Newscan: At CDC, a debate behind recommendations on cellphone risk

State of Florida officials hope to begin the procurement process for an upgraded Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) by the middle of 2021, according to sources associated with the state’s Department of Management Services (DMS). Virginia-based consulting firm Federal Engineering has been selected to lead the planning for the upcoming SLERS procurement, which is […]

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  Bill Bratton, who has led police departments in New York, Boston and Los Angeles during a career that spanned five decades, discusses the impact that technological evolution has had on public-safety communications and operations. Currently the executive chairman of Teneo Risk Holdings, Bratton also chairs Verizon’s First Responder Advisory Council (VFRAC), which was established […]

An array of new methods — along with unexpected new pressures — cast today’s IoT automation efforts in an utterly new light. Progress today in IoT automation is based on fresh methods employing big data, machine learning, asset intelligence and edge computing architecture. It is also enabled by emerging approaches to service orchestration and workflow, […]