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1 2 Volume 1 February 2016 responders. The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is developing a new system, known as the Precision Outdoor and Indoor Navigation and Tracking for Emergency Responders (POINTER) to help tackle this challenge. “This technology is critical to ensuring the safety of our first responders. In the event that they lose communication with their command unit, we will be able to pinpoint locations as close as three feet,” said Deputy Under Secretary for Science and Technology Dr. Robert Griffin, a former firefighter. “Besides assisting the first responder community, we could use this technology for a variety of response capabilities, such as a mine collapse to pinpoint the exact location of trapped individuals.” Mr. John M. Gilligan, chair of the Center for Internet Security Board of Directors, said: "Philip Reitinger has for many years been an effective and recognized cyber expert and leader on the national and international stages. He is superbly positioned to be the catalyst and to guide the achievement of the GCA's mission to positively alter the cyber risk landscape." Mr. William Pel ܚ[