Commentary Land mobile radio: Why moving to IT makes sense 8th September 2014 By leveraging the combined technical expertise and practices of its IT department and traditional LMR radio personnel, the city of Richardson, Texas, was able to install an open-source P25 system for public safety and realize considerable cost savings, according to Richardson CIO Steve Graves.
News Public-safety communications vendors prepare for Urban Shield exercise 5th September 2014 As first responders from throughout the United States—and some from international jurisdictions—prepare to participate in the Urban Shield exercises in the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend, officials for three vendors anticipate learning more about their solutions’ market readiness through their performance in the annual event.
Article ‘Holistic’ approach needed for cybersecurity threats in age of FirstNet, next-gen 911 4th September 2014 With next-generation public-safety communications systems like FirstNet and next-generation 911 leveraging IP technology and providing access to multiple databases, those systems increasingly are more attractive to hackers. As these cybersecurity threats evolve, public safety needs to take a multi-faceted approach to keep its networks secure, according to panelists at APCO 2014.
Commentary How should DHS spend its R&D dollars? Take this opportunity to let them know 28th August 2014 As part of its Visionary Goals initiative, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established an online collaboration community at http://scitech.ideascale.com, where anyone can submit ideas about a variety of things—from big-picture notions about what should be done to criteria that must be met to technical/political/legal challenges that need to be considered.
DHS: S&T acting deputy undersecretary Bob Griffin seeks input for Visionary Goals initiative 26th August 2014 Bob Griffin, acting deputy undersecretary for science & technology (S&T) directorate of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), discusses the Visionary Goals initiative that is designed to solicit online input from all stakeholders on any matter impacting homeland security to help determine future research-and-development direction.
News Newscan: FCC finalizes rules for Medical Body Area Networks (MBANs) 26th August 2014 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations FCC finalizes rules for Medical Body Area Networks (MBANs) How well are your mobile apps vetted? NAB lawsuit puts ‘cloud’ over incentive auction How the ‘Year of the four hurricanes’ changed Florida’s readiness Will court move clear the way to mass government hacking? These cute, tiny sensors soon […]
News So far, text-to-911 messages not as cryptic as feared, panelists say 22nd August 2014 A commonly stated concern about text-to-911 service is that the messages will be so packed with text abbreviations that they will be rendered unintelligible to call-takers in PSAPs. But early returns indicate the text messages haven’t been as indecipherable as feared.
News Newscan: How mobility, analytics, cloud and social media are changing the game in emergency management 21st August 2014 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations How mobility, analytics, cloud and social media are changing the game in emergency management Lawmakers ask FCC to preempt states on municipal-broadband bans
News FirstNet board member Dowd cites support in seeking reappointment 21st August 2014 FirstNet board member Charles Dowd says he wants to be reappointed to the FirstNet board and is receiving support from at least four organizations as the time nears for appointments to be announced.
News More customers are turning to operational-expense service model for networks, Motorola Solutions says 21st August 2014 As public-safety communications systems become increasingly complex, more agencies are looking for alternatives to traditional funding and network-management models, according to Motorola Solutions representatives
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