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Interoperable Communication

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Snapshot: Intergovernmental cooperation enhances comms, maritime awareness

Recent tests integrating commercial and government capabilities is making tactical communications between international and interagency law enforcement operators safer and more reliable. 

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S&T FRG 30 Day Public Comment Period for Revised SDOC Templates

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Office for Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC) continues its efforts to streamline the Suppliers’ Declaration of Compliance (SDOC) and Summary Test Report (STR) templates in an effort to make P25 CAP documentation more useful to end users as well as reduce the burden on manufacturers and P25 CAP recognized laboratories. The latest versions of the SDOC templates can be found below.

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S&T FRG Industry Response to Encryption Requirements CAB

DHS OIC, with permission from each manufacturer, is making the correspondence received available. The manufacturers’ correspondence explains, in each manufacturer’s own words, the process each manufacturer is using to bring its equipment into compliance with the Encryption Requirements CAB and the process each manufacturers’ customers would follow to ensure the equipment they are going to purchase or have already purchased would be or would be made P25 CAP Compliant. If you have specific questions about the processes outlined in a letter please contact the respective manufacturer.  If you have questions about the Encryption Requirements CAB please contact P25CAP@hq.dhs.gov.

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S&T FRG August 2017 P25 CAP AP Meeting Agenda

Download the August 2017 Project 25 (P25) Compliance Assessment Program (CAP) Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting Agenda below.

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S&T FRG August 8 P25 CAP Webinar Agenda

Download the P25 CAP August 8, 2017, agenda below.

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Resources and Helpful Information

This page provides helpful stakeholder resources related to P25 CAP.

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S&T P25 CAP Testing Update Project 25 Foundations and System Technology Updates for 2017

This presentation references P25 CAP program updates including, recent milestones and priorities.

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Approved Grant Eligible Equipment

Equipment suppliers participating in the voluntary P25 CAP must submit test and compliance documents (Supplier's Declaration of Compliance [SDOC] and Summary Test Report [STR] documents) for DHS review and approval.

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S&T P25 CAP 508 Accessibility Requirements

This is the P25 CAP 508 Accessibility Requirements Best Practices slide deck from the November 7, 2016 Webinar.

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S&T P25 CAP Reporting Documents

P25 CAP Compliance Assessment Bulletins (CABs) outline the policy, testing, and reporting requirements for the P25 CAP.  Newly published CABs (October 2018) take the place of existing CABs (March 2010).