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President Bush
Appoints Two Members to NSTAC
Washington D.C. December 29, 2008 - President
George W. Bush last week announced his intent to appoint two new
members to the President’s National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee (NSTAC)..(read
more) |
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GETS, WPS Subscriber
Advisory for Inaugural Weekend
Arlington, VA. December 22, 2008 - With
the Presidential Inauguration less than a month away and an estimated
2 to 4 million people expected to attend Inaugural events in the
nation’s capital from January 17-20, 2009, the National Communications
System (NCS) is advising all subscribers of the Government Emergency
Telecommunications Service (GETS) and Wireless Priority Service
(WPS) to test their subscriptions and verify their telephone numbers
before the Inaugural weekend.(read
more) |
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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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NCS Installs
New SHARES Antenna to Enhance High Frequency Emergency Radio
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
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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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