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Welcome to the National Communications
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President Appoints
Bank of America’s Gordon to NSTAC
Washington D.C. October 24, 2008 - President
George W. Bush yesterday announced his intent to appoint Marc D.
Gordon, Chief Technology Officer for Bank of America, to the President’s
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC).(read
more) |
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Communications:
The Lifeblood of Disaster Recovery
Arlington, VA. October 03, 2008 - A new
antenna – installed last weekend in Arlington -- will improve
high frequency radio operations for one of the National Communications
System’s (NCS) priority communications programs, allowing
the NCS to better monitor and participate in backup emergency radio
communications in the event of national emergencies. (read
more) |
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Communications:
The Lifeblood of Disaster Recovery
Arlington, VA. October 03, 2008 - The
Federal response to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike confirmed the importance
of the National Communication System’s (NCS) National Coordinating
Center (NCC) for Communications as the focal point for national
security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) communications. (read
more) |
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Federal, State
and Local Leaders Advised to check GETS, WPS Subscriptions and Use
Priority Service During Hurricane Ike
Arlington, VA. September 11, 2008 - With
Hurricane Ike on the doorstep of reaching the Texas coastline, officials
with the Department of Homeland Security’s National Communications
System (NCS) are advising all subscribers of the Government Emergency
Telecommunications Service (GETS) and Wireless Priority Service
(WPS) to test their subscriptions and verify their telephone contact
numbers before Hurricane Ike reaches land.
(read more) |
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NCS Responds
to Hurricane Gustav
Arlington, VA. September 1, 2008 - The
National Communications System (NCS) is playing an active role in
the Nation’s response to Hurricane Gustav, a category-2 hurricane
impacting a large area of the U.S. Gulf Coast. (read
more) |
Our Mission
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Assist
the President, the National Security Council, the Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget in (1) the exercise of the
telecommunications functions and responsibilities, and (2) the
coordination of the planning for and provision of national security
and emergency preparedness communications for the Federal government
under all circumstances, including crisis or emergency, attack
& recovery and reconstitution. |
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