William Donahue

William Donahue
William J. "Bill" Donahueis a retired Lieutenant General for the United States Air Force who transformed networks and communications during his long career. He retired in May 2000 as the Director of Communications and Information at Air Force Headquarters and Commander of the Air Force Communications and Information Center in Washington, D.C. During his 33-year Air Force career, Donahue served in a variety of communications, information, command and control positions at virtually every level in the Air Force. During his...
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There will probably be a finite number of connections to the Internet, and they will be protected,
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Which hat are you wearing when? ... Because not all firefighters want to be EMS providers and not all EMS providers want to be firefighters. But some want to be both.
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I think for the most part it's cleared up, ... Having met the people here that I've been working with, they're a great bunch of people. There are potential issues that I will have to nip in the bud immediately. But I think pretty much, most of it is resolved.
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It created its own firestorm, it got so hot,
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very excited to get in and get rolling.
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We're not going to disconnect from the Internet because we depend on it for too much, You have to balance the need to connect with the need to protect.
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This is the most powerful movie I've ever seen in my life,
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a unique animal. I see daily operations as a democracy, however at a fire situation, it becomes autocratic.
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I'm pretty excited about being the first choice. I had some stiff competition and didn't know if I was going to get the nod.