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National Leaders Join Oregon’s RAIN (Regional Alliances for Infrastructure and Network Security) Board

RAINS(Regional Alliances for Infrastructure and Network Security) http://www.oregonrains.org/ , a nonprofit public/private organization dedicated to accelerating technological innovation in homeland security and public safety, announced that The Honorable Bob Kerrey, president of The New School, former Senator and 9/11 Commission member; Dr. Richard Andrews, a principal of NC4 and member of the President’s Homeland Security Advisory Council; and Charles Baker, chairman and CEO of OnScreen, have joined the RAINS Board of Directors.

RAINS is best known for its highly regarded Connect & Protect program, which functions as an online Community Watch Center in Portland, Oregon. Connect & Protect links over 200 public and private participants including representatives of government agencies, schools, critical infrastructure, first responders, emergency managers and other public safety stakeholders in a trusted network, allowing them to share sensitive, mission-critical information. The system fuses alerts sourced from 9-1-1 centers, NOAA, online dispatch, radio traffic, AMBER Alerts, etc., with geospatial and other supporting information, thus delivering high-value, real-time situational awareness to targeted, authenticated and authorized recipients. The system enables subgroups (both planned and self-organizing) to form community networks and exchange sensitive information with trust and confidence.

Full Story: http://www.govtech.net/magazine/channel_story.php/98734

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