Government
APCO Advocates for Appropriate Recognition of Public Safety Telecommunicators
September 20, 2016Today, APCO International, the world’s largest association of public safety communications professionals, filed formal comments with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) advocating that Public Safety Telecommunicators – the professionals who answer 9-1-1 calls, dispatch emergency responders and perform many related tasks – be recognized for the critical work they do to protect and save the lives of the general public and first responders.
Read full articleMajor Boost in the Fight to Reclassify Public Safety Telecommunicators
September 9, 2016Today, U.S. Representative Norma Torres, a former 9-1-1 dispatcher who worked for 17 years for the Los Angeles Police Department, sent a letter telling the federal agency overseeing the reclassification process that “9-1-1 Dispatchers Are More Than Office & Support Staff.”
Read full articleFirstNet Town Hall
August 16, 2016During the FirstNet Town Hall, CEO Michael Poth, President TJ Kennedy, and Consultation Director Dave Buchanan shared an update on…
Read full articleAPCO Extremely Disappointed, Remains Committed to Seeing Public Safety Telecommunicators Properly Classified as a ‘Protective’ Occupation
July 22, 2016Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced the Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee’s (SOCPC) recommendations for revising the…
Read full articleFCC Commissioner Says Time to Get Moving on 9-1-1 Grants, NG9-1-1 Program
May 20, 2016FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said it’s time to put the 9-1-1 grant funding included in the Middle Class Tax Relief…
Read full articleFirstNet Board: ‘We Need Federal Participation’
May 9, 2016Board member Teri Takai says engagement from federal agencies is critical to meeting FirstNet’s goals.
Read full articleAPCO Welcomes Publication of FirstNet’s RFP
January 13, 2016Today, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) released its much-anticipated Request for Proposals (RFP) for the nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN).
Read full articleDHS S&T Releases Innovation Call Aimed at Startups
December 17, 2015The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has announced its first Innovation Other Transaction Solicitation aimed at non-traditional performers, such as technology start-ups, to offer solutions to some of the toughest threats facing DHS and the homeland security mission.
Read full articleDHS S&T Establishes Advisory Panel to Help Ensure Radio Interoperability Among First Responders
December 10, 2015The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced the membership of its Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program (P25 CAP) Advisory Panel, to help establish standards for interoperability among digital two-way land mobile radio communications products.
Read full articleAPCO Congratulates FirstNet on Approving Release of Its RFP
December 9, 2015The Board of Directors for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) voted to approve the release of a request for proposals (RFP) for the construction, maintenance, and improvement of the nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN).
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