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Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)

The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, created to enhance and extend a national infrastructure and capability to state, local, tribal, and territorial officials for public alert and warning

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DHS Releases Recommendations to Protect National Public Warning System from EMPs

DHS released a report of operational approaches to protect the National Public Warning System from an electromagnetic pulse (EMP).

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News Release: DHS Awards for First Responder Emergency Alerts Technology Development

DHS S&T today announced it awarded more than $1.5 million to develop an Alerts, Warnings, and Notifications (AWN) Guidance Tool.

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Written testimony of FEMA for a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet field hearing titled “Hawaii False Missile Alert: What Happened and What Should We Do Next?”

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Continuity Programs Directorate Office of Continuity Communications Director Antwane Johnson addresses the importance of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), how the system was used during the events of January 13, 2018, and the steps FEMA is  taking to improve the system.

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Written testimony of FEMA for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communication hearing titled “Ensuring Effective and Reliable Alerts and Warnings”

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Office of Continuity Communications Director Antwane Johnson addresses the importance of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), how it is used to save lives across the country, and the future of the IPAWS program.