Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security BAE Systems’ Unmanned Aircraft Programs Group (UAP) in Tucson, AZ has signed on as the state of Indiana’s National Center for Complex Operations’ (NCCO) first customer. The NCCO integrates state, federal, military and academia’s support to both private industry and public sector entities seeking to use…
Coast Guard publishes training center’s first social media page
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: education_training Image Caption: Coast Guard social media team In hopes of preparing future recruits for the rigors of training and to connect with veterans, the Coast Guard’s basic training center in Cape May, NJ, launched a Facebook page on Sept. 12. Training Center Cape May…
Mobile app allows first responders to communicate without LMR coverage
Top Priority Sector: communications Raytheon Company said it has developed a mobile application for PCs, tablets and smart phones that allows first responders to interact and communicate without the use of land mobile radios (LMRs). As a part of Raytheon’s Interoperability Communications Suite, the new mobile application allows authorized personnel…
FirstNet first responder network chairman and board appointed
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: communications Image Caption: FirstNet chairman Sam Ginn The board for the organization that will oversee the national interoperable first responders’ network was named by the Department of Commerce on Aug, 20. The department also named Sam Ginn, a telecommunications industry veteran, former chief executive of…
FirstNet first responder network chairman, board appointed
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: communications Image Caption: FirstNet chairman Sam Ginn The board for the organization that will oversee the national interoperable first responders’ network was named by the Department of Commerce on Aug, 20. The department also named a telecommunications industry veteran, former chief executive of Bell operating…
First day of immigration deferment program draws crowd
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: border_security Image Caption: Chicago’s Navy Pier As the United States U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting applications under its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that protects some illegal alien minors from deportation, initial turnout in one location was in the thousands….
AFGE and TSA reach first labor contract agreement
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: AFGE’s John Gage In the wee hours of the morning of Aug. 2, the union that represents 45,000 TSA security officers reached its first labor agreement with the agency. The agreement now faces a ratification vote by the union’s membership. The American…
AFGE, TSA reach first labor contract agreement
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: AFGE’s John Gage In the wee hours of the morning of Aug. 2, the union that represents 45,000 TSA security officers reached its first labor agreement with the agency. The agreement now goes on for ratification by the union’s membership. The American…
AFGE and TSA nearing first contract
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: AFGE presidentJohn Gage The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) said it is “close” to reaching the first collective bargaining agreement covering the Transportation Security Administration’s 45,000 Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) nationwide. “Following marathon negotiations, AFGE and TSA are close to a…
AFGE, TSA nearing first contract
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Image Caption: AFGE president John Gage The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) said it is “close” to reaching the first collective bargaining agreement covering the Transportation Security Administration’s 45,000 Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) nationwide. “Following marathon negotiations, AFGE and TSA are close to…