Posts Tagged ‘9/11’

• Building an ideal communication network

  • June 3rd, 2011
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  If you are under the assumption that you can accomplish your communication goals and the ideal communication network with one product, you have been misled. In order to build a network that meets both your current and long term goals,… Read More

• DHS Outlines Its New Emergency Communications Plan

  • April 1st, 2011
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  At the IWCE 2011 tradeshow in Las Vegas, DHS Director of the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) Chris Essid estimated that 3 million people in the U.S. could be considered first responders. But what good is such an elaborate emergency… Read More

• HSPD 3 Explained

  • November 5th, 2010
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  • Tags: 9/11, ARK Systems, Homeland Security, Homeland Security Advisory System, Homeland Security Presidential Directive, HSPD 3, security personnel, security systems, September 11, Threat Conditions

  One development in the post-Sept. 11 world that aids security personnel is the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 3 (HSPD 3). As this page details, HSPD 3 established the Homeland Security Advisory System that created “a common vocabulary, context, and structure for an ongoing national discussion about the nature of the threats that confront the homeland and the appropriate measures that should be taken in response.” It’s important that all security providers understand what HSPD 3 entails, so they can respond appropriately.