Radio Frequency Systems appointed Monika Maurer president and CEO. Maurer will assume global leadership responsibilities immediately.

Cybersecurity, utilities and 5G, grid modernization, spectrum access for wireless deployment, grid resilience, rural broadband deployment by utilities, and the growing convergences between the energy and telecom sectors are among the topics that will be discussed at the Utilities Technology Council (UTC) Telecom and Technology conference June 17-21 in Fort Worth, Texas.

BK Technologies announced financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) released its annual report to Congress for fiscal year 2018. The year saw the beginning of the deployment of the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).

One of the employees leading the turnaround of Pennsylvania’s statewide public-safety radio system earned a governor’s award for excellence. Robert Barnham was among the 49 employees from eight departments honored by Gov. Tom Wolf.

The FCC rechartered its Technological Advisory Council (TAC) for a two-year term commencing May 17. Dale Hatfield, executive fellow with Silicon Flatirons and a member of the MissionCritical Communications editorial advisory board, and a National Emergency Number Association (NENA) employee are just two of the experts serving on the 42-member council.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a temporary general license (TGL) amending the export administration regulations (EAR) to Huawei Technologies and its 68 non-U.S. affiliates, which were added to the Entity List May 16.

For the sixth consecutive year, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) received an unmodified, or “clean,” audit opinion on its financial statements.

To help ensure that critical infrastructure is protected and can be restored quickly when severe weather or other catastrophic events occur in Illinois, ComEd organized a statewide drill. Called “Operation Power Play,” the drill will test how agencies coordinate in the face of a significant weather or man-made event.

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) announced the importance of information and communications technology (ICT) service providers accessing the “Emergency Preparedness and Response Checklist ATIS-0100019.”