Hurricane season starts June 1: Carriers harden networks

Wed May 28 18:15:01 UTC 2008

On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 06:58:47PM -0400, Jared Mauch wrote:
> 	I think there's something else to make note of.
> 
> 	NCS wants to make sure that a number of the ISPs and critical  
> infrastructure operators have WPS/GETS available to the people who  
> rightly need them.  If you're not sure, give them a ring and chat with  
> them about what resources you should have at your disposal.  If there  
> is a major communication disruption, this may help your operations  
> team communicate.
> 
> 	You can fill out the forms online at gets.ncs.gov

It might be useful, too, to talk to the people who did this in NOLA
during and after Katrina; if they didn't know what to do before, they
probably do now...

Cheers,
-- jra
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