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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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