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Prepositioned Equipment Program needs revision, says internal FEMA review
A Federal Emergency Management Agency program to preposition equipment for first responders in 11 locations across the United States should be significantly revised, says a bottom up review of the program commissioned by the agency. T he review (.pdf) is dated Feb. 3 and was obtained by FierceHomelandSecurity through a Freedom of Information Act request.
New DHS office tackles broadband network next steps
The Homeland Security Department has stood up a joint program office bringing together Customs and Border Protection, Secret Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Coast Guard officials to
First responder broadband network should use unlicensed spectrum, says paper
A national broadband network for first responders should be prepared to take advantage of unlicensed high frequency spectrum to augment its spectrum allocation, recommends a panel of experts
All fusion centers should be 'all hazards,' says DHS OIG
State fusion centers should adopt an "all hazards" approach, says the Homeland Security Department office of inspector general. In a report dated Dec. 6 that wasn't posted online until Jan. 9, the
Chicago's Cook County wasted millions on Project Shield
Cook County, Ill., which includes Chicago, wasted millions of taxpayer dollars on a mishandled effort to enable first responders to capture and share video and data, according to a December report
Guest Opinion: APCO President Greg Riddle on the D block
What will shake Congress into action? Help first responders help you Several recent incidents have shown once again the urgent need for Congress to establish a dedicated broadband network for
Audio: FCC officials on Irene communication outages
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski and FCC public safety and homeland security bureau chief James Barnett spoke with reporters Aug. 28 on the effects Hurricane Irene had on
Coastal cell outages didn't affect Irene response, says FCC
Emergency response to Hurricane Irene-damaged areas in the southern and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States don't appear to have been hampered by a loss of commercial cellphone service, said
Virginia earthquake raises stakes for D block debate
Social media, it's been recently established, travels faster than seismic waves. Social media denizens who felt the 5.8 earthquake of Aug. 23 in Virginia managed to tap out their reactions on
First responders worry about conflict between duty and family
Studies that seek to predict the rate at which first responders would abandon their posts during an emergency often suffer systematic biases and predict a higher rate than behavioral evidence has
