Return-Path: <sentto-279987-5044-1027695071-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Fri, 26 Jul 2002 07:55:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 23825 invoked by uid 510); 26 Jul 2002 14:50:15 -0000 Received: from n14.grp.scd.yahoo.com (66.218.66.69) by all.net with SMTP; 26 Jul 2002 14:50:15 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-5044-1027695071-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.66.96] by n14.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 26 Jul 2002 14:51:11 -0000 X-Sender: fc@red.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_7_4); 26 Jul 2002 14:51:11 -0000 Received: (qmail 76565 invoked from network); 26 Jul 2002 14:51:11 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m13.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 26 Jul 2002 14:51:11 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO red.all.net) (12.232.72.152) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 26 Jul 2002 14:51:11 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by red.all.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id g6QErIS30979 for iwar@onelist.com; Fri, 26 Jul 2002 07:53:18 -0700 Message-Id: <200207261453.g6QErIS30979@red.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL3] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> X-Yahoo-Profile: fcallnet Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 07:53:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [iwar] [fc:Senate.creates.first.responder.tech.team] Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=DIFFERENT_REPLY_TO version=2.20 X-Spam-Level: July 19, 2002 Senate creates first responder tech team <a href="http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0702/071902tdpm2.htm">http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0702/071902tdpm2.htm> Government Executive By Maureen Sirhal, National Journal's Technology Daily The Senate on Thursday passed a measure to create a volunteer cadre of technology professionals that the government could mobilize during a crisis. "As America mobilizes to protect itself from terrorism," said Sen. Ron Wyden, the Oregon Democrat who sponsored the measure, "a key weapon in the defensive arsenal is its great technological prowess. ... Therefore, it is essential to ensure that America's anti-terrorism efforts tap the tremendous science and technology talents of the private sector." Similar to existing urban search and rescue teams, the National Emergency Technology Guard, or NET Guard, would be certified and deployed by an office within the executive branch and headed by a presidential-appointed director. "The legislation does not create a large bureaucracy, nor does it seek to micromanage," Wyden said Thursday. "Instead, it gives the president flexibility to decide where within the executive branch the different functions set forth in the bill should be placed." In addition to building a virtual reserve of tech experts, the measure would mandate the creation of a center to serve as a clearinghouse for evaluating new technologies aimed at enhancing emergency-response capabilities. "New technologies are being developed every day that can help save lives and improve the ability of our firefighters, police and 'first responders' to react quickly and effectively to a catastrophic event," Virginia Republican George Allen, a co-sponsor of the measure, said on the floor. According to the bill, the center, dubbed the Center for Civilian Homeland Security Technology Evaluation, would provide an online portal as a single point of contact for industries to navigate the federal bureaucracy to recommend their technologies that could potentially aid the security efforts. The bill also seeks to grant funding—totaling $35 million—for pilot projects that attempt to solve interoperability problems in local emergency response—including fire, law enforcement, medical practioners—and communications infrastructure. Allen spokesman Matt Raymond said language similar to the freestanding bill is included in the House Science Committee's portion of a measure to created a Homeland Security Department. But "where it goes [from there] is sort of up in the air," he added. The proposal ultimately could become law as part of the homeland security legislation, he noted. House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert, R-N.Y., has said he will shepherd a companion measure through the House. Wyden noted that companies such as AOL Time Warner, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, the National Association of Manufacturers and Biotechnology Industry Organization support the proposal. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Will You Find True Love? 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