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APCO Advocates for Appropriate Recognition of Public Safety Telecommunicators

September 20, 2016

Today, 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.

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Major Boost in the Fight to Reclassify Public Safety Telecommunicators

September 9, 2016

Today, 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.”

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FirstNet Town Hall

August 16, 2016

During the FirstNet Town Hall, CEO Michael Poth, President TJ Kennedy, and Consultation Director Dave Buchanan shared an update on…

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APCO Extremely Disappointed, Remains Committed to Seeing Public Safety Telecommunicators Properly Classified as a ‘Protective’ Occupation

July 22, 2016

Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced the Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee’s (SOCPC) recommendations for revising the…

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FCC Commissioner Says Time to Get Moving on 9-1-1 Grants, NG9-1-1 Program

May 20, 2016

FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said it’s time to put the 9-1-1 grant funding included in the Middle Class Tax Relief…

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FirstNet Board: ‘We Need Federal Participation’

May 9, 2016

Board member Teri Takai says engagement from federal agencies is critical to meeting FirstNet’s goals.

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APCO

APCO Welcomes Publication of FirstNet’s RFP

January 13, 2016

Today, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) released its much-anticipated Request for Proposals (RFP) for the nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN).

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DHS S&T Releases Innovation Call Aimed at Startups

December 17, 2015

The 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.

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DHS S&T Establishes Advisory Panel to Help Ensure Radio Interoperability Among First Responders

December 10, 2015

The 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.

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APCO

APCO Congratulates FirstNet on Approving Release of Its RFP

December 9, 2015

The 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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