The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) in the U.K. selected Leidos to upgrade its command-and-control system responsible for officer deployment. Under the 10-year program, Leidos will deliver a flexible system that captures emergency contacts from the public and coordinates deployment of officers to incidents, pre-planned events, and other operations.

Two federal reports on 9-1-1 were released this week. The FCC published its 11th annual report to Congress on the collection and distribution of 9-1-1 fees by states, with five states diverting fees for other purposes during 2018

California’s Santa Clara County selected Datamark to lead its regional efforts in address management and provide accurate and complete geographic information system (GIS) data for next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1). Santa Clara County is the third county in California to award Datamark a government contract for a GIS-based address management system.

The Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, announced more than $10 million in grant funding this year to charitable organizations around the world. The grants will benefit more than 2 million students, first responders, teachers, veterans and community members in 32 countries, with a focus on nonprofit organizations that provide education in technology, engineering and public safety.

AT&T added a First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) cell site in Yamhill County, Oregon. The site is part of the FirstNet network expansion taking place in Oregon and will expand coverage in Yamhill and Washington counties.

The FCC announced availability of a suite of enhancements to wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) that will enable Americans to receive more geographically precise, effective and informative alerts on their mobile phones during emergencies.

The Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum) announced the first technical report from its new 6 GHz Band Multi-Stakeholder Committee: WINNF-TR-1002-V1.0.0 “Propagation Models and Interference Protection Criteria for Sharing between the Fixed Service and Unlicensed Devices in the 6 GHz Band.”

House and Senate negotiators agreed on a $20 million increase in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — the first increase in 10 years — and the House formally approved the increase as part of a package of bills to fund the federal government in fiscal year 2020. The Senate is expected to consider the funding package later this week.

AT&T is adding a site for the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) network in Chapman township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. The site, located along Route 120 between Hyner and North Bend, is bringing increased coverage, capacity and capability to first responders across the state, a statement said.

Finland’s Committee of Ministers for Economic Affairs supported the reform of the Virve public-safety communications network. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy 17 December endorsed the replacement of the current Virve service with a new official communications service called Virve 2.0 to meet the needs of the authorities by 2026.