Versaterm Public Safety acquired FivePoint Solutions, a data integration solutions company for the judicial and public safety space, to strengthen its public-safety ecosystem with comprehensive data exchange capabilities that provide anytime, anywhere access to accurate, up-to-date information, enabling smarter insights, decisions, and actions.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) launched its fifth course of the Hacking for Homeland Security (H4HS) program for the fall 2022 semester.

The Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEMD) awarded a new contract to Zetron for the continued delivery and management of the statewide Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) Shared Services Program.

The Office of EMS and the National 911 Program, housed within the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), asked 9-1-1 and EMS professionals to provide input on the second draft of proposed rulemaking for the Annual Highway Safety Grant Program.

Senator Mike Lee introduced a new bill that would require the FCC to auction spectrum in the 3.1 – 3.45 GHz band. However, unlike a recent House of Representatives bill, the auction proceeds would not support next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) funding.

Comtech Solacom Technologies received a next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) services contract to provide its Guardian call management solution to the London Police Services in Canada.

Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, and Intrado entered into a definitive agreement whereby investment funds advised by Stonepeak will acquire Intrado’s Safety business, a provider of critical public emergency telecommunications services, for $2.4 billion. Digital Workflows, part of the life and safety segment, will be retained by Intrado.

In a letter, National Emergency Number Association (NENA) CEO Brian Fontes called upon the leaders of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to fully fund the transition to next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1).

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is seeking comments on a candidate American National Standard (ANS) for the revision of its “Wireless 9-1-1 Deployment and Management Effective Practices Guide.”

In a letter to members of the U.S. Senate, the National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators (NASNA) expressed concern about a bill that would fund NG 9-1-1 that the Senate is currently considering.