SafeGov
SafeGov focuses on helping local and state government agencies protect their communities by implementing effective safety and security measures. This includes developing strategies for emergency preparedness, law enforcement, public health, and cybersecurity to ensure the well-being of citizens. Government agencies play a crucial role in fostering safe environments through proactive planning and resource allocation. This directory offers articles on SafeGov and related topics like Public Safety, which explores broader initiatives aimed at safeguarding the public from various threats.
Greene County Sheriff Rob McMillen expects the weapons ban to be challenged in court, but until then he says that he is going to follow his “morals and beliefs”
The hackers posted over 120K files from BART’s PD, including the names of child abuse victims, driver’s license numbers and mental health info
Domestic and international calls from wall phones and tablets are now free for “maintaining positive bonds between incarcerated people and their loved ones”
Integrated public safety and public health data platforms can address challenges like the opioid crisis and speed community safety.
Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission recommends Broward schools revamp the threat assessment process.
Operation Convergent Response 2018 put Verizon and other technologies in local hands through a series of lifelike emergency simulations, while testing tech vendors for readiness.
A five county area of Texarkana now has text 911 service for most major mobile device carriers.
Congress asked how much it would cost to upgrade the nation’s 911 call centers to NG911 capabilities.
SIA’s government security summit, June 26-27, 2019, in Washington, D.C., features DHS’s Christopher Krebs and other speakers addressing government security on local, state and federal levels.
Former 9-1-1 operator and member of the Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus, Rep. Norma J. Torres (D–Calif.) explains that granting public safety status may help address the growing emergency dispatcher shortage.
Greg Friese explores the scope of the wildfire challenges in California and significant impacts on public safety.
Houses of worship are predictable mass gatherings that would benefit from life safety audits and emergency planning.
When an active shooter survives, the shooter becomes another patient for EMS to triage, treat and transport.
Here’s five things to know about Election Day 2018, which might result in record voter turnout.
CDP can deploy 50 one- to four-hour, post-disaster training modules to public safety and emergency management agencies at their home bases in 24 hours.
Suspect Robert Bowers faces numerous charges that hold possibility of the death penalty in the Oct. 27th Pittsburgh shooting that killed 11 and injured six, including four law enforcement officers, at a synagogue.
ATF and BJA awarded grants to seven local government entities to enhance forensics ballistics under the national Crime Gun Intelligence Center initiative.
State and local agencies will receive ballistics equipment used by the ATF and get violent crime investigative leads within 48 hours.
NCDOT used drones to understand the scale of infrastructure damage and aid recovery efforts after Hurricane Florence
