Gwinnett County, Georgia, awarded Federal Engineering a contract to assist with the analysis, design and implementation of an advanced real-time crime center.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) a total of $39.4 million in federal homeland security grant funding for the prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery of emerging security threats throughout the state.

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Two public-safety answering points (PSAPs) in North Carolina Sept. 16 have their 9-1-1 calls rerouted to another PSAP with location information following Hurricane Florence. Onslow County Communications and Pamlico County Communications were the two PSAPs according to the FCC’s Sept. 16 report based on data from its Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS).

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Polaris Wireless executives met with FCC officials to discuss a CTIA report and cover letter that the company said “obscure Polaris Wireless’ success in achieving highly accurate Z-axis fixes.”

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The National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) submitted comments specific to the Spectrum Pipeline Act, which requires the FCC to provide an opportunity for public comment before submitting a report to Congress that analyzes the results of the 2015 3.5 GHz rule changes and proposals to identify additional spectrum between 6 and 57 GHz.

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AT&T announced it will offer the latest iPhones — iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max — introduced this week by Apple to First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) subscribers. The phones support 700 MHz band 14.

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Firefighters, law enforcement officers, EMS professionals and other emergency personnel were recognized by the U.S. Postal Service at a first-day-of issue ceremony for the Honoring First Responders Forever stamp.

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BearCom Group continued its North American buying spree, snapping up three more dealer businesses, one in Canada and two in the United States.

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Hytera Communications filed a motion to dismiss a copyright infringement claim that Motorola Solutions recently added to its theft of trade secrets lawsuit in Illinois district court.

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The FCC announced a temporary freeze, effective Sept. 13, on the acceptance of certain applications related to Part 90 services operating in the 896 – 901/935 – 940 MHz spectrum band until further notice.

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