High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Office of Operations Coordination and Planning (OPS) is a component of the headquarters of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is designed to provide situational awareness and decision support for the Secretary of Homeland Security, and other key officials, during a crisis. OPS is responsible for the daily monitoring of the security of the United States and coordinating activities within the Department of Homeland Security relating to prevention, protection, response, and recovery from all threats and hazards, including terrorist threats, and man-made and natural disasters.