HELP WANTED. IMMEDIATE OPENING. JOB OPPORTUNITY provided you can figure it out.

 

1. From the description, looks like they want someone who can help them standardize the communications equipment (and protocols) across all of the police agencies.

   > If the job’s in communications, it’s very badly needed.

   The job description looks like it’s been through the H.R. filter, which mangles everything, including people.

   Posted by Argentium G. Tiger       10/18/2009  at  09:58 AM  



2. It shouldn’t be hard. Set up a series of common protocols - terminology etc - and a set of common forms. Back in the day when cops used the “10 codes” perhaps each department or branch had it’s own set. Put out one new set, with an Old Code = New Code list for each group.

   Sounds like about 2 weeks work at most. So it’s probably a 5 year position.

   Too bad I’m ineligible - seems like I’ve solved it already.

   Posted by Drew458       10/18/2009  at  01:03 PM  



3. May be a little more than that involved, Drew. Sounds like different freqs, protocols, responsibilities, etc. involved. Been in the LE business for 35 years and it can be a rollicking bitch to hammer this stuff out on a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional basis that could involve various levels (local, county, state & national) of command and control that have to be passed up and down various chains of command throughout all those levels of government.

   Posted by sig94       10/18/2009  at  02:43 PM  



4. Parsing this opportunity

   The National Policing Improvement Agency wants a
   (AKA do nothing police agency in UK would like, has money, wants fleecing)

   Responders Community Subject Matter Expert“
   (AKA someone who has heard of (NPIA) before)

   to assist with
   (AKA tell us - so we do not have to be the ones to blame)

   the identification of opportunities
   (AKA take it slowly, list it deep - we are a government agency)

   and subsequent planning for the inclusion
   (AKA stick around - no squatting, dumping, and running this time)

   of multi-agency radio interoperability
   (AKA we can not communicate beyond the usual not speaking the kings English correctly)

   into the existing regime of multi-agency exercises”.
   (AKA and bake the answer(s) into our ongoing exercises)

   I and most everyone one here could do this

   (as noted freq’s, codes, procedures, processes, users are disconnected between the islands of connectivity) = how about an 888 number answered in Mumbai that everyone can call in their needs too ;0

   BUT - this is in the UK and the local planning authority would eventually question the large berms created as I SSS what passes for their inefficiencies

   

   SSS = Shoot, Shovel, and Shut-up

   Posted by RickD94       10/18/2009  at  07:36 PM  

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