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Tom Harkin: “There is an important project in the Iowa National Guard to bring unique networking and secure storage capabilities to…”

On the recordDecember 7, 2001
There is an important project in the Iowa National Guard to bring unique networking and secure storage capabilities to bear on distance learning and simulations, including real-time simulations at multiple sites. The Consolidated Interactive Virtual Information Center has taken on new immediacy since September 11 along with the National Guard as a whole. It has been used to train Guard members in protecting our airports and could play a critical role in homeland defense. I am pleased that the Appropriations Committee has recommended this project for funding within National Guard distance learning accounts, but I wanted to clarify the intent. Is it your expectation that the CIVIC project will receive sufficient funding for a second year of development, and a level at least equal to last year's?
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Discussing funding for the Iowa National Guard's Consolidated Interactive Virtual Information Center project.

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