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	<title>The Homeland Security Blog &#187; first responders</title>
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	<description>Discussing Policies Critical To The Nation</description>
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		<title>It’s Time to Clarify the Mission of DHS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Greenberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Action Directives issued by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano her first day on the job talk about “the extensive number of vulnerabilities to manmade and natural disasters” and identifies the focus of the department’s efforts as “…the development of policies and programs to protect our nation and help it recover from natural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memo To President Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Greenberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of discussion (okay, there has been some discussion) about what kind of changes your Administration and/or Congress should make regarding the Department of Homeland Security. In general the discussion has centered on a few issues: What should happen to FEMA – should it be separated out from DHS to become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How The Federal Government Can Help Communications Interoperability</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Simay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seamless radio communications is a necessary and achievable goal for our first responders. Natural disasters and acts of terrorism do not respect physical boundaries. And so, jurisdictional boundaries get crossed as well.  When they respond to an event, first responders from different agencies need to work together, and fast. To do this, they need a [...]]]></description>
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