Ridge promises interconnectivity by summer's end.An information network linking senior decision-makers will be available by the end of summer, Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Secretary Tom Ridge Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 27 1945 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives (1983–1995), Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001), Assistant to the President for Homeland Security told the National Committee on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Speaking in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Ridge said that two communications hubs--the National Infrastructure Coordination Center for the private sector and the Homeland Security Information Network for government entities--will be expanded to include governors, homeland security advisors and emergency operations centers in major urban centers, tribal governments and each state. "By the end of the summer, we will achieve real-time nationwide connectivity," Ridge said. "These are tools of prevention, tools designed to stop an attack before it ever takes place. Achieving this same kind of coordination throughout the first responder first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs have basic emergency community is one of the greatest challenges facing our country." |
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