The Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC) announced the initial members of its No Noise task force.

Mission-critical communications are called that for a good reason, which is that they cannot fail regardless of the circumstances. But, fail they do, for all sorts of reasons. A good continuity of operations plan is key to ensuring the failure doesn’t impact the ability to complete your mission.

Tyler Technologies announced that the Brownsville and Laredo police departments in Texas selected Tyler’s New World public-safety and Socrata data platform solutions. The solutions will enable data-driven policing and help the agencies improve information sharing with neighboring police departments in the region.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) jointly announced that the Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS) Institute will spearhead a $268,000 project to develop interoperability standards for CAD systems used by the nation’s public-safety agencies.

The FCC entered into an agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to support NSF’s Spectrum Innovation Initiative.

A coalition of public-safety and critical infrastructure organizations sent a letter to the FCC asking the commission to pause any certifications for commercial devices to be used on 6 GHz spectrum.

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International released its legislative and policy priorities for 2021.

Members of the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) expressed hope that the FCC might reconsider its recent decision to allow states to lease 4.9 GHz spectrum to commercial and other entities and reiterated the importance of public safety continuing to fight for the spectrum.

Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the FCC will consider a rulemaking seeking comment on how to prevent 9-1-1 fee diversion.

FirstNet, built with AT&T, launched four new solutions, including high power user equipment (HPUE) and Z-axis support, to help public safety in its mission.