IP: PLANS FOR TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL GUARD [STILL AT IT DJF]

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
>
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> PLANS FOR TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL GUARD
> Issue: Security
>
> In the aftermath of Sept. 11, there is growing concern about protecting the
> nation's information infrastructure. "There is a big hole to be filled in an
> expanding national service system," said Will Marshall, president of the
> Progressive Policy Institute, a Democratic research center in Washington.
> "The more we become dependent on the information backbone, the more we need
> to be prepared." Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, is championing a
> proposal for a National Emergency Technology Guard, or NetGuard, and plans
> to hold hearings on the issue in December. "Technology and science is the
> one area that has not yet been mobilized to achieve its maximum potential,"
> said Senator Wyden, who is chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on
> Science and Technology. NetGuard is just an idea at this point, and many
> issues must be resolved, including how such a corps would be organized. But
> perhaps the biggest obstacle is persuading members of the technology
> community to work together.
>
> [SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Amy Cortese]
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/technology/ebusiness/26NECO.html>


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