L3Harris and the Florida Department of Management (DMS) signed a contract for the deployment of the long-delayed new Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS).

Keeping Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel safe on the job is a crucial part of the Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) mission. Nearly every day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents come across drones that may have been used to facilitate the movement of illicit drugs or people across the southern border. These drones usually carry smuggled narcotics and often contain surveillance cameras; however, they could easily be modified to carry other threats or hazards.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the four winners of the 2021 Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) First Responder Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Endurance Challenge.

The FCC announced that its recently adopted rules to help fight 9-1-1 fee diversion will go into effect October 18.

AT&T announced that it had expanded 5G coverage for the FirstNet network to 10 more cities across the country.

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) released a request for information (RFI) seeking input on off network communications.

Securing the funding required to purchase, upgrade and maintain public-safety equipment can be daunting. The landscape of public grant dollars is vast, but knowing how to navigate it can provide numerous benefits to your public-safety agency.

The U.S. Senate approved a $1 trillion infrastructure package that includes funding for improving broadband and cybersecurity among many other provisions.

The $1 trillion infrastructure improvement act currently being considered by Congress does not include funding for next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1). The act does provide funding and direction for other critical communications initiatives such as improved cybersecurity and broadband.

Wireless carriers and public-safety organizations weighed in on the FCC’s proposal for changing its rules governing notification of disruptions to 9-1-1 service to public-safety answering points (PSAPs).