. A RA A A, AN-an ii if TO RENEW PROM-ISE K-EY SPEELHES . BARACK OBAMA - Rebuilding Amei?ica's Leadership I IIS I pitals and the wider medical community to- work together to - . I deal- with. sudden surges. of patients and to make sure that they have the resources to diagnose and treat them. .Hardm Om: Cyber Inji?astruez?u1?e. . - I I Information networks and eomputers play in - facet-of our lives and critical to _our nation's eeonomp civil infrastructure, seeurit)5 and military power. These net- . works, howevce and the data that travels upon them, are I . I - under- constant and increasing attack from foreign nations, terrorist organizations, and organized crime groups who are . seekingto do damage to our nation, our companies, and 'our. citizens. For thefpast eight years, the Bush.Adxninistration - . - _dragged_its`feet in"the face of this growing and new threat. - -An Obama Administration will provide federal leadership in I - . strengthening our cybef security it will work with induetry and academia to develop and deploy-a new generation of secure hardware and software for our nation's? critical cyber- . infrastructure; protect the informationtechnology infrastruc- ture that keeps our vital systems--such as the gride-- . running; and develop the necessary to protect I nation's trade secrets and our research and developmentThe. first responsibility of any President is to proteet-the - . American people. `Yet, seven` years after- the attacks, our - I country is still unprepared to prevent and respond to a.major terrorist attack or other catastrophe.- We deserwfeibetterl . iwhy as President, Baraek Obama will take'every_step to make. . . - I . . . 116 . security dollars according to_ risk, {is? I not as-a fofrn of general revenue sharing. - ?o Institute ai regular review of our homeland security at- I . least every fouryears to make sure we are prepared. lil Secure our chemical plants setting a clear set offed-l - eral regulations that `all plants must follow, including I - improving barriers, containment, mitigation, and . training, an where possi le, using . such as less toxic chemicalsStrengthen the security and inspection capabilities of . our ports so'we knowwhat is entering our nation. . - Support police,. firefighters, -and emergency medical I - Fessionals byfrolling back the Bush funding cuts_ that - responders and by increasing federal resources and logistic support tb localemergency plan- - ningefliorts. . - . I I -9. Make-sure our first have interoperable com- in munications and the equipnient and training . theyneed. I . . . -- Improve the sharing of information` andrintelligence - - l- among all- levels of government. . . Rebuild a- Strong Twentydirst-_ - . Century Military .. . Ending the war in Iraq will be the-beginning, but not_ the I I end, of addressing our defense challenges. We are now Fac- . . ing a vvhole newcset of twenty-first-century securitychal- lenges, including terrorist networks global reach, failing