Sen. Ron Wyden is proposing a technological equivalent of the National Guard to respond to terrorism and other disasters with a volunteer organization of IT professionals. Wyden suggested Oct. 9 that the nation's private IT companies could organize a national volunteer . . .
Sen. Ron Wyden is proposing a technological equivalent of the National Guard to respond to terrorism and other disasters with a volunteer organization of IT professionals. Wyden suggested Oct. 9 that the nation's private IT companies could organize a national volunteer response team to restore and safeguard the nation's communications system and infrastructures in the event of an attack such as the Sept. 11 tragedy.

The terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon that day temporarily crippled much of the communications infrastructure in the immediate areas of "ground zero." Many IT companies offered their services for free for days, even weeks.

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