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Governors Release State-Federal Plan For Cyber Crisis Response

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, July 15th, 2014

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Governors Release State-Federal Plan For Cyber Crisis Response

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In an effort to prepare for a national cyber emergency, a group of state governors as well as the secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense released a response plan in the event of a crisis. A bipartisan group of 10 White House-appointed governors published the Joint Action Plan Tuesday with principles for coordinating information sharing, operational response and mitigation. The plan was approved during the annual meeting of the National Governors Association last week. “As governors, we are responsible for…

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