CRIME FW: [Infragard_unsecured] Daily Report 08/07/02

From: George Heuston (GeorgeH@private)
Date: Wed Aug 07 2002 - 11:21:01 PDT

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    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)
    
    
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