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- PIPSC: Minister Day Meets With U.S. Administration Officials and Members of U.S. Congress.
- OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jan 19, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Today, the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement following his meeting with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, Attorney General OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jan 19, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Today, ...
- Research articles 2007-01-19
- Mich. police chiefs push Cyren proposal.(News)
- Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER The Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police is urging Congress to lean on the Federal Communications Commission to put the 700 MHz Cyren Call Communications Corp. proposal out for comment. "It's alar...
- Research articles 2006-07-24
- Public-safety group seeks more 700 MHz spectrum.
- Byline: JEFFREY SILVA The Spectrum Coalition for Public Safety plans to ask Congress to set aside 10 megahertz at 700 MHz for public-safety communications. RCR Wireless News learned last week that city and state officials plan...
- Research articles 2004-09-20
- Public safety gets fed's full attention; Wireless bureau likely to take smaller role.
- Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said that he intends to create a new Homeland Security and Public Safety Bureau. Likewise, the issue of public-safety interoperable communications-inc Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN...
- Research articles 2005-09-19
- E911 service up in air in North Carolina after legislature raids fund.(News)
- Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER Congress returns to work this week to a brewing controversy over funding for first responders and what to do when states raid wireless enhanced 911 funds like North Carolina did on June 30. ...
- Research articles 2003-07-07
- O'Brien's public-safety plan faces questions, concerns and outright opposition.(News)
- Byline: JEFFREY SILVA A bold plan to take a large swath of spectrum off the auction block and devote the valuable airwaves to a national broadband public-safety network-one having interoperability capabilities missing before and after the Sep Byline:...
- Research articles 2006-05-01
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- Public Safety Braces Against Reruns Of VoIP's 911 Loopholes
- Lobbying groups for emergency-response and public-safety groups this past week appeared to be concerned about legislation pending in the U.S. Congress to mandate the Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP business' participation in the national enhanced 911 (E911) calling system as federal lawmakers recess for electioneering. ...
- Research articles 2006-10-02
- Former U.S. Advisors Make Public-Safety Interoperability Plea
- Two former U.S. Department of Commerce assistant secretaries for communications and information this past week made public pleas that the Administration and Congress as soon as possible implement viable emergency systems that are interoperable to help ensure public-safety and first-responder effectiveness. Democrat Larry Irving and...
- Research articles 2006-12-04
- Sentinel Solutions Submits Water Sentinel System to U.S. Homeland Security Department As a Viable Method to Protect U.S. Water Supplies
- TORONTO -- Sentinel Solutions, Inc. (OTC:SLNC.PK), an emerging company in water monitoring for safety and toxicity addressing public health and homeland security markets, today announced that it has recently submitted its product, the Water Sentinel System WSS, for consideration to the U.S. Homeland Security Department in connection with U.S.'s water...
- Research articles 2005-09-12
- Police Group Calls on Congress to Adopt the 'Consensus Plan'; Public Safety Communications Crisis Demands Attention
- WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Law Enforcement Alliance of America LEAA, the nation's largest coalition of law enforcement professionals, crime victims and concerned citizens, has urged Congress to take action on an important matter of public saWASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Law Enforcement Alliance of America LEAA, the...
- Research articles 2004-04-01
- Mayors Cite Unequal Distribution Of Anti-Terror Grants For Public Safety
- The Homeland Security Department's distribution of public safety grants continues to plague the state and local response to terrorism.The U.S. Conference of Mayors reported 90 percent of the 215 cities it surveyed had yet to receive by autumn their share of $1.5 billion Congress appropriated in the previous spring for...
- Research articles 2004-02-27
- Mayors Cite Unequal Distribution Of Anti-Terror Grants For Public Safety
- The Homeland security Department's distribution of public safety grants continues to plague the state and local response to terrorism.The U.S. Conference of Mayors reported 90 percent of the 215 cities it surveyed had yet to receive by autumn their share of $1.5 billion Congress appropriated in the previous spring for...
- Research articles 2004-02-20
- U.S. charm offensive at Copenhagen climate conference: Will it work?
- by Keith Schneider COPENHAGEN—Lisa Jackson, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, pushed through a crush of visitors at the U.S. Center late this morning, stepped to the podium in front of a packed meeting room, and became the first of President Obama's senior advisors...
- News items 2009-12-09
- Study Questions Safety of the U.S. Meat, Poultry and Egg Inspection System
- The Washington-based Center for Public Integrity recently dropped a bomb when it issued a report that calls into question the safety of the nation's meat, poultry and egg supply as well as the relationship between Congress and food processors. In releasing the study, Safety Last: The Politics of E. Coli...
- Research articles 1998-03-09
- Chertoff pledges to cooperate on public-safety issue.(Upfront)
- Byline: JEFFREY SILVA Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said he would cooperate with Congress if it pursues legislation to increase the supply of public-safety spectrum. Chertoff acknowledged federal, state and local first responders must not only be able to talk with...
- Research articles 2007-01-08
- FCC discusses barriers to national broadband plan
- The Federal Communications Commission met Wednesday to discuss obstacles to enacting a national broadband policy that will provide high-speed Internet access to every American.President Obama has made universal broadband access a key goal. Grants and loans for helping make universal broadband access a reality have already started being doled out...
- News items 2009-11-18
- Statement by Susan M. Phillips, Member, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System before the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, October 28, 1993 - Statements to the Congress - Transcript
- Thank you for this opportunity to present the views of the Federal Reserve Board on safety and soundness issues associated with derivatives activities of banking organizations. The Board believes that these issues are important and is devoting substantial resources to improving understanding of derivatives and to developing appropriate public policies...
- Research articles 1993-12-01
- Congress Quits As R&D Tax Credit, Anti-Pretexting Bills Pass
- The 109th session of the U.S. Congress adjourned during the early hours of Dec. 9 without progress on any sweeping telecom reform or national video- franchising legislation. Nevertheless, it passed important bills dealing with the research-and-development tax credit, anti-pretexting, spyware and public- safety interoperability. With the House...
- Research articles 2006-12-11
- U.S. Must Prevent Damage From Coal Mines, Court Rules; Judge Hands Down Victory For Public Safety In Mining Communities
- WASHINGTON, April 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Citizen groups scored a major legal victory in overturning a 1999 Interior Department regulation that allowed coal companies to collapse the surface under homes, schools, national parks, and other sensitive areas protected by Congress. Kentucky Resources Council, Inc., represented by Walton Morris, Jr. and...
- Research articles 2002-04-03
- Senate Passes Act To Further Ensure the Safety of U.S. Livestock and Meat Products
- The Senate passed legislation (S. 700) April 5 to help protect farmers and the nation's food supply from BSE mad cow disease and foot-and-mouth disease. The proposed Animal Disease Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Control Act forces USDA to present two reports to Congress on potential risks to the public from...
- Research articles 2001-04-16
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