The National Information Exchange Model’s (NIEM) Management Office announced NIEM 5.0 specification release candidates are available for public comment through Wednesday, March 17.

Axon and Skydio announced a strategic partnership to offer Skydio’s autonomous drones to law enforcement and emergency responders via Axon’s unmanned aircraft program, Axon Air.

Anritsu announced it became a member of the National Spectrum Consortium (NSC) to collaborate on the research, development and implementation of 5G-based technologies. By joining NSC, Anritsu will work with fellow member companies and senior government officials to help shape 5G and electromagnetic spectrum solutions.

Cradlepoint announced new partner leadership hires and increasing investment in its partner programs and platforms as part of its global expansion strategy.

Countries around Europe find themselves in different stages in the process of deploying public-safety LTE capabilities. Officials from five European countries offered an update on their progress in deploying the capabilities during a webinar hosted by TCCA.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the final two research and development (R&D) awards for the newly launched Secure and Resilient Mobile Network Infrastructure (SRMNI) project.

The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation issued a call for proposals to promote and fund U.S.-Israel joint development projects for the development of advanced technologies in homeland security.

A group of industry organizations and companies asked several lawmakers to use the framework used for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) auction for an auction of 3.45 — 3.55 GHz band spectrum.

The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) announced Paul Wormeli and Michael Phillips as the newly appointed co-chairs of the NIEM’s State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT) Tiger Team. The co-chairs will focus on how NIEM can best support the highest priorities of each SLTT segments.

Gina Raimondo was sworn in as the 40th U.S. secretary of commerce. Vice President Kamala Harris swore Raimondo in after a vote of 84-15 in the U.S. Senate.