State, local, and regional authorities in the National Capital Region to implement efforts to secure the homeland;

(3) provide State, local, and regional authorities in the National Capital Region with regular information, research, and technical support to assist the efforts of State, local, and regional authorities in the National Capital Region in securing the homeland;

(4) develop a process for receiving meaningful input from State, local, and regional authorities and the private sector in the National Capital Region to assist in the development of the homeland security plans and activities of the Federal Government;

(5) coordinate with Federal agencies in the National Capital Region on terrorism preparedness, to ensure adequate planning, information sharing, training, and execution of the Federal role in domestic preparedness activities;

(6) coordinate with Federal, State, local, and regional agencies, and the private sector in the National Capital Region on terrorism preparedness to ensure adequate planning, information sharing, training, and execution of domestic preparedness activities among these agencies and entities; and

(7) serve as a liaison between the Federal Government and State, local, and regional authorities, and private sector entities in the National Capital Region to facilitate access to Federal grants and other programs.

As a result of this Congressional mandate, NCRC's daily activities involve extensive interaction with representatives of Federal, state, local, and regional authorities and private and non-profit sectors in order to enhance the many homeland security efforts underway in the NCR.