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Department of Commerce Silver Medal (2011)
Jeffrey Bratcher, Ronald Carey, John Ewan, Eric Nelson, Dereck Orr, Christopher Redding, Dr. Robert Stafford, Irena Stange, John Vanderau, and Andrew Thiessen received a group U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal for leading the inter-agency effort that developed and implemented the P25 CAP to meet public safety's need for objective evidence that specific LMR systems meet standards of performance and interoperability.
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Silver Medal for Successful Implementation of a Voluntary Project 25 Compliance Assessment Program that Increases Public Safety
A team of ten PSCR program staff received a group Silver Medal in the category of Leadership from the U.S. Department of Commerce at ceremonies in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, December 13, 2011.
Previously, public safety did not have a consistent method to compare LMR based on rigorous testing for interoperability, conformance, and performance. Today, based on the efforts of the group and in cooperation with industry, the majority of P25 LMR products sold are represented in the P25 CAP.