NEWS

PSTTAP/TAGS TAGS obtains over $138,000 in Byrne Justice Assistance Program Funding, September 2011.

PSTTAP/TAGS obtains over $138,000 in Byrne Justice Assistance Program funding for five Maryland law enforcement agencies. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is receiving $71,573 for its In-Car Camera Acquisition Program (ICCAP). The ICCAP provides for the purchase of in-car cameras that will increase deputies’ safety, enhance deputies’ performance through the development of specialized training opportunities, improve the efficacy of deputies’ testimony for video-recorded incidents, and provide valuable evidence to assist in investigations. More...

PSTTAP/TAGS coordinates $500,000 in Congressional Earmark Funding, January 2010.

PSTTAP/TAGS coordinates a $500,000 earmark with the Office of U.S. Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-Md) to support municipal interoperability upgrades in Prince George’s County, Md. The funds acquired from Congress will be used to purchase secure radio communications technology for multiple police agencies in the County.

PSTTAP/TAGS lands $856,000 in Byrne Justice Recovery Act Grant Funding, November 2009.

PSTTAP/TAGS lands $856,000 in funding for three Maryland police agencies from the Byrne Justice Recovery Act (JRA) grant program. The Carroll County (Md.) Sheriff’s Office is receiving $597,440 for its Police Data Communications Interoperability (PDCI) project from the JRA program. The PDCI provides for the purchase of mobile data computers and related installation for multiple agencies in Carroll County, Md. More...

PSTTAP/TAGS writes $2,100,000 in COPS Technology Grant Funding, September, 2009.

PSTTAP/TAGS writes $2,100,000 in grants awarded as part of the COPS Technology Grant Program. As part of this package of grants, the Greenbelt (Md.) Police Department is receiving $950,000 for its Data Integration, Analysis, Distribution, and Storage (DIADS) and Radio Interoperability Facilitation (RIF) programs. More...