Approach
The PSCR program pursues a vision and mission to improve public safety communications.
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Vision |
The response community can exchange voice and data seamlessly to effectively respond to any incident or emergency. |
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Mission |
To fulfill this vision, the PSCR program will act as an objective technical advisor and laboratory to DHS/OIC and the response community to accelerate the adoption and implementation of only the most critical public safety communication standards and technologies. |
Five-Step Approach
Five-step approach of the PSCR program.
The PSCR program uses a five-step practitioner driven approach to support the standards and technology improvement and validation process:
Requirements – Gathering and defining public safety’s needs (qualitative)
Specifications/Standards – Developing quantitative requirements and open standards
Test and Evaluation – Demonstrating that equipment/solutions meet standards (i.e., the P25 CAP and interim device testing) or requirements (i.e., VoIP)
Transition – Promoting adoption of standards and standardized equipment through outreach, policy, tools, technical assistance, and grant guidance
Lessons Learned – Identifying issues from transitions that can be fed back into the process
