Launch of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

FCC ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
The FCC announced the launch of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. The events of September 11, 2001 and last year's hurricane season underscored America's dependence on an effective national telecommunications infrastructure. The new bureau will build on the Commission's longstanding commitment to meet the needs of public safety by promoting robust, reliable and resilient communications services in times of emergency. The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau is designed to address matters related to public safety, homeland security, and emergency management and preparedness. The bureau is responsible for the combined public safety-related functions that were previously dispersed among the other bureaus and offices. The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau is organized into three divisions: 1) Policy Division, 2) Public Communications Outreach & Operations Division - responsible for coordinating the Commission's emergency response procedures and operations. 3) Communications Systems Analysis Division - administers the Commission's information collection requirements and performs analyses and studies concerning public safety, homeland security, emergency management and preparedness, disaster management and national security.
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