Re: CISA: Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce

[colin johnston <colinj () gt86car org uk>]

UK gov notification of key worker status inc Telecommunication/Data Centre workers
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision
 
<https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision>

Col


> > On 19 Mar 2020, at 21:36, Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com <mailto:sean () donelan com>> wrote:
> >
> >
> > The U.S. Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency (part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security) has issued new 
> > Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce.
> >
> > The memorandum is advisory, not presecriptive.  DHS is only one of several agencies assigned some National Essential 
> > Functions so it is not exhaustive list.  It looks like someone found the three-ring emergency plan binders. Sad its 
> > needed, but appreciative of the experts which helped write those planning documents over the years.
> >
> >
> > https://www.cisa.gov/publication/guidance-essential-critical-infrastructure 
> > <https://www.cisa.gov/publication/guidance-essential-critical-infrastructure>
> > -workforce
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> > [...]
> > The attached list identifies workers who conduct a range of operations and services that are essential to continued 
> > critical infrastructure viability, including staffing operations centers, maintaining and repairing critical 
> > infrastructure, operating call centers, working construction, and performing management functions, among others. The 
> > industries they support represent, but are not necessarily limited to, medical and healthcare, telecommunications, 
> > information technology systems, defense, food and agriculture, transportation and logistics, energy, water and 
> > wastewater, law enforcement, and public works.
> >
> > We recognize that State, local, tribal, and territorial governments are ultimately in charge of implementing and 
> > executing response activities in communities under their jurisdiction, while the Federal Government is in a 
> > supporting role. As State and local communities consider
> >
> > COVID-19-related restrictions, CISA is offering this list to assist prioritizing activities related to continuity of 
> > operations and incident response, including the appropriate movement of critical infrastructure workers within and 
> > between jurisdictions.
> >
> > Accordingly, this list is advisory in nature. It is not, nor should it be considered to be, a federal directive or 
> > standard in and of itself.
> > [...]