Emergency Support Function (ESF) #2 - Communications
Emergency Support Function (ESF) #2 - Communications : Purpose: "supports the restoration of public communications infrastructure, facilitates the recovery of systems and applications from cyber attacks, and coordinates Federal communications support to response efforts during incidents requiring a coordinated Federal response (hereafter referred to as "Incidents"). This ESF implements the provisions of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) National Plan for Telecommunications Support in Non-Wartime Emergencies (NPTS). ESF #2 also provides communications support to State, tribal and local first responders when their systems have been impacted, and provides communications and information technology support to the Joint Field Office (JFO) and JFO field teams. With the rapid convergence of communications, Internet, and information technology (IT), the National Communications System (NCS) and the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) work closely to coordinate the ESF #2 response. This convergence requires increased synchronization of effort and capabilities between the communications and information technology sectors". (DHS, NRF Emergency Support Function #1 - Communications Annex (Comment Draft). September 10, 2007, p. 1)
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