Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle, Salinas: Communities in Oregon to Receive Much-Needed Funding …

Benton, Lake, Marion counties and Medford to receive a combined $5.6 million in DOJ funding

Washington D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle and  today announced crucial federal investments for technology to support local law enforcement–including emergency response and crime prevention–in Benton, Lake and Marion counties, and the city of Medford.

DC Council probe into staffing and technical issues at 911 Call Center

The Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety held the first of several roundtables focused on improving the Office of Unified Communications (OUC)

WASHINGTON — DC Councilmembers held the first of several roundtables focused on improving the Office of Unified Communications (OUC) —an agency facing public scrutiny over reports of first responders being dispatched to wrong addresses, long response times for 911 calls, and technical issues.