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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT  July  10,  2003  David  Fiske  at  (202)  418-  0513 
 FCC  ESTABLISHES  OFFICE  OF  HOMELAND  SECURITY;  JAMES  DAILEY  NAMED  DIRECTOR 
 Washington,  D.  C.—  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)  today  announced  the  creation  of  an  Office  of  Homeland  Security  (Office)  within  the  Enforcement  Bureau.  The  new  Office  will 
 provide  consolidated  support  for  the  homeland  security  and  emergency  preparedness  responsibilities  of  the  Commission  and  the  Defense  Commissioner  (currently,  Chairman  Powell),  the  agency’s  Homeland 
 Security  Policy  Council,  and  the  Chief,  Enforcement  Bureau.  James  A.  Dailey,  a  31-  year  FCC  veteran,  has  been  named  Director  of  the  Office. 


 In  addition,  the  Office  will  be  responsible  for  rulemaking  proceedings  relating  to  the  Emergency  Alert  System  and  will  oversee  operation  of  the  Commission’s  24-  hour  Communications  and  Crisis 
 Management  Center  and  its  Emergency  Operations  Center,  functions  that  are  currently  handled  in  the  Enforcement  Bureau’s  Technical  and  Public  Safety  Division. 


 Prior  to  his  appointment,  Mr.  Dailey  served  as  Deputy  Chief  of  the  Enforcement  Bureau’s  Technical  and  Public  Safety  Division  and  as  Senior  Advisor  to  the  FCC’s  Homeland  Security  Policy 
 Council.  He  has  served  in  various  capacities  within  the  FCC,  including  Deputy  Regional  Director  of  the  South  Central  Region.  Mr.  Dailey,  who  joined  the  FCC  in  1972  as  an  Investigator  in  the  FCC’s  Norfolk, 
 Virginia  Field  Office,  also  served  as  District  Director  of  the  FCC’s  Kansas  City  Field  Office  for  17  years. 
 Mr.  Dailey  received  a  M.  A.  in  Telecommunications  Management  from  Webster  University,  Kansas  City,  Missouri  and  a  B.  S.  in  Electrical  Engineering  from  the  State  University  in  New  York  at 


 Buffalo. 
 Action  by  the  Commission  July  9,  2003,  by  Order  (FCC  03-  167). 
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 For  additional  information  contact  Linda  Blair  at  (202)  418-  7450. 
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