News From Mission Critical Communications Magazine
- O’Rielly Asks New Virgin Islands Governor to Stop 9-1-1 Fee Diversion, Says USF Funds at Risk July 18, 2019In a letter to new U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr., FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly asked the governor to help end the territory’s practice of diverting 9-1-1 fees to other purposes, suggesting that additional universal service fund (USF) dollars to support the territory’s damaged communications infrastructure may not be available while the fee diversion […]
Department Of Homeland Security News
- DHS Reissues the NTAS Bulletin July 19, 2019WASHINGTON – Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan reissued the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin pertaining to the terror threat to the U.S. homeland. After carefully considering the current threat environment, as well as input from the Department’s intelligence and law enforcement partners, Acting Secretary McAleenan determined it is necessary to extend […]