June 22, 2017
- News Release
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Lisa M. Fowlkes,
Bureau Chief
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Public Safety and Homeland Security Headlines
June 22, 2017
- News Release
FCC Proposes To Add Blue Alerts To The Nation's Emergency Alert System
June 13, 2017
- Public Notice
Ex Parte Status Of Items Submitted To CSRIC
June 13, 2017
- News Release
Chairman Pai Names Fowlkes Public Safety & Homeland Security Chief
June 12, 2017
- Public Notice
FCC Announces CSRIC Membership And First Meeting On June 23
June 12, 2017
- Public Notice
PSHSB Announces Region 18 (LA) RPC to Hold 700 MHz Meeting
Recent Blog Posts
June 1, 2017 - 2:00 pm
Supporting our Public Safety Heroes
You may never need them, but if you do, they’ll be there.
It’s that bedrock promise of...
March 2, 2017 - 1:45 pm
Springing Forward for the Public Interest: The FCC’s March Agenda
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Issues and Initiatives
Technology Transitions & Backup Power
As technology changes, consumers increasingly need backup power to keep their home voice service operational during power outages. Learn more about the FCC’s rules to protect consumers during the technology transition.
Technology Transitions Impact Guide for State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Authorities and Public Safety Entities
EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS)
The ETRS is a system in which EAS Participants must file identifying information, day of test data, and post-test data related to a nationwide test. ETRS provides several new features that ease the data-entry burden on EAS Participants, encourage timely filings, and minimize input errors. The ETRS also offers new data fields that are responsive to stakeholder comments.
CSRIC
The Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council's (CSRIC) mission is to provide recommendations to the FCC to ensure, among other things, optimal security and reliability of communications systems, including telecommunications, media, and public safety.
Task Force On Optimal PSAP Architecture
The Task Force on Optimal Public Safety Answering Point Architecture (TFOPA) was directed to study and report findings and recommendations on structure and architecture in order to determine whether additional consolidation of PSAP infrastructure and architecture improvements would promote greater efficiency of operations, safety of life.