Legislation that would help enable state and local first responders to achieve interoperable emergency communications was introduced Friday by Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), whose earlier bill to ...

Democrats who will assume leadership roles on homeland security when the new Congress convenes in January are questioning Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff’s recently stated goal for having ...

Chautauqua County will be receiving $1.9 as part of $38 million in state funding has been awarded to 17 counties and New York City to improve emergency communications for first responders, making New ...

Local counties will get state funding to improve their emergency communications. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced that $55 million would be awarded to 57 counties and New York City to bolster ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and U.S. Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff announced $968 million Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) Grants to ...

Planning methodology developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Safecom program assists states in developing first responder communications interoperability plans that start with ...

Mutualink, a leader in secure communications for public safety and critical infrastructure agencies, today announced a strategic partnership with Rescue 42, a California-based manufacturer renowned ...

While not an exhaustive list, leading carriers providing push-to-talk (PTT) over broadband services, including FirstNet®, Built with AT&T, and Southern Linc’s CriticalLinc™ services, and First ...

Seventy-seven percent of cities nationwide report their police and fire departments have interoperable communication capabilities, while 74 percent report they can communicate seamlessly with ...

A successful plan for wireless interoperable communications for a specific metropolitan region or state takes years to develop, and typically requires a special committee to help agencies work through ...