Televate is celebrating its 20th anniversary by offering free Pinpoint subscriptions through August 15. Counties with populations under 100,000 and tribal nations of any size are eligible, and the first 20 to sign up will receive subscriptions through the limited-time Pinpoint 20 for 20 program.

The Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) elected three new members to its board of directors during the first day of its spring meeting May 26.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded AT&T four task to modernize and transform the department’s telecommunications infrastructure with IP-based networking services. The awards have a combined value of $306 million over 12 years if all options are exercised.

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a security directive that will enable the department to better identify, protect against and respond to threats to critical companies in the pipeline sector.

Rivada Networks hired Douglas Lynn as chief financial officer (CFO), starting June 1.

Leonardo and Microsoft partnered to contribute to Italy’s digital development, in the area of innovation and cybersecurity. The two companies will cooperate to develop new projects for the digital transformation of the Italian Public Administration and for national critical infrastructures, focusing on data protection and advanced, cloud-based technologies and solutions.

The. U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CIFUS) approved Hanwha System Co.’s (HSC) previously announced investment of $30 million in Kymeta.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced the award of 29 competitive research contracts to 25 small businesses across the United States to participate in the first phase of the DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.

Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown said the company expects that the U.K. government will extend its contract for the Airwave network that currently provides critical communications to U.K. first responders.

The National Institute of Science and Technology’s (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division awarded $8 million to the Crisis Technologies Innovation Lab at Indiana University’s (IU) Pervasive Technology Institute to implement a prize competition aimed at developing indoor localization technologies that support first responders in a variety of mission types.