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Increasingly Complex Homeland Security Issues Require Apolitical Approach by National Leaders
November 15, 2012LEXINGTON, Ky., November 13, 2013 – The National Homeland Security Consortium (NHSC) is calling on leaders at all levels of government and the private sector to come together to address the increasingly complex and interdependent issues facing the nation. “With the 2012 elections behind us, now is the time for apolitical, non-partisan collaboration to advance national safety and security goals,” said John Madden, director, Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Madden is one of the tri-chairs for the NHSC, a voluntary group of 22 national associations formed in 2002 in an effort to collaboratively address homeland security issues.
Read full articleChief Harlin McEwen Appointed Chairman of FirstNet’s Public Safety Advisory Committee
November 8, 2012First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) Board Chairman Sam Ginn announced today the appointment of Harlin McEwen as Chairman of FirstNets Public Safety Advisory Committee.
Read full articleAPCO Applauds FCC for Taking Action against Unwanted Calls to 9-1-1
October 19, 2012The FCC adopted a rule to protect emergency service providers from unwanted robocalls by approving an order that will create a Do-Not-Call Registry for 9-1-1 call centers across the U.S.
Read full articleImplementing Public Safety Broadband Provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
October 15, 2012The FCC has adopted rules implementing the clear mandate of the Public Safety Spectrum Act to grant a license with respect to the public safety broadband spectrum (763-768/793-798 MHz), guard band (768-769/798-799 MHz), and the D Block to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).
Read full articlePublic Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Releases Agenda for Workshop on Upcoming Test Bed to Improve Indoor Location Accuracy for Wireless 9-1-1 Calls
October 15, 2012WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 — The Federal Communications Commission issued the following press release: Consumers are increasingly abandoning landline telephony in…
Read full articleState & Local Broadband Planning
October 4, 2012Whatever the need—broadband or otherwise—OEC is poised to continue to support our stakeholders throughout this process. But most importantly, public safety needs to remain united in our efforts to meet our goal.
Read full articleNarrowbanding Deadline Swiftly Approaching – Are You Ready?
September 18, 2012After Jan. 1, 2013, licensees not operating at 12.5 KHz efficiency (narrowband) will be in violation of the FCC’s rules and could be subject to enforcement action, which may include admonishment, monetary fines or loss of license. And David Furth, the deputy chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB), says everyone needs to remember one thing: the deadline to narrowband won’t change.
Read full articleAPCO President Terry Hall Testifies at Capitol Hill Hearing
September 13, 2012Terry Hall, President of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International testified today before the House Homeland Security Committee’s…
Read full articleFCC Issues Proposed Rule about Post-Reconfiguration of 800 MHz Band Channel Plans Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
September 7, 2012WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 — Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Seeks…
Read full articleFCC on East Coast Derecho: ‘We Need to Find Out What Happened’
August 20, 2012Derecho winds that knocked out 9-1-1 service for millions of people in parts of Virginia and West Virginia just two…
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