CRIME FW: NIPC Daily Report 30 April 2002

From: George Heuston (GeorgeH@private)
Date: Tue Apr 30 2002 - 09:34:05 PDT

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    NIPC Daily Report 30 April 2002
    
    Department of Labor launches new Web site. On 29 April, the Department 
    of Labor officially launched GovBenefits.gov, a Web site designed to 
    simplify access to information about government programs. The site is 
    being billed as the first of the Bush administration's e-government 
    initiatives to get underway. The site cost about $1 million to set up. 
    (Washington Post , 29 Apr)
    
    New FCC rules help 911 response. The Federal Communications Commission 
    (FCC) has adopted new rules designed to enhance the efficient handling 
    and rapid response to calls for emergency assistance made from wireless 
    mobile telephones. Specifically, the Commission addressed issues 
    associated with the inability to call back a 911 caller who is 
    disconnected when that caller is using a non-service-initialized (or 
    non-initialized) wireless telephone. So that dispatchers will recognize 
    wireless callers and be alerted that their call cannot be returned, the 
    FCC will require that wireless phones be programmed so that 123-456-7890 
    shows on dispatcher's screen. (Charlotte Observer , 30 Apr)
    



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