The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced that it will join several New York City agencies for an above- and below-ground air sampling study that will ultimately help urban areas prepare for and recover from incidents involving hazardous materials.

The FCC granted a request from the Foresthill Fire Protection District (FFPD) to modify its travelers’ information station to expand the service area.

The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) requested public comment and review on a pair of documents on next-generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) adoption and cybersecurity for public-safety answering point (PSAP).

The FCC granted a request from the city and county of Denver to modify its 800 MHz trunked station.

The FCC granted a request from the Michigan Department of Telecommunications Management and Budget asking for a waiver to share use of the Michigan Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS) with Consumer’s Energy.

Mitre created two new organizations intended to help the company better focus on cybersecurity threats to critical infrastructure and new approaches to public health challenges.

The European Telecommunications and Standards Institute (ETSI) released a test specification for the existing ETSI EN 303 645, a consumer internet of things (IoT) security standard.

The Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA) updated its Public-Safety Communications and Cyber Resiliency Toolkit to include new resources.

The Radio Club of America (RCA) and the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) awarded Young Professional Awards to four individuals during the IWCE Conference and Expo Sept. 30.

Ericsson and AT&T announced a five-year agreement to accelerate the expansion of AT&T 5G. This deal helps support deployment of the service provider’s recently acquired C-band spectrum and the launch of 5G Standalone (SA).