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| Nine Years After 9/11, Public Safety Radio Not Ready |
| The inability of most firefighters and police officers to talk to each other on their radios on Sept. 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center — one of the most vexing problems on that day nine years ago — still has not been completely resolved. ... |
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| NIEM Expansion Could Require Contractor Support |
| As the National Information Exchange Model becomes more embedded within agencies as the technical basis for cross-organizational information exchange, its program management office is contemplating hiring a small business to support the model's expansion. ... |
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| Publication Highlights Critical Technology Priorities |
| "High-Priority Criminal Justice Technology Needs 2010" (NCJ 230391, 37 pp.) provides an overview of NIJ’s mission and organization; describes how the agency sets its technology research agenda; outlines the agency’s research, development, testing, and evaluation process; describes its standards and compliance testing program; and discusses strategic partnerships with other agencies. (NIJ) ... |
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| Alliance Partner Focus - National Emergency Number Association |
| As The Voice of 9-1-1™, the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) is on the forefront of all emergency communications issues. The association serves its members and the greater public safety community as the only professional organization solely focused on 9-1-1 policy, technology, operations, and education issues. With more than 7,000 members in 48 chapters across the United States and around the globe, NENA promotes the implementation and awareness of 9-1-1, as well as international three-digit emergency communications systems. ... |
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| What's New on www.niem.gov? |
| Check out the new information on the www.niem.gov web site. ... |
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| Napolitano Addresses Fire Chiefs (SAR) | |||
| Speech outlines steps to connect homeland security and hometown security. ... | |||
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| Boeing Opens New Intelligence Collaboration Center to Counter Global Threats |
| ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 30, 2010 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has opened an intelligence collaboration and data analysis center in Northern Virginia to enable the creation and testing of new concepts to counter increasingly sophisticated, global threats to U.S. security. ... |
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| KC Area Police Step Up their Communications and Turn to Tweeting |
| The old tough-cop image is shifting to a more modern and high-tech brand, that of the friendly tweeter. Slowly, police forces are embracing Twitter and other social media to better connect with their communities. ... |
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| IJIS Institute Summer Industry Briefing a Sunny Success! |
| The sun shone brightly on the Gulf Coast as 188 IJIS Institute members, affiliates, alliance partners, and guests for the 2010 IJIS Institute Summer Industry Briefing at the Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort and Spa in Fort Myers, Florida. This year's Summer Industry Briefing featured a number of interesting speakers, networking events, and opportunities for attendee participation. ... |
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| New System Will Allow 911 Texting |
| Information is knowledge and knowledge can save lives in an emergency. Sandy Springs will be the first city in Georgia to use a new 911 system that will provide first responders vital information instantly. ... |
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| Progress Report: How Far Has Interoperability Come Since 9/11? |
| Almost nine years after the 9/11 attacks, most people look back with admiration at the efforts of emergency responders on the scene. And rightly so — men and women from all backgrounds risked and lost their lives trying to help minimize the death toll. Yet from the ashes arose a nagging question: Why couldn’t public safety agencies communicate more effectively? ... |
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| ONC Finds Many States Use Similar Program Data (NIEM Reference) |
| A number of states use health and social program eligibility and enrollment data that are similar enough that they could be a foundation for sharing information by electronic health insurance exchanges, according to an analysis by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. ... |
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| Global Justice Info Sharing Highlights August 2010 Newsletter |
| Global Highlights, August 2010, Vol. 1 - The August edition of Global Highlights spotlights Bart R. Johnson, a long-standing member of Global, who was recently presented with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Medal of Distinguished Service. In addition, the “top justice and public safety issues for the next year,” as voted on by attendees at the National Criminal Justice Association’s (NCJA) National Forum on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, are shared for widespread review. The document can be accessed using the link above and is also attached to this article as a PDF. |
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| External Alarm Interface Exchange Enjoys Another Success in Richmond |
| On Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, the transmission method for the notification of alarm events from Vector Security, subsequent responses from the City of Richmond (VA) 911 PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point), and bi-directional updates from both entities were moved into a production environment using Nlets message “wrappers” around the payload, Nlets-assigned message keys, and the use of S-ORI (Originating Agency Identifiers) addresses for routing purposes. The traffic between Vector Security and the City of Richmond has been monitored for 48 hours and the alarm interface exchange has worked flawlessly and efficiently with near instantaneous delivery of messages between the two entities. ... |
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| NIEM Train-the-Trainer Save the Date 9/29-30/2010 |
| A NIEM Train-the-Trainer will be held September 29 - 30, 2010, in Ashburn, VA. ... |
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| Progress Report: How Far Has Interoperability Come Since 9/11? |
| Almost nine years after the 9/11 attacks, most people look back with admiration at the efforts of emergency responders on the scene. And rightly so - men and women from all backgrounds risked and lost their lives trying to help minimize the death toll. Yet from the ashes arose a nagging question: Why couldn't public safety agencies communicate more effectively? ... |
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| Tiger Team Clarifies Consent Rules for HIEs |
| The federal privacy and security tiger team said health information exchanges cannot share sensitive patient information beyond a simple point-to-point exchange without first obtaining a patient’s consent. ... |
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| NASCIO Innovations and Best Practices Forum Teleconference |
| NASCIO invites you to join an All States Innovations Forum Conference Call. The objective of this forum is to present the New York City Strategy for Information Sharing and how it has guided the design and implementation of collaborative information exchanges. ... |
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| BJA Launches National Training and Technical Assistance Center |
| BJA announces the re-launch of the National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) web site, available at www.bjatraining.org. Eligible recipients of training and technical assistance (TTA) services include law enforcement, courts, corrections, substance abuse and mental health service providers, justice information sharing professionals, crime prevention specialists, and tribal communities. Services focus on imparting information and skills that target the specific needs and evolving issues facing the criminal justice community. ... |
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| NASCIO Announces Technology Innovation Awards Finalists |
| Massachusetts' health insurance website, Utah's government cloud and Colorado's transparency work were among 33 state government IT projects and initiatives named finalists for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers' (NASCIO) 2010 IT achievement awards. ... |
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| States to Standardize Justice Information Sharing Systems, Improve Access to Time-Sensitive Records |
| Five States Selected for NGA Center Policy Academy will Work to Develop Systems that Share Timely and Accurate Criminal Justice Information ... |
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| States Eye License-Plate Cameras as Source of Cash |
| When Martin O’Malley became Maryland’s governor in 2007, one of his first moves was to double the number of cameras used to spy on cars. The cameras, stationed at toll booths and parking garages and mounted on police cars, scan license plate numbers and instantly match them with a database for tracking stolen cars. ... |
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| Serrao Selected as Chair of IJIS Institute Security and Privacy Committee |
| The IJIS Institute is pleased to announce that Stephen Serrao has been selected to serve as chairman of the IJIS Institute’s Security and Privacy Committee. ... |
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| Maryland to Create Statewide Database for License Plate Readers |
| Maryland will become the first state in the country to create a statewide network for data collected from license plate readers, Gov. Martin O'Malley announced Wednesday, Aug. 4. ... |
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| California Deploys Strategic Plan to Upgrade 911 System |
| Decades ago, answering 911 calls was a fairly straightforward process: Citizens who were in trouble dialed the emergency number from land line phones, and local police, fire and medical teams responded. That's what 911 systems were created for. But these analog systems -- some built half a century ago -- have been left behind by technology advances, such as text, video and photo. But those new technologies aren't easily integrated into 911. For instance, calls from mobile phones take longer than land lines to route because it's hard for 911 call centers to pinpoint locations of wireless and IP-based phones. And in an emergency, every minute matters. ... |
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