Private officials. This runs about two hours. Good morning. Welcome to the fifth National Security cyber forum. If anybody is trying to access the wifi network the password is npc3 c 3nt 5. That is just Like National press club npc3d. And if you didnt get that mary outside can give you the password. Today we are here to listen to industry and government leaders discuss issues that are defining our understanding of the risks that Cyber Attacks pose to our National Security our Economic Security Public Health and safety and the very social and political fabric that governs our lives. As noted in a World Economic forum report many realize that the for the worlds economy to fully derive the value inherent in technology a robust group of Cyber Resilience is essential to litigate the risks of Cyber Attacks. Senior leaders in the public and private sectors across the Different Industries are aware of the need of Cyber Resilience and urging collaboration toward a broad system that spans techno
For a long time on land mobile systems, and they serve a great purpose, but theyre very focused on Voice Technology and most of us are leveraging what broadband can do. In the back of an ambulance or police and fire, the unique things that could be done to enhance safety and security if you were able to leverage broadband for Public Safety day in and day out. Host so is, mr. Kennedy, whats the current status of firstnet . Is it online . Is it available for First Responders at this point . Guest firstnet wan created in 2012 with the act in february of 2012 but we recently have really moved from standing up an organization to actually creating the initial consultation effort and the initial requirements for a draft rfp, and we released it host request for proposal. Guest request for proposal. So we are in the process of completing what is the our acquisition process with all the safety across the country, andzv those two are requirements of what we have to do to stand up the network. The
Society this morning over on the house side. They allowed a senator to go across on the house side. The presiding officer knows, she served there. Once in a while we get to go over there. They were kind enough to invite us over there this morning. They did remarkable work on this legislation and are continuing their advocacy today even as we speak, and we are grateful for their for their work. Autism speaks is another Great Organization thats done enormous work to bring us to where we are today. And the arc as well. A lot of americans know about the arc, the National Downs Syndrome Society as well as autism speaks. So were grateful for their support but we still have a ways to go. One of the best ways to ensure that this legislation will get over the goal line we dont want to use too many football analogies here, but if were if were getting close, even if were in the socalled red zone, were not in the end zone yet. We have a ways to go. But one of the best ways to make sure that that h
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