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Senate Committee OKs National Alert Bill

John Monroe writes on FCW.com:

A Senate committee has approved a bill to create a national alert system that would take advantage of traditional broadcast media, the Internet, wireless phones, handheld computers and other forums to warn people about impending disasters.

The proposed Warning, Alert and Response Network Act would also authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create and manage a national tsunami warning system based on an existing system along the Pacific coast. The Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has referred the bill to the full Senate.

According to a Senate report on the bill, the national alert system would fill gaps left by the existing national network and the country's regional networks.

posted by Fergie @ 12/13/2005 01:05:00 PM