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NIST Interagency Report: Considerations for Identity Management in Public Safety Mobile Networks
April 9, 2015The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in cooperation with the Public Safety Communications Research Program (PSCR), published a report on Considerations for Identity Management in Public Safety Mobile Networks.
Read full articleAPCO Commends NIST on Publication of App Security Workshop Report
February 3, 2015The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published Interagency Report 8018, which documents the initial public safety application security requirements identified in a workshop hosted by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Public Safety Communications Research Program and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).
Read full articleNIST Investigation of Joplin, Mo., Tornado Details Proposed Measures for Saving Lives and Property
April 3, 2014Nationally accepted standards for building design and construction, public shelters and emergency communications can significantly reduce deaths and the steep economic costs of property damage caused by tornadoes.
Read full articleNIST and NTIA Announce Plans to Establish New Center for Advanced Communications
June 14, 2013The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced plans to establish a national Center for Advanced Communications in Boulder, Colo.
Read full articleNew Report Outlines Key Features of Next-Generation Public Safety Communications
February 7, 2012WASHINGTON—Creation of a next-generation public safety communications network requires leadership from a single non-profit organization devoted to this purpose, according…
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National Institute of Standards and Technology Seeks Input Following APCO Workshop on App Security Requirements
August 8, 2014Members of the public are now invited to comment on the draft summary of NISTIR 8018, which describes the workshop and captures input received from workshop attendees.
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