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NIST helps industry move toward nationwide, electronic health records network

The set of 45 approved test procedures evaluate components of electronic health records such as their encryption, how they plot and display growth charts, and how they control access to information.

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PSCR conducts second round of fireground digital radio tests

Speech and noise from such environments will be tested in a manufacturer-independent manner using reference communication systems, which enable the testing of communications technology.

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NFPA affiliate gets $250,000 grant to review smart-grid technologies

FPRF will collaborate with NIST and the NFPA standards body to ensure safety issues associated with the build out of the smart-grid infrastructure is addressed. Specifically, the organization will review and update NFPA 70, the national electric code.

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Just the beginning

A new era has dawned for power utilities, as so-called “smart” technologies are giving them better and more profitable ways to manage and distribute their resources. If spectrum issues can be worked out, the potential for the smart grid is limitless.

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FBI asks for NIST’s help

User interface can take pictures of fingerprints or faces and send the data wirelessly to a central hub for analysis.

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Digital-radio fireground tests delayed

New tests to assess digital-radio performance in fireground-noise environments have been delayed until the spring, according to an official participating in the process.

NIST tests firefighter tracking device

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are studying a wireless, personnel alert safety system, or PASS, device at the request

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700 MHz demonstration network a step in the right direction

Public Safety Communications Research program recently announced plans to create a demonstration 700 MHz broadband network devoted to determining what fourth-generation broadband wireless technology can — and can’t — do for public safety.

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NIST’s Dr. Kate Remley: Robotics as first response

NIST’s Kate Remley discusses how robotics measure up during search-and-rescue incidents, issues with interference and future trends.

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NIST identifies RFID security threats

That National Institute of Standards and Technology released a report that advises organizations that use radio frequency identification to evaluate security and privacy risks associated with the technology.

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NIST helps industry move toward nationwide, electronic health records network

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PSCR conducts second round of fireground digital radio tests

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NFPA affiliate gets $250,000 grant to review smart-grid technologies

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Just the beginning

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FBI asks for NIST’s help

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Digital-radio fireground tests delayed

NIST tests firefighter tracking device

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700 MHz demonstration network a step in the right direction

NIST’s Dr. Kate Remley: Robotics as first response

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NIST identifies RFID security threats

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It’s time to think strategically about portable firefighter radios

How effective data integration simplifies a complex ecosystem

Collaborative PS-IOT could supply missing pieces in public safety’s common operating picture

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