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Renewed Calls for Implementation of Emergency IT Telecom Infrastructure

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Following up on his 2002 call for the formation of a National Emergency Technology Guard (NET Guard), on September 29, 2005 Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), together with Sen. George Allen (R-VA) sent this letter to DHS Secretary Chertoff urging his department to “fully implement NET Guard as soon as possible.”
Related resources:

  • Homeland Security Act of 2002
  • Dept. of Homeland Security, OIG Office of Information Technology: Emergency Preparedness and Response Could Better Integrate Information Technology with Incident Response and Recovery, OIG-05-36, September 2005 (67 pages, PDF).
  • Public Safety Communications from 9/11 to Katrina: Critical Public Policy Lessons, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, September 29, 2005

    • Broad Coalition Pushes to Lift Gag Order Against Librarian

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    ACLU press release: “The American Civil Liberties Union, the American Library Association, the Free Congress Foundation and members of Congress gathered today to urge the Justice Department to lift a gag order silencing Americans who have received demands for personal records under the Patriot Act. “John Doe,” an organization that is an ALA member and… Continue Reading

    Report on Bush Administration Officials Returning to Private Sector

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    From the Center for American Progress, The Second Term Revolving Door, September 29, 2005 (11 pages, PDF) “The ‘revolving door’ between business and government has swung rapidly in President Bush’s second term. In just a few months, scores of administration officials have flocked to industry jobs, cashing in with the corporations they once regulated. Also,… Continue Reading