As the Government Accountability Office warns of communications lapses, Congress is promoting the need for increased centralization and control of the critical networks. I have heard a need for this control in connection with the energy grid and with the Internet. Now according to Senator John Kerry's office, there seems to be a need to control all the country's communications from a central point. Can anyone say PTech?
Source: The Boston Globe
“The 9/11 Commission recommendation was crystal clear: we need a nationwide interoperable public safety network,” Kerry said in a statement. “In times of crisis, cops, firefighters, and other heroes on the ground need every tool to keep them and us safe, and we owe it to the American people to get them every bit of available information to help protect them and their families.”
According to Kerry's office, the report cites the inability to stay connected during and after disasters, limited capacities of communications systems, and problems communicating across different agencies s serious obstacles to first responders across the country.
Source: The Boston Globe
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