The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced the winners of the 2017 Public Safety Communications and Technology Leadership Awards.

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Futurecom Systems Group has taken over the production, support and ongoing development of the Siren and Lights Interface Module (SLIM) sold worldwide exclusively by Motorola Solutions.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) certified Harris’ MASTR V Project 25 (P25) base station compliant under the updated requirements of the P25 Compliance Assessment Program (CAP).

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The Senate confirmed FCC commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Brendan Carr, putting the commission back to a full staff of five commissioners.

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The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International’s new guide card software called APCO IntelliComm will use IBM Watson speech to text and Watson analytics to enhance the scripted criteria guidance used by 9-1-1 emergency telecommunicators nationwide.

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The state of Arizona opted into the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).

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Verizon plans to submit proposals to statewide requests for proposals (RFPs) for alternative radio access networks (RANs) to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) state plans and continue to “be a very viable choice for public safety,” said a Verizon executive.

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Zetron will host its seventh annual “Shoot for the Stars” golf tournament to benefit Behind the Badge Foundation in August. Behind the Badge is an organization that honors, supports and assists Washington state’s injured and fallen law-enforcement officers and their families.

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The state of North Carolina released a request for proposals (RFP) for the design, installation and operation of a statewide broadband wireless system to serve North Carolina public-safety entities. The RFP is intended to provide an alternative to the offer from the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).

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The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced the Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (EDGE), a virtual training platform for active shooter incidents. EDGE allows responders of all disciplines to assume discipline-based avatars and simultaneously role-play complex response scenarios.

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