-----Original Message----- From: NIPC Watch [mailto:nipcwatch@private] Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 7:20 AM To: IG Unsecured; IG Secured; IG Coordinators Cc: NCMS Daily Subject: [Infragard_unsecured] Daily Report 08/07/02 NIPC Daily Report 7 August 2002 The NIPC Watch and Warning Unit compiles this report to inform recipients of issues impacting the integrity and capability of the nations critical infrastructures. Capital region to link security. The governors of Maryland and Virginia and the mayor of the District of Columbia signed a regional "Commitments to Action" homeland security pact on 6 August. Authorities hope the document will become the model for other major metropolitan areas seeking to tighten their emergency response strategies. The pact includes eight points, most of which are aimed at improving information sharing in the region. The goal is to quickly answer questions such as who should evacuate and who should stay put during a "dirty bomb" radiological attack or who ought to receive medical care in a bio-terror episode. The document also attempts to better coordinate plans to protect phone lines, power plants and highways and seeks public-private partnerships to put those safeguards in place. (Sunspot.net, 6 Aug) Homeland Security Department to oversee visa program. The proposed new Department of Homeland Security could possibly take a strong new role in the issuance of US visas worldwide. The White House has proposed giving the new Department of Homeland Security the authority to define the rules under which visas are issued. Under that plan, the new department would take over the legal authority to issue visas, but the work would continue to be carried out by the State Department. (Washington Post, 6 Aug) FAA gives pilots online view of runway info. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun providing pilots with runway information over the Internet to improve access to landing data. General and business aviation pilots and commercial airline dispatchers can view information about runway distances. Pilots and flight operations centers can use the information, known as runway visual range, to decide whether to land at an airport when visibility is poor, FAA officials said. Previously, this information was available only to selected air carriers as part of FAA's Collaborative Decision-Making initiative. Users will be able to view current and historical data from 48 airports via the new site. The agency's Air Traffic Control System Command Center and the Transportation Department's Volpe National Transportation Systems Center created the Web site. (Government Computer News, 6 Aug) _______________________________________________ Infragard_unsecured mailing list Infragard_unsecured@private http://listserv.leo.gov/mailman/listinfo/infragard_unsecured
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