Homeland Security Alert System

Michael Painter tvhawaii at shaka.com
Sun Feb 23 05:14:55 UTC 2003


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Donelan" <sean at donelan.com>
To: <nanog at merit.edu>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: Homeland Security Alert System


>
> I'm certain the government folks working to protect us 24x7 are doing
> everything they can, but the fact of the matter is the public alert
> systems in the US suck.  Some just suck less.
>
> http://www.nj.com/news/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-0/104590500555170.xml
>
>    "Butts said he often finds out about things like the change in the
>    national threat level on CNN hours before the Communications Center
>    receives a teletype about it."
>
> Butts is the Gloucester County Emergency Response Coordinator including
> the county 9-1-1 communications center.
>
>
> ISPs and other communication providers should be prepared to share
> information directly and quickly with each other.  If you wait to hear
> from government officials to decide what sanitized information to share,
> it will be hours later.  If ever.

Yesterday I was asked to install a DISH Network system for the Transportation
Security Administration so their folks at the Airport can get "the news".<s>

--Michael




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