Video ITSL: Andrew White outlines purpose, training for new tech role within incident command 31st January 2020 Andrew White, an Information Technology Service Unit Leader (ITSL) instructor, explains the reasoning behind the creation of the ITSL, a position within the Incident Command System (ICS) that is designed to oversee the deployment of technology solutions utilized during an incident outside of traditional land-mobile-radio (LMR) communications, White also identifies potential ITSL candidates and discusses […]
Video Harris County: Greg Jurrens explains how FirstNet can address LMR backhaul challenges 31st January 2020 Greg Jurrens, senior manager of radio services and public–safety technology for Harris County (Texas) Universal Services, describes how the county has used prioritized FirstNet broadband to provide backhaul links to deployable LMR units in challenging rural environments where commercial networks can get saturated, such as along the route to the funeral of former President George […]
News AT&T to finish 80% of FirstNet buildout in coming months, exec says 31st January 2020 AT&T expects to complete 80% of the contracted buildout of the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) “in the coming months,” an AT&T executive said yesterday. AT&T Chief Operating Officer (COO) John Stankey made the statement during the company’s quarterly earning call with financial analysts while discussing company officials’ belief that AT&T will add more […]
Video Matrix: Matthew Hodgson highlights benefits of secure, open-source collaboration tool 28th January 2020 Matthew Hodgson, technical co-founder of Matrix and CEO/CTO of New Vector, outlines key features of Matrix, an open-source collaboration platform that is designed to be secure enough to support public-safety communications and Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives for smart cities in an affordable manner. Hodgson spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson yesterday during […]
News GAO report says FirstNet on track, calls for greater oversight, transparency 28th January 2020 AT&T is meeting all contracted deployment and adoption goals for the FirstNet public-safety broadband network, but the FirstNet Authority could improve the system’s chances of success by improving oversight and transparency to stakeholders, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released yesterday. “The success of the network depends not only on AT&T’s contract execution […]
News To avoid disruption, ransomware victims continue to pay up 24th January 2020 For all the cautions against doing so, one-third of organizations in a Proofpoint survey said they paid their attackers after getting infected with ransomware. Ransomware attacks on organizations are likely to continue unabated in the near term if the results of a new survey by Proofpoint are any indication. The security vendor recently polled 600 […]
News Newscan: The secretive company that might end privacy as we know it 24th January 2020 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Clearview AI: The secretive company that might end privacy as we know it Deploying body-worn cameras in a county jail Tillamook County suffers cyberattack USGS conducts Delaware River surveys with autonomous underwater vehicle Drone helps hurt hiker rappel 400 feet during rescue AMA’s Tyler Dobbs on Remote ID […]
News Virtual ruts may speed up driverless adoption 22nd January 2020 It could be pointed out that a skilled carpenter can sharpen a pencil with an axe. Luckily, you don’t have to perform the same feat because pencil sharpener is invented a long time ago but this is what is happening now in the modern AV industry. Engineers are a bit too set on training optical […]
Audio RapidDeploy: Steve Raucher outlines features of FirstNet-listed mobile app, Eclipse analytics platform 21st January 2020 RapidDeploy CEO Steve Raucher highlights the capabilities of the company’s Nimbus CAD mobile application that has been listed by FirstNet and its Eclipse analytics platform, both of which leverage cloud functionality to help public-safety agencies make response decisions informed by real-time data.
Partner content How California public agencies can reform pension benefits 20th January 2020 In 2011, after the Great Recession left California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) only 61 percent funded, the Little Hoover Commission gave a dire warning: “California’s pension plans are dangerously underfunded, the result of overly generous benefit promises, wishful thinking and an unwillingness to plan prudently. Unless aggressive reforms are implemented now, the problem will […]
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