The National Guard Bureau enlisted the help of Verizon to deploy more than 100 communication systems for an ongoing first responder training exercise at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin. The company said Tuesday that its response team is using the Verizon Frontline mobile network and technology to provide on-demand communications support to soldiers and aircrews participating in the National Guard's weeklong PATRIOT 21 event.

The Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has adopted a new network designed to facilitate communications for emergency response personnel. DOE said Wednesday that it stood up the Emergency Communications Network to help responders communicate in an encrypted network and coordinate with partners.

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is looking for public feedback on the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for emergency response applications.

Battelle has announced that a team of United States Air Force Acquisition personnel toured the company’s Critical Care Decontamination System (CCDS), located in Washington D.C., Battelle reported on Wednesday. 

The Defense Logistics Agency has entered into an agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deliver services, personnel and materials that will support COVID-19 response efforts.

CentralSquare Technologies will provide complimentary use of select software solutions to its more than 5,000 public safety customers across the nation in support of national emergency response around the COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced on Tuesday.

The Department of Energy plans to expand three of its cybersecurity education initiatives and train up to 2,000 technical and nontechnical personnel in the energy sector, Fifth Domain reported Monday.

The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general released a report stating that the Federal Emergency Management Agency failed to implement information technology management practices necessary to support response and recovery operations.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is looking to include input on the updates for the 2019 version of the National Emergency Communications Plan, DHS said in a notice. The NECP, last published in 2014, serves as a guide for entities seeking to coordinate operations and invest in operable and interoperable communications for emergency response and recovery missions.

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has released geospatial imagery and mapping data to aid the government’s response and recovery efforts in areas hit by Hurricane Irma. NGA said Wednesday it has provided geospatial support and evacuation route maps as well as evaluated damages in the storm’s wake after the agency received official requests from the U.S. …