Airgain appointed Kiva Allgood to the its board of directors.

Comtech Telecommunications received a $7.1 million multi-year contract for the deployment of a cellular-based Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) solution with a tier-one mobile network operator. This is Comtech’s first major award for a WEA solution.

RapidSOS introduced the RapidSOS Partner Network, a community of RapidSOS Ready public-safety software companies that deliver their product offerings through the RapidSOS Portal, a solution for emergency communication centers (ECCs) that provides critical data to 911 and first responders.

During its June 28 meeting, the board of governors of the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation approved $6 million in funding for six new projects between U.S. and Israeli companies. In addition to the grants from BIRD, the projects will access private sector funding, boosting the total value of all projects to $13 million.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended that the FCC and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) update and clarify various documents and processes to better coordinate on spectrum management.

The FCC is entering into partnerships with 11 federal, state and local agencies to assess the delivery of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) in areas across the country during a planned nationwide test on August 11.

Today, in response to the ongoing cybersecurity threat to pipeline systems, DHS’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the issuance of a second security directive that requires owners and operators of TSA-designated critical pipelines that transport hazardous liquids and natural gas to implement a number of protections against cyber intrusions.

The Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC) and the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), a personnel certification authority for various technical fields, collaborated on a new in-building public-safety communications (IB-PSC) certification program, which is now available.

The second quarterly Third Generational Partnership Project (3GPP) Plenary e-meetings of 2021 recently concluded. The group focused on the completion of Release 17 (R17) stage 2 (architecture) work and preparation for prioritization of features for R18. The group declared the stage 2 work frozen, while allowing some work items to continue into the third quarter of 2021. At this time, the R17 stage 3 (protocol) freeze date remains on schedule for March 2022.

Douglas County, Nevada, retained the services of Federal Engineering (FE) for public-safety radio and microwave consulting services.

EADS Secure Networks North America (EADS) confirmed that Cumberland County, Tenn., has selected EADS to deliver a new Project 25 (P25) IP-based, digital, trunked radio system for its public-safety officers. The  Cumberland   County