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EXECUTIVE ORDER POSES NO THREAT TO THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE ON JULY 6, THE
WHITE HOUSE RELEASED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT ADDRESSES NATIONAL SECURITY
AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS NS/EP COMMUNICATIONS FUNCTIONS OF THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.  CONTRARY TO SOME CONCERNS RAISED IN A FEW AMATEUR RADIO
CIRCLES, THE ORDER DOES NOT APPEAR TO CONTAIN ANY THREAT TO THE AMATEUR
SERVICE OR ITS ABILITY TO CONTINUE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS DURING TIMES OF
EMERGENCY OR DISASTER.  IT ALSO POSES NO THREAT TO AMATEUR SPECTRUM.  THE
PURPOSE OF THE NEW ENTITY, WHICH WOULD BE CREATED BY THIS ORDER WITHIN THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH, APPEARS TO BE TO PLAN FOR FUTURE NS/EP COMMUNICATIONS AND
TO ENSURE SURVIVABILITY, HARDNESS AND INTEROPERABILITY, AS WELL AS TO
DEVELOP A LONG TERM STRATEGIC PLAN FOR NS/EP COMMUNICATIONS, SAID ARRL
REGULATORY INFORMATION MANAGER DAN HENDERSON, N1ND.  BASED ON THE AMATEUR
SERVICES ONGOING, POSITIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OFFICIALS AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, IT IS
HARD TO ENVISION THAT ANY NEW MANAGEMENT PLAN WOULD NOT INCLUDE AMATEUR
RADIO.  NOTHING IN THIS ORDER DIRECTLY AFFECTS AMATEUR RADIOS DAILY
OPERATIONS.  THE FULL TEXT OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.
WHITEHOUSE. GOV/ THE PRESSOFFICE/ 2012/ 07/ 06/ EXECUTIVE ORDER ASSIGNMENT
NATIONAL SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.  A GOOD SUMMARY OF THE
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