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FCC On Hawaii's Bogus Alert: Don't Say 'This Is Not A Drill' During Drills

A final report by the Federal Communications Commission on Hawaii's false missile alert provided analysis into what went wrong and recommendations on how to prevent another mishap.

The Federal Communications Commission recommended on Tuesday that emergency workers drop the phrase "This is not a drill" when conducting emergency alert exercises.

A final report on a false missile alert, which left Hawaiians for 38 minutes, offered analysis on within the

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