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DHS Transitions Newest Multi-Band Radio Technology to Emergency Response Agencies
September 6, 2012WASHINGTON, DC— Today, the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) marked the successful conclusion of the Multi-Band Radio…
Read full articleDHS To Present Newest Radio Technology To State/Local Emergency Response Agencies At APCO Conference
August 17, 2012WASHINGTON, DC— On August 21, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will mark the end of…
Read full articleDHS to Present Newest Radio Technology to State/Local Emergency Response Agencies at APCO Conference
August 15, 2012On August 21, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will mark the end of the pilot phase of its Multi-Band Radio initiative with the presentation of radios to participating state and local emergency response agencies.
Read full articleRuggedized Computers Selection and Procurement Guide, 2012
July 19, 2012Increasing demands on response agencies to operate while mobile and from remote locations has increased the need for computing devices…
Read full articleRochester, N.H., Officials Push Street Names for 9-1-1 Ease
February 23, 2012ROCHESTER, N.H. — While the end is in sight, the process could take another year or two to correct out-of-place addresses in the city.
Read full articleJoint Senate Commerce and Waxman Letters to Super Committee Call for D Block Allocation to Public Safety
October 18, 2011The Public Safety Alliance (PSA) today applauded Ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee Henry Waxman, and Senators Rockefeller and Hutchison, as the leaders of the Senate Commerce Committee, for their continued support in pushing for comprehensive spectrum legislation to be enacted in Congress this year for jobs, the economy, deficit reduction and public safety.
Read full articleDHS VIRTUAL USA PLAYS KEY ROLE IN SUPPORTING CUSEC STATES, PARTNERS IN 2011 NATIONAL LEVEL EXERCISE
May 24, 2011WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate today announced that Virtual USA played a key role in supporting the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) states and partners participating in this week’s 2011 National Level Exercise. During the exercise, participating CUSEC member states and partners leveraged Virtual USA to discover and share information throughout the region during a mock earthquake event in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
Read full articleDHS Office of Emergency Communications Releases ‘A Practical Guide to Narrowbanding’
April 13, 2011To assist the Nation’s public safety community and government officials in meeting the narrowband mandate, the US Department of Homeland…
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