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Sens. Wyden (D-Ore.) and Allen (R-Va.) want the govt. to implemen...

Sens. Wyden (D-Ore.) and Allen (R-Va.) want the govt. to implement the National Emergency Technology Guard, or NET Guard, authorized in the 2002 Homeland Security Act. The technological equivalent of the National Guard would comprise teams of local volunteers…

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with science and technical expertise to aid local communities coping with attacks or failures that involve communications and information networks, the lawmakers said in a letter to DHS Secy. Michael Chertoff. “After both Sept. 11th and Hurricane Katrina, individuals and companies with expertise did offer their services on an improved basis,” wrote Wyden and Allen: “The implementation of NET Guard, however, could greatly increase the effectiveness of these volunteer experts.”