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Scottish Police Officers Start Using Digital Policing Application Suite from Motorola
The application will replace the police officers’ traditional paper notebooks. Using Pronto, police officers will be able to directly fill in reports on their mobile devices and do many of their key administrative tasks in the field, without returning to the station.
Emergency Preparedness
New International Pact Aims to Accelerate Next Generation Emergency Communications
A new pact among public-safety organizations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe will accelerate innovation in the three-digit emergency-communications systems that serve almost 1 billion citizens.
Airport & Aviation Security
First Chinese Airport Trial for Smiths Detection’s Smart Security Checkpoint
Smiths Detection is partnering with Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to trial its smart security checkpoint for the first time in China.
Information Technology
Former GSA Acquisition Leader Alan Thomas Heads to Private Sector
Thomas will both become the 10th member of the board and join the executive team at Trowbridge & Trowbridge, the government IT services company.
Industry News
Huntington Ingalls Industries Begins Fabrication of Legend-Class Cutter Calhoun
NSC 10 is named for Master Chief Petty Officer Charles L. Calhoun, who was the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard (MCPOCG).
Emerging Innovation
Compatibility Issues in Making Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Composites
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are exactly that – carbon atoms arranged cylindrically and so closely together that their diameters are on the scale of several nanometers.
Cybersecurity
DHS Awards $159K for Infrastructure to Prevent Credential Fraud
The proposed approach enables credential user and DID provider independence from vendor-specific accounts to access credentials and promotes holder control and interoperability.
Airport & Aviation Security
Gatwick Airport Installs Drone Defense System to Avoid Repeat of Last Year’s Disruption
London’s Gatwick Airport has been prompted to take action following the suspected drone sightings in December 2018, which grounded more than 1,000 flights and impacted 140,000 passengers.
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