The Department of Homeland Security Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) released the first ever National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) on July 31, 2008. This plan is and will continue to ...

Talking to your kids about personal safety and emergency preparedness is important yet complicated. Finding the most appropriate approach can be difficult. The conversations involve potentially scary ...

Without communication there is no command and control. This axiom is equally applicable for a first lieutenant leading troops in Iraq or a principal leading students and teachers in a suburban ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 19—Using guidance from the state regarding cellphone use in public schools during emergency situations, the Newton Community ...

Make an impact on national emergency communications planning! The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is seeking feedback on proposed updates to the National Emergency ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released July 31 the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) to address gaps and determine solutions so that emergency response ...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released an update to the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP). The NECP is the nation’s strategic plan for coordinating and ...

Department of Homeland Security may have to delay state grants to make first responder communications interoperable. Congress criticized the Homeland Security Department on Tuesday for delaying the ...

CHRISTOPHER, Ill. (WSIL)-- According to the National Association of School Resource Officers, threats disrupt schools across the US at an average rate of at least 30 incidents per week. With schools ...

The data on COVID-19 doesn’t look good. A recent USA Today analysis showed that nearly 80% of the states reported more coronavirus cases than they had in the week before. Nine states set seven-day ...

What started as a largely compliance-based document by the county executive regarding encrypted emergency communications has now drawn the ire of both law enforcement and the Wicomico County Council.