Public Safety

SAN FRANCISCO – October 14, 2026 -- Avive Solutions will deploy 30 Avive Connect AEDs as First Aid Sponsor of the 2026 Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR), supporting HOCR Emergency Services medical staff during the October 16-18 event in Boston and Cambridge.

Organizers expect about 325,000 unique spectators, 11,500 competitors and 2,400 volunteers at the world's largest three-day rowing competition.

AEDs will cover the full course on bikes, boats and at fixed stations

The devices will be split across three deployment points along the Charles River course, which runs about three miles from the Boston University Boathouse to Herter Park:

San Francisco – October 13, 2026 -- Avive Solutions will supply five Avive Connect AEDs along the course of the 36th Walk for Life & Famously Hot Pink 10K + 5K in Columbia, South Carolina, as the event's first aid sponsor. The race, presented by Prisma Health Midlands Foundation, takes place Saturday, October 13, 2026.

Medical volunteers will carry the defibrillators on the route

Event medical volunteers will carry the five devices along the course, so trained professionals have them at hand during a cardiac emergency. Jeffery Faw, the foundation's Executive Director and Chief Development Officer, said the event draws thousands of participants each year and that the devices give the medical team current technology for such an emergency.

New York – October 09, 2026 -- SuperCom (NASDAQ: SPCB) has won two county-level electronic monitoring contracts with adult and juvenile probation agencies in Texas, fully displacing the county's incumbent providers and lifting its total to more than 50 new U.S. contracts since mid-2024.

SuperCom's fourth and fifth Texas contracts both replace existing providers

The awards are the company's fourth and fifth in Texas since it expanded into the state in December 2025. SuperCom entered Texas with a single juvenile probation agency, and all five of its Texas contracts to date have involved replacing an incumbent provider, according to the company.

Atlanta – October 07, 2026 -- Southern Linc, a wireless subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), confirmed that Alabama public sector account manager Leslie Benton has been appointed to the Alabama 9-1-1 Board, the state's primary fiscal and technology agent for emergency communications.

Benton's 30-Year Wireless Career Lands Her a Seat Overseeing Alabama's 9-1-1 Fee and Data System

The Alabama 9-1-1 Board administers a statewide 9-1-1 fee and manages a voice and data system built on emerging technologies, partnering with local emergency communication districts across the state. Benton leads a team of Southern Linc sales professionals who build wireless solutions for Alabama government customers and has worked extensively with the state's 9-1-1 community.

Novi, Michigan – October 05, 2026 -- WZC Networking, an RF engineering firm that designs and tests in-building radio systems for first responders, is marking its 20th anniversary after resolving two emergency communication failures at Michigan healthcare and senior living facilities. Founded in 2006 by RF engineer John Wierzgac, the company has become a benchmark provider of Emergency Responder Communication Enhancement Systems (ERCES) and Public Safety Distributed Antenna Systems under NFPA 1225 and IFC Section 510 code requirements.

Long Island, N.Y. – October 03, 2026 -- Clearview AI and the National Child Protection Task Force (NCPTF) located 34 children and teens reported missing to police across Nassau County, Suffolk County, and Queens through a multi-day rescue operation.

Operation recovers minors aged 7 to 18 across three New York counties

The Long Island Missing Child Rescue Operation was coordinated by NCPTF in partnership with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Missing Persons Clearinghouse and the Office of Children and Family Services. The multi-day effort combined local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies with nonprofit organizations and private technology partners to review case notes and pursue new investigative leads.

Washington – September 24, 2026 -- George Guszcza, President and CEO of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), has been appointed to the National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee (NCSTAC), a federal panel that guides the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on building failure investigations.

Committee advises NIST on probes into building failures causing mass casualties

NCSTAC operates under the National Construction Safety Team Act, which authorizes NIST to investigate building failures that result in substantial loss of life or pose significant public safety threats. Findings from these investigations feed into recommendations affecting national building codes, construction standards, and safety practices.

Miami – – September 17, 2026 -- Armor Health, a correctional healthcare provider that has served local detention facilities across the United States for more than 22 years, used the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks to reaffirm its operational commitment to law enforcement and corrections partners nationwide.

Armor Health ties its correctional healthcare mission to the legacy of first responders

The Miami-based company said its daily work delivering medical and mental health services inside correctional facilities is directly connected to the public safety community honored on the anniversary. Armor Health emphasized its role as a partner to sheriffs, wardens and corrections leaders who oversee incarcerated populations requiring consistent healthcare access.