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Grant Awards Issued for School Readiness and Emergency Management
The US Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools has awarded $28.8M in grants to 98 schools in 28 states as part of their Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools program. These grants are intended to assist schools … Continue reading
The Next Generation Public Safety Device Act of 2010
Congresswoman Jane Harmon (D-CA) and Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) introduced HR-5907 on July 28, 2010. This bill, known as the Next Generation Public Safety Device Act of 2010, directs the National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA), along with a working … Continue reading
Posted in APCO, FCC, Funding, Government, Grant, Interoperability, Legislation, Product, Public Safety, Radio, Spending, Wingineering
Tagged 700 MHz, apco, at&t, competition, DHS, FCC, funding, grant, NENA, NIST, NTIA, RCA, sprint
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FCC Seeking Public Comment on Competition in Land Mobile Radio Market
On the heels of my blog post of yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission, under PS Docket 10-168, has today issued a document entitled, “Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Seeks Comment on Increasing Public Safety Interoperability by Promoting Competition for … Continue reading
Posted in FCC, Interoperability, Product, Public Safety, Radio, Wingineering
Tagged competition, interoperability, land mobile radio, P25, Project 25, public safety
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P25′s Promise: How We Can Reach It
P25 has been espoused as the be-all, end-all to interoperability. I’m still not sure about that. First, we need to address the human factors involved, like “plain English” or “clear text.” You can read my other posts about that issue. … Continue reading
Posted in ICS, Interoperability, P25, Project 25, Public Safety, Radio, Wingineering
Tagged competition, competitive, infrastructure, interoperability, mobile, open, P25, portable, procurement, Project 25, promise, radio, standard, subscriber
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Ready or Not, Expectations of Public Safety’s Attention to Social Media is Climbing
A recent survey by the Red Cross showed that a stunning 74% of more than 1,000 people surveyed have an expectation that public safety help will arrive within an hour of an internet-based request for service. And fully 69% believe … Continue reading
Posted in Public Safety, Public Sector, Social Media, Wingineering
Tagged 9-1-1, 911, notification, public safety, social media
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