Officials say it's a valuable addition to the state's homeland security and public safety initiatives.
Jamie Barnett, who retired as chief of the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau earlier this year, questioned whether market forces are sufficient to push carriers to make their networks more reliable, given that ensuring better service in emergencies could end up costing consumers more.
In a letter posted on the White House website, John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, said that protecting the internet was "critical to our national security, public safety and our personal privacy and civil liberties".
Crowley, a former principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs and senior fellow and director of homeland security at American Progress, thinks he knows what's going on.
Last week, members of the Association of Flight Attendants handed out leaflets at large airports around the country, asking for the public's help in trying to convince Homeland Security and the TSA to change their minds.
The merger is being investigated by the DOJ, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security for any potential impact on national security, public safety or law enforcement concerns.
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Homeland security and defense contractor SAIC joined the Global 2000 after completing its initial public offering in October (see "Beltway Bet: SAIC").
Recent reports about the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI monitoring sites like Facebook and Twitter raised many a public outcry about the social media version of Big Brother.
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The merger is being investigated by the DOJ, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security, for any potential impact on national security, public safety or law enforcement.
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Some lawmakers tried to block Blackstone Group 's much anticipated initial public offering last week, citing investor protection and, in one case, homeland security.
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The World Health Organization calls the situation a "public health emergency of international concern, " and the United States has declared a "public health emergency, " likened by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to preparations for a potential hurricane.
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Last week, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff sent a letter to Stockwell Day, Canada's minister of public safety, in which they said they have other information about Arar that led them to their decision to keep him on the list.
Kingsville Police Chief Ricardo Torres referred all questions to the state Department of Public Safety, which is investigating the incident, along with ICE's Homeland Security Investigations and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
Last year, my company developed a mobile app prototype for the Department of Homeland Security under the SBIR program that enables citizens to access DHS-disseminated public information faster and with greater accuracy.
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