UK gov notification of key worker status inc Telecommunication/Data Centre workers https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision <https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision>
Col > > >> On 19 Mar 2020, at 21:36, Sean Donelan <s...@donelan.com >> <mailto:s...@donelan.com>> wrote: >> >> >> The U.S. Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency (part of the U.S. >> Department of Homeland Security) has issued new Guidance on the Essential >> Critical Infrastructure Workforce. >> >> The memorandum is advisory, not presecriptive. DHS is only one of several >> agencies assigned some National Essential Functions so it is not exhaustive >> list. It looks like someone found the three-ring emergency plan binders. >> Sad its needed, but appreciative of the experts which helped write those >> planning documents over the years. >> >> >> https://www.cisa.gov/publication/guidance-essential-critical-infrastructure >> <https://www.cisa.gov/publication/guidance-essential-critical-infrastructure> >> -workforce >> >> [...] >> The attached list identifies workers who conduct a range of operations and >> services that are essential to continued critical infrastructure viability, >> including staffing operations centers, maintaining and repairing critical >> infrastructure, operating call centers, working construction, and performing >> management functions, among others. The industries they support represent, >> but are not necessarily limited to, medical and healthcare, >> telecommunications, information technology systems, defense, food and >> agriculture, transportation and logistics, energy, water and wastewater, law >> enforcement, and public works. >> >> We recognize that State, local, tribal, and territorial governments are >> ultimately in charge of implementing and executing response activities in >> communities under their jurisdiction, while the Federal Government is in a >> supporting role. As State and local communities consider >> >> COVID-19-related restrictions, CISA is offering this list to assist >> prioritizing activities related to continuity of operations and incident >> response, including the appropriate movement of critical infrastructure >> workers within and between jurisdictions. >> >> Accordingly, this list is advisory in nature. It is not, nor should it be >> considered to be, a federal directive or standard in and of itself. >> [...] >