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National Defense July 2006 Harold Kennedy	After Several Recent National Disasters, Gaps in Emergency Communications Still Not Fixed The ability of military and civilian first responders to communicate during major national emergencies is improving, but roadblocks remain. Among the problems is that many first responders lack adequate knowledge of their communications equipment.
National Defense January 2006 Stew Magnuson	Feds Pursue Better Communication Paths When it comes to interoperable communications systems (between the military and civilian agencies, etc.), there are many borders to cross. Experts say it will be years before it will be reached. But industry efforts are underway.
National Defense January 2011 Eric Beidel	Military Looking Into Smart Phone 'Connector' Pentagon agencies are looking at software that allows for secure communication between different devices, be they computers, smart phones or radios.
National Defense January 2013 Valerie Insinna	Natural Disasters Uncover Ongoing Emergency Communications Problems Recent natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy and the Washington, D.C., metro-area derecho revealed vulnerabilities in first responder communication networks and equipment.
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 Tulak, Kraft, & Silbaugh	State Defense Forces and Homeland Security State Defense Forces represent a valuable additional component for homeland security and homeland defense contingency planning and operations. They can provide key technological and procedural bridges to link US Northern Command to local first-responders and state and federal agencies during operations.
National Defense March 2008 Stew Magnuson	Goal of a `Network-Centric' Military Seems Distant Unblocking communications and data sharing barriers is necessary if the military will achieve its longtime goal of becoming a network-centric force.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2005 John McHale	Raytheon markets military radio network to first responders The U.S. Army A2C2S command and control system, designed by Raytheon, will also help the Army National Guard to perform its homeland-defense mission.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 Ben Ames	DHS Struggles to List Needed Technologies and Priorities Leaders at the 18 month-old Department of Homeland Security (DHS), are still wading through the process of nailing down what technologies and equipment are needed for specific agencies or tasks, as well as determining who gets priority.
National Defense January 2006 David C. Walsh	Inter-Agency Communications Systems Remain Uncoordinated Hurricane Katrina revealed many failures in the government's communications capabilities. But replacing old analog systems with interoperable transmission equipment, special gear and redundant systems is an expensive, operationally complex proposition.
National Defense April 2013 Stew Magnuson	Company Expanding Interoperable Comms Beyond First Responders Mutualink Inc., a Wallingford, Conn.-based firm, saw its system tested during Hurricane Sandy last year. Prior to that catastrophic storm, it had already signed up dozens of clients in New Jersey.
National Defense April 2011 Stew Magnuson	New Multi-Band Radio Key to Interoperable Communications, But Concerns Are Raised About Price A world where police, fire, and emergency services can seamlessly communicate with each other over the airwaves has been a dream of the Department of Homeland Security since the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina four years later.
Scientific American September 2009 Larry Greenemeier	Radio for Responders: Public Safety Bandwidth Goes Unused As multiband radio for public safety proceeds, the digital spectrum for it still lags
National Defense June 2004 Harold Kennedy	Blueprint For Homeland Security The Defense Department is working on a comprehensive homeland defense strategy that will detail the Pentagon's emerging role in protecting the United States from terrorist attack
InternetNews October 14, 2010	Defense, Homeland Security Team in Cyber Push Top military and civilian agencies join forces to pool resources and share personnel in the ongoing struggle to preempt and combat threats against U.S. digital systems.
National Defense August 2014 Chelsea Todaro	More Training, Communications Funds Needed, First Responders Say First responders urged Congress recently to provide more funding for stronger intelligence information sharing across federal, state and local levels and for training with new communication devices.
National Defense September 2012 Stew Magnuson	Military Training Technology Making Leap to Civilian Use Small businesses that have sold computer-based training systems to the U.S. military are now finding opportunities to convert their simulations to the homeland security and domestic first responder market.
National Defense February 2009 Magnuson & Rusling	DHS Pilot Program to Focus on State Emergency Planning The Department of Homeland Security, along with U.S. Northern Command, is coordinating a new pilot program designed to make states devote more full-time personnel to drawing up emergency response plans.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 John Keller	U.S. And Its Allies Get Serious About Systems Interoperability Recent international exercises involving U.S. and allied military forces, as well as police departments and first responders, are finally getting the idea across that military leaders are getting very serious about interoperability.
National Defense December 2005 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Military Not the Only Solution To Gaps in Disaster Response At a time of tightening budgets and competing priorities for defense and homeland security funds, one of the most contentious issues being debated at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill is whether the Defense Department should take primary responsibility in disaster response and relief operations.
National Defense March 2008 Stew Magnuson	For First Responders, High-Tech Communications Still Out of Reach Recent natural disasters have highlighted the need for first responders to have working radio links. But there won't be any solution coming from the federal government that will instantly make the problem go away.
National Defense November 2004 Lawrence P. Farrell, Jr.	Industry Responds to New Security Environment The sweeping changes seen in the military and national security posture of the United States in recent years will have far-reaching implications, particularly for those in the business of defense.
National Defense January 2006 Harold Kennedy	Companies Repackage Military Products for Disaster-Relief, Rescue Applications 2005 showed how military services are pivotal when major disasters strike. As a result, products typically sold to military customers for use in combat are being re-marketed for disaster-relief operations.
National Defense June 2004 Harold Kennedy	U.S. Northern Command Actively Enlisting Partners The U.S. Northern Command--established in 2002 to prevent a repeat of 9/11--is seeking assistance from a wide range of organizations to help it protect the United States, its territories and interests, said Army Col. Stover James, the organization's director of interagency coordination.
InternetNews October 4, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Motorola, Microsoft Partner For Public Safety The wireless specialist will use the software giant's platforms to develop new apps for first responders.
National Defense June 2008 Stew Magnuson	First Responders Slow to Take Up Robot Technology First responders investigating potential incendiary devices are utilizing the latest robotic devices, but other parts of the emergency services community have been slow to take up the technology.
National Defense March 2004 Geoff S. Fein	Security Beat The Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services will share $275 million to expand the BioWatch program, improve a nationwide bio threat reporting system and upgrade food and animal inspections.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008 John McHale	SDR: Here, There, and Everywhere Software-defined radio technology, driven by the Joint Tactical Radio System program, is enhancing communications throughout the U.S. military and in civilian and commercial applications worldwide.
National Defense September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Urban Battles Highlight Shortfalls in Soldier Communications The chaotic door-to-door warfare seen in Iraq offers glaring proof that dismounted U.S. troops need better communications devices, experts contend. When radios failed, soldiers resorted to the only available and reliable form of communication: screaming.
National Defense January 2012 Stew Magnuson	Rise of Smartphones May Sound Death Knell for Old Push-to-Talk Radios Handing an infantryman a device the size and shape of a brick that can only perform one task, voice communications, may soon be akin to issuing him a musket.
National Defense November 2005 Lawrence P. Farrell	Preparation Is Key to Disaster Response Amidst the outrage and finger-pointing that followed Katrina, several lawmakers and homeland security experts called for the federal government to make the Defense Department the lead agency for disaster response.
National Defense January 2006 Grace Jean	Pentagon Chem-Bio Program Expands to Homeland Missions The Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security are seeking to homogenize the equipment that military units and local first responders employ to detect and neutralize toxic agents.
National Defense November 2009 Wright & Magnuson	Communication Interoperability Not Yet Achieved, Says Chertoff Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff expressed frustration that the federal government has yet to establish a national radio spectrum available to public-safety agencies during emergencies.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006 Courtney E. Howard	Coast Guard San Francisco Investigates Communications Systems for Crisis Events The U.S. Coast Guard Sector in San Francisco and other military agencies are investigating technologies to build ad-hoc emergency communications systems quickly in the wake of disasters like Hurricane Katrina that bring down commercial telephone, radio, and computer networks.
National Defense April 2009 Robert H. Williams	Integrated Emergency Communications Nearing Fruition A partnership between Northrop Grumman Corp. and Global Security Systems will allow rapid communication via cell phones, GPS platforms, music players and comparable machines during emergencies.
National Defense August 2012 Stew Magnuson	High-Altitude Balloons, Unpiloted Aircraft Seen As Answer to Emergency Communication Outages The Federal Communications Commission is writing regulations for aerial platforms that can serve as temporary radio links in regions that have had their terrestrial systems wiped out during a disaster.
National Defense February 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Security Beat Britain and U.S. Agree To Share Security Tech. The United States and United Kingdom are attempting to bridge their homeland security efforts.
National Defense September 2015 Graham Kilmer	Consulting Firm Develops Crisis Simulator Former employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency have developed a platform for first responders to practice handling the glut of data that accompanies a catastrophe.
CIO November 15, 2005 Grant Gross	Help for Emergency Responders The push for digital TV would hasten better communications.
National Defense August 2006 Stew Magnuson	Homeland Security Mission Creates More Complications While the Defense Department has struggled for years to create a net-centric world where information flows seamlessly to those who need it, communicating with federal, state and local agencies in times of domestic crisis is creating even bigger headaches.
National Defense January 2013 Stew Magnuson	Game-Changing Laser Communications Ready For Fielding, Vendors Say Sending data with lasers, rather than radio frequencies, has the potential to revolutionize the way the military communicates, proponents of the technology have said.
National Defense September 2010 Stew Magnuson	Plan for Public Safety Communication Network Hits Snags A Federal Communications Commission plan that would sell to the private sector valuable spectrum that was once reserved exclusively for public safety agencies is facing stiff opposition from lawmakers and the Department of Homeland Security.
National Defense March 2011 Denis Chamberland	Contractors on the Battlefield: Outsourcing of Military Services The last decade has witnessed a sharp increase in the scale of outsourcing of military services to third parties, emphasizing the importance of integrating contractor support into military operations and generating efficiencies.
National Defense September 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Under Pressure to Bring Broadband to The Battlefield In the Army's 2010 modernization roadmap, the "network" is billed as a top priority.
National Defense July 2008 Stew Magnuson	Emergency Responders Hone Skills Amid the Rubble One of the first skills firefighters and other first responders learn at the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center is how to hoist a slab of concrete off a rubble pile using only their muscles.
National Defense September 2004 Stephen Willingham	National Guard Modernization Pegged to Emerging Missions A $12 billion budget represents significant business opportunities to contractors seeking to supply equipment and services to National Guard units in the United States. Here are some cues to getting a contract.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009	Army Chooses Datron Tactical Radio Military Communications for Overseas Forces The company is providing two types of VHF tactical radios to the Afghan army: the PRC-1077 man-pack VHF radio and the HH7700 VHF handheld radio.
National Defense December 2003 Geoff S. Fein	Security Beat Northcom Urged to Set Priorities... Study Focuses on Surviving Terrorist Attacks... States Need to Manage First Responder Funding... Boeing to Test Cargo Security System... Coast Guard 'Rescue 21' Behind Schedule...
National Defense January 2006	Washington Pulse Emergency Communications: A $100 Billion Problem?... Despite $15B Windfall, Army Could Cut Programs... We Need More Cargo -- No, We Don't... A.P. Hill Could be Home to `IED Training Center'... Quotes...
National Defense December 2009 Stew Magnuson	Integrating Civilian Agencies Into Military Operations Remains Difficult The United States' "whole government" approach to rebuilding war-torn nations is nevertheless moving forward.
National Defense March 2007 Stew Magnuson	Communications Improving, But Not Perfect, Operators Say A half-decade after unreliable radio communications proved catastrophic for U.S. special operators in Afghanistan, special ops troops say their communication systems have improved. But they still have items on the wish lists, including better batteries, lighter equipment and simpler designs.