In the Auditor General's report released in Ottawa the RCMP warns of aging radio systems. The federal force warns that the public faces increased risk of "injury or death" because of outdated information technology that police rely on for their old radio systems.
I know K Division is continuing to be concerned about the old PACS radio technology and the IT package running dispatch. Built in 1988 first for the Calgary Olympics the system has run it's course.
The Alberta wide first responders system still sits in limbo as no vendor has been chosen yet and may not be selected until June.
This news article was in the Edmonton Journal today and should also be in all CanWest papers. It is buried in an article about aging federal cheque printing systems.
Harry
I know K Division is continuing to be concerned about the old PACS radio technology and the IT package running dispatch. Built in 1988 first for the Calgary Olympics the system has run it's course.
The Alberta wide first responders system still sits in limbo as no vendor has been chosen yet and may not be selected until June.
This news article was in the Edmonton Journal today and should also be in all CanWest papers. It is buried in an article about aging federal cheque printing systems.
Harry