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Public Safety & Homeland Security

D-Block Dilemma

The digital transition opened new channels for public safety, but a failed FCC auction has put the future of public safety broadband in jeopardy.

By: Eric Holdeman
March 10, 2010

MaryAnn Tierney, deputy managing director of the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management, has overseen a transformation of the city’s emergency preparedness program.

Fire/Crisis Media Revolution/Photo copyright iStockphoto
By: Corey McKenna
March 09, 2010

Davenport, Iowa, sees system implemented to facilitate firefighter training as having potential to improve coordination during incidents.

Los Angeles Port Security
By: Russell Nichols
March 08, 2010

With new a screening vessel, a helicopter with a radiation-detecting module and a WMD-sniffing dog, port authorities bolster line of defense against terrorists.

DHS logo
By: Elaine Pittman
March 04, 2010

The National Governors Association’s State Homeland Security Advisors Survey highlights priorities and issues.

ambulance
By: Corey McKenna
March 03, 2010

Inaccurate addresses cause potentially fatal delays in emergency response, but a proposed standard could improve the situation.

social media, Twitter
By: Karen Wilkinson
March 02, 2010

The Department of Defense's new policy for using social media comes as states and the Obama administration tackle the same issue.

Harlin McEwen
By: Jim McKay
March 01, 2010

McEwen, chairman of the Public Safety Spectrum Trust Corp., was named one of the Government Technology’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of 2010.

firefighter communication
By: Russell Nichols
February 26, 2010

With federal funding support, the county plans to enhance public safety efforts with centralized communications upgrades.

DC Snow Storm
By: Corey McKenna
February 25, 2010

Regional Integrated Transportation Information System and Capital Wireless Information Network connected first responders after massive snowstorm.


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