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FCC’s Homeland Security Partnerships

Executive Office of the President

State and Local

Governments

Sister

Agencies

Industry and Trade

Organizations

Federal Advisory

Committees

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FCC’s Homeland Security Partnerships

Executive Office of the President

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Executive Office of the President• Office of Homeland Security

• President’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board

• National Security Council (NSC)

• National Communications System (NCS)– National Coordinating Center (NCC)

• National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC)

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FCC’s Homeland Security Partnerships

Executive Office of the President

Sister

Agencies

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Sister Agencies

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)• Department of Commerce

– National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

– National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)– National Infrastructure Protection Center

(NIPC)

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FCC’s Homeland Security Partnerships

Executive Office of the President

State and Local

Governments

Sister

Agencies

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State and Local Governments• National Association of Regulatory Utility

Commissioners (NARUC)

• State Public Safety Departments

• The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA)

• National Association of Chiefs of Police

• Local and State Government Advisory Committee (LSGAC)

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FCC’s Homeland Security Partnerships

Executive Office of the President

State and Local

Governments

Sister

Agencies

Federal Advisory

Committees

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Federal Advisory Committees

• Network Reliability and Interoperability Council (NRIC)

• Emergency Alert System National Advisory Committee (NAC)

• Public Safety National Coordination Committee (PSNCC)

• FCC Technical Advisory Council (TAC)

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FCC’s Homeland Security Partnerships

Executive Office of the President

State and Local

Governments

Sister

Agencies

Industry and Trade

Organizations

Federal Advisory

Committees

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Industry and Trade Organizations

• Association for Local Telecommunications Services (ALTS)

• United States Telecom Association (USTA)

• Competitive Telecommunications Association (CompTel)

• National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA)

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More Industry and Trade Organizations

• Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA)

• Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO)

• Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA)

• National Association for Broadcasters (NAB)