"Government Relations"
APCO International Announces Recipients of 2022 Leadership in Policy Awards
September 13, 2022APCO announces the recipients of its prestigious 2022 Public Safety Communications Leadership in Policy Awards, who will be honored during APCO’s annual Public Safety Communications Leadership Dinner in Arlington, VA, on November 2, 2022.
Read full articleFederal Funding for Next Generation 9-1-1: Legislation Updates From the Public Safety NG9-1-1 Coalition
August 8, 2022Members of the Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition discussed their efforts to secure bipartisan support for legislation to enable a nationwide upgrade to NG9-1-1.
Read full articleLegislative and Regulatory Issues Impacting APCO Members
August 8, 2022APCO’s Senior Counsel provided an overview of some of APCO’s top legislative and regulatory priorities – the 9-1-1 SAVES Act, the PROTECT 9-1-1 Act, 9-1-1 location accuracy, and network outage notifications – and a panel of 9-1-1 professionals described how these issues impact emergency communications centers.
Read full articleAPCO Congratulates FCC Chairwoman on Senate Confirmation
December 7, 2021Today, the United States Senate voted to confirm FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to serve another five-year term at the Federal Communications Commission. Rosenworcel was first appointed as an FCC Commissioner in 2012 and is the first woman to be designated as permanent chair.
Read full articleFirst General Business Meeting of APCO 2016
August 14, 2016The first business meeting of APCO 2016 was held Sunday afternoon at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The event offered regulatory updates, insights on APCO’s Project 43 and a speech from second vice president candidate Holly Wayt. It was ceremoniously kicked off with a unanimous vote of approval to make APCO members Charlene Fisk and Ricky Rowell Life Members of the association.
Read full article9-1-1 Issues Prominent at Capitol Hill Hearing
July 14, 2016On July 12, the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology in the U.S. House of Representatives held an FCC Oversight Hearing…
Read full articleAPCO President Gigi Smith Testifies at Senate Hearing on 9-1-1 Location Accuracy
January 16, 2014Today, APCO President Gigi Smith served as an invited witness at a hearing entitled “Locating 911 Callers in a Wireless…
Read full articleAPCO Congratulates Rear Admiral David Simpson as the New FCC Public Safety Bureau Chief
November 20, 2013Alexandria, VA – Today, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler named Rear Admiral David Simpson as the new Chief of the FCC’s…
Read full articleAPCO Webinar: Now Available for Viewing!
March 1, 2012On February 29, APCO International’s Government Relations team hosted a free webinar on Title VI of H.R. 3630; Middle Class…
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