The Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules prohibiting communications equipment deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security from being authorized for importation or sale in the United States.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly has announced the selection of Dr. Elizabeth Kolmstetter as the agency’s new Chief People Officer.

Tait Communications and Kordia, in partnership, have won a contract to build and maintain a secure digital land mobile radio communications network across New Zealand, a key element of the Government’s recently announced Public Safety Network (PSN).

Broadband network operators can now take advantage of improved performance measurement and analysis tools with the principles of quality attenuation being applied more widely to operators’ networks and at low cost by leveraging its capabilities in pre-existing equipment – for example, in CPE devices.

In terms of cybersecurity, every organization exists in a zero-trust environment. Cyberattackers are clever, motivated, and relentless. That means the threats will continue to evolve at warp speed and a potential attack is just around the corner if the organization fails to be ever vigilant.

According to Brian Fontes, CEO of NENA: The 9-1-1 Association, NENA applauds the FCC's recent rulemaking improving requirements for service providers to provide timely notifications to 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) during network outages.

New Hampshire public safety leader John Stevens?has been awarded the prestigious?Chief Harlin R. McEwen Public Safety Broadband Communications Award?(Harlin McEwen Award) for his leadership and commitment to the advancement of broadband communications for public safety personnel.

The Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG) held its annual meeting on Thursday, October 27, 2022. The meeting was presided over by Cindy Cast, Chair PTIG, and radio systems manager of Miami Dade County Florida; Steve Nichols, executive director, PTIG; and Cheryl Giggetts, treasurer PTIG, and principal of CTA Consultants. 

Salt Lake City, Utah has awarded Federal Engineering, Inc. (FE) a contract to provide radio system consulting services to assist in the evaluation of SLC’s current analog government radio system and the development of specifications for the upgrade to a modern P25 digital system. 

The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) announced the effective and compliance dates for its recently updated rules for the Emergency Alert System (EAS).