National Communications System: Ensuring Essential Communications for the Homeland

Abstract

In the last 40 years, since the establishment of the National Communications System (NCS), the telecommunications industry has changed dramatically with the convergence of communications and computing and the introduction of new communications services and products. Wireless communications and the Internet are dramatic developments that have altered the landscape of the telecommunications industry. Despite the changes, the NCS mission remains the same - to provide necessary communications for the Federal Government under all conditions and to coordinate Federal planning for national security and emergency preparedness communications. As the NCS moves into the new Department of Homeland Security, it remains committed to delivering necessary communications for the Federal Government. The NCS has a long history of productive relations both within the Federal Government, and, importantly, within the telecommunications and related industries. The NCS will build on this history of cooperation and will serve as a model for other Government entities as it assumes its new homeland security responsibilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA605598

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Computer Access Control
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Military Science
  • Mobile Phones
  • Multiple Access
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Economics
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.