Baltimore County is upgrading their outdated public safety radio transmission network. And last week, Governor Martin O’Malley and County Executive Jim Smith hailed the construction of a new radio tower as the first step towards the $57 million project completion.
The state of Mississippi recently tested a new $162 million wireless emergency communications network in what will be the first of a three-phase statewide wireless network, dubbed the Mississippi Wireless Integrated Network (MSWIN).
Maine’s first responders will have mobile communications coverage throughout 95 percent of the state following an initiative spearheaded by Harris Corporation. The State of Maine Office of Information Technology (OIT) has selected the company’s Public Safety and Professional Communications business to deploy MSCommNet, a hybrid Project 25 (P25) VHF statewide digital radio system, based on [...]
Connecticut will soon be the first state in the nation to warn residents about dangerous weather, missing persons, natural disasters or other crises using “Reverse 9-1-1″ technology.
This week Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder announced $1 billion in Recovery Act spending through the Department of Justice COPS program. The COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) is expected to create or preserve nearly 5,000 law enforcement positions at state, local and tribal agencies across the country.
In an interview with CivSource, Microsoft officials explained the design and functionality of Fusion Core Solution, including how the company is looking to encourage current users to expand and share the solution with other fusion centers.
Public safety and homeland security professionals have a new tool to fight today's evolving physical and virtual security threats. Microsoft and ESRI launched Fusion Core Solution, a solution architecture to strengthen the ability of government agencies to prepare, assess, and respond to threats of national security as well as natural disasters.
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management hosted an event where Science Applications International Corp. demonstrated the capability of an information sharing project designed for emergency response organizations.
The state of Colorado is looking for information on an Integrated Court System Software Solution, according to the state Department of Personnel and Administration, Office of Administrative Courts and the State Personnel Board.
A host of experts and vendors descended upon Washington, D.C. this week as several House subcommittees sought opinions on how to deal with the emerging threat of breaches to our nation's infrastructure systems. EDS was involved with one of many conversations this week about cyber threats to America's infrastructure.
