Fed Study Find Communications Vulnerabilities

In response to a request from the Congress, the federal Government Accountability office (GAO) has issued a report on the continuity of emergency communications during a disaster, saying there is limited collaboration among federal agencies to create robust systems, limited capacity during disasters and little interoperability. There are a number of federal agencies that provide assistance to localities to mitigate vulnerabilities, the GAO said, but don’t have a unified approach with that help. The GAO made four recommendations to the Congress, mostly focused on administrative efforts. Download (pdf) the full 104-page GAO report here.