For Immediate Release: August 2, 2004
US DAT ACTIVATES
HOMELAND INSECURITY ADVISORY SYSTEM
http://www.usinsecurity.us
WASHINGTON, DC - As part of a series of initiatives to improve
coordination and communication among all levels of the American
public, Secretary Randall M. Packer signed the Homeland Insecurity
Secretarial Directive 3, activating the Homeland Insecurity Advisory
System (HIAS).
The Homeland Insecurity Advisory System will provide a comprehensive
and effective means to disseminate information regarding the risk of
the United States Government to the American people and around the
world.
The HIAS, created by Jonah Brucker-Cohen (Under Secretary of the
Bureau for Homeland Insecurity), is a public rating system that
allows people from across the globe to determine the US Government's
Threat Level by collectively rating RSS (Rich Site Summary or Really
Simple Syndication) feeds from major US news sources.
Turning the "Homeland Security" threat level on its head, the system
will allow the people to determine the threat condition by rating
each major US news source according to its support level for or
against the US Government's actions. Finally, the citizens of the
world have a voice in determining the threat level of the most
dangerous government on the planet. According to Under Secretary
Brucker-Cohen, "It is important to identify the threats to our nation
resulting from our government-in-action."
The Homeland Insecurity Advisory System will provide a national
framework for citizens to communicate the nature and degree of
government threats. This advisory system characterizes appropriate
levels of vigilance, preparedness and readiness in a series of
graduated Threat Conditions that characterize the risk of government
failure in order to reduce vulnerabilities:
Benign - Green: Low risk of government failure.
Danger - Blue: General risk of government failure.
Frightened - Yellow: Significant risk of government failure
Horrific - Orange: High risk of government failure
Apocalyptic - Red: Severe risk of government failure
US Department of Art & Technology announcements of threat advisories
and alerts help deter government activity and inform the public about
government actions, policies, announcements and decisions, as well as
provide them with the information necessary to respond to the threat.
With the Homeland Insecurity Advisory System, the US Department of
Art & Technology is providing a truly democratic system that allows
citizens to assess the job the US Government is doing in a tumultuous
domestic and international arena.
For information and to rate the US Government, please visit:
http://www.usinsecurity.us
Contact: Press Secretary
Megan Morrow
510-547-2162
[email protected]
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About the US Department of Art & Technology
http://www.usdat.us
The US Department of Art and Technology is the United States
principal conduit for facilitating the artist's need to extend
aesthetic inquiry into the broader culture where ideas become real
action. It also serves the psychological and spiritual well-being of
all Americans by supporting cultural efforts that provide immunity
from the extension of new media technologies into the social sphere.
About the Experimental Party DisInformation Center
http://www.experimentalparty.org
The US Department of Art & Technology presents the Experimental Party
DisInformation Center, opening on Saturday, August 21, from 6 - 8 pm
at LUXE Gallery, 24 West 57th Street, NYC. The show continues through
Saturday, September 4. Regular gallery hours are 11AM - 6PM, Tuesday
- Saturday. The Experimental Party DisInformation is a
state-of-the-art media installation subverting Republican propaganda
through works by Secretary Randall M. Packer and US DAT artists.
This "convention intervention" uses techniques of media and illusion
to counter the political hype of the Bush Administration. Featured
projects include the "Media Deconstruction Kit," transforming live
broadcast convention coverage into an immersive multimedia experience.
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