Verizon Business is supplying a mobile communication vehicle for the Spring Ahead 2009 emergency response demonstrations on May 19 in Charleston, W.Va., and May 21 at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.
Verizon Business, working with other industry partners, will issue FIPS 201-compliant smart credentials to enable emergency response officials to electronically confirm, quickly and easily, the identities of essential government personnel.
Numerous federal, state and local agencies and private-sector organizations are participating in the demonstrations, which help prepare government agencies and private organizations to maintain continuity of government operations in the event of an actual disaster.
The Spring Ahead 2009 demonstration includes a series of eight disaster scenarios staged across the nation that involve planning for the relocation of essential government personnel from city centers to secure locations, via air, water and land transport. Included in the planning are: mobile communications, issuing just-in-time credentials, routine and emergency access to seaports, and evacuation of citizens.
From its mobile communications vehicle, Verizon Business will provide identity credentialing service, as well as voice, satellite and Internet connections. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/secureidnews-4.gif)
