Public Safety — A StateScoop Special Report

From diving into the opt-in/opt-out process for FirstNet, to highlighting 11 public safety tech leaders to watch, this four-part public safety special report features stories from across the state and local IT community.

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Special

Top 11 Public Safety Tech Leaders to Watch

by StateScoop Staff | MAY 23, 2017

Top 11 Public Safety Tech Leaders to Watch

State

FirstNet has only one vendor — AT&T — but states are quietly...

by Colin Wood | MAY 23, 2017

There's a battle being waged behind the scenes of public safety's first nationwide wireless network.

Commentary

Seeing through the noise: How public safety should turn to social...

by Francisco Sanchez | MAY 23, 2017

Commentary: An emergency management official from Harris County, Texas, says public safety leaders need to digest massive amounts of information to...

State

Next-Gen 911 set to transform how the public interacts with law...

by Colin Wood | MAY 23, 2017

Chief Technology Officer Dave Weinstein says his state — which has the highest population density in the nation — faces a unique challenge in...