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The original idea for NET Guard was proposed by Andrew Rasiej, a New York city based tech and social entrepreneur who organized volunteers with tech experience to provide emergency tech support to schools and small businesses in the wake of the September 11 attacks. He brought the idea<ref>{{cite web|last=Joyce|first=Erin|title=Internet.com News|url=http://www.drapkin.net/news/netguard-Wyden.html|publisher=Internet.com|accessdate=Sep 27, 2001}}</ref> of creating a national "tech corps" to [[U.S. Senator|Senator]] [[Ron Wyden]] who chairs the [[Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee]] (on Science, Technology, and Space) and Senator [[George Allen (U.S. politician)|George Allen]] who proposed the initiative in early 2002 as a way to respond to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1058155.html |title=NET Guard will need volunteers with IT skills | TechRepublic |website=articles.techrepublic.com.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701140947/http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1058155.html |archive-date=1 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> They introduced the idea in the [https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13709 Science and Technology Emergency Mobilization Act], which was later incorporated into the bill that created the [[Department of Homeland Security]]. However, NET Guard was not yet created.<ref>http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2005/9/8/20946/65503</ref> | The original idea for NET Guard was proposed by Andrew Rasiej, a New York city based tech and social entrepreneur who organized volunteers with tech experience to provide emergency tech support to schools and small businesses in the wake of the September 11 attacks. He brought the idea<ref>{{cite web|last=Joyce|first=Erin|title=Internet.com News|url=http://www.drapkin.net/news/netguard-Wyden.html|publisher=Internet.com|accessdate=Sep 27, 2001}}</ref> of creating a national "tech corps" to [[U.S. Senator|Senator]] [[Ron Wyden]] who chairs the [[Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee]] (on Science, Technology, and Space) and Senator [[George Allen (U.S. politician)|George Allen]] who proposed the initiative in early 2002 as a way to respond to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1058155.html |title=NET Guard will need volunteers with IT skills | TechRepublic |website=articles.techrepublic.com.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701140947/http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1058155.html |archive-date=1 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> They introduced the idea in the [https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13709 Science and Technology Emergency Mobilization Act], which was later incorporated into the bill that created the [[Department of Homeland Security]]. However, NET Guard was not yet created.<ref>http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2005/9/8/20946/65503</ref> | ||
On June 18, 2008, the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] (FEMA) announced it was starting a pilot of the program as a potential new [[Citizen Corps]] program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92008366|title = NETGuard: High-Tech Volunteers to the Rescue?|website = NPR.org}}</ref> FEMA designated US$320,000 available for the program in | On June 18, 2008, the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] (FEMA) announced it was starting a pilot of the program as a potential new [[Citizen Corps]] program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92008366|title = NETGuard: High-Tech Volunteers to the Rescue?|website = NPR.org}}</ref> FEMA designated US$320,000 available for the program in fiscal year 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.continuitycentral.com/news04004.htm|title = Continuity Central}}</ref> After the pilot program, no new updates or funding were made to the program. | ||
In 2018, the authority to create the NET Guard was placed with the Director of the [[Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency]] (CISA). | In 2018, the authority to create the NET Guard was placed with the Director of the [[Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency]] (CISA). | ||