Project 25 sets standards for law enforcement radios. (Security Beat).Project 25 is a new federal initiative established to allow federal law enforcement entities to talk to one another by radio. It is a set of standards for "over-the-air protocol." The project was established to smooth communications difficulties, such as when one law enforcement entity, like the Secret Service, cannot communicate with another agency like the Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice charged with investigating all violations of federal laws except those assigned to some other federal agency. , because both agencies have their own encrypted radio systems. Defense contractor Noun 1. defense contractor - a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; Thales Communications Thales Communications Inc., a subsidiary of the Thales Group, is a leading manufacturer of tactical communications equipment, including the MBITR, currently fielded with the US Army and NATO forces worldwide. Inc. is providing a radio that was developed for the Defense Department. "We took our defense radio and developed it for public safety," said Mitch Herbets, chief executive officer of the company, based in Clarksburg, Md. Thales Communications Inc. is a $10 billion communications conglomerate, and is the U.S. proxy company for Thales International, headquartered in Paris. Project 25 aims to enhance interopreability between agencies such as the Defense, Treasury and Justice Departments, and may play a role in the future Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States . "These are interoperable public safety communications, and they (our radios) comply with the U.S. government standard," said Herbets. Thales' multi-band intra team (MBITR MBITR Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (US military) ) radio is currently deployed to U.S. troops engaged in military actions around the world. |
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