[Scan-DC] Arlington, Alex. going digital?

[Brian Rokus]

Have I just been living under a rock to not know about this? Does anyone 
have information on timing?

From the Thursday Washington Post Arlington/Alexandria "Extra" Section:

Arlington has spent a sizable portion of its [homeland security] money, $4.5 
million, on a new digital mobile radio system that will help it communicate 
better with neighboring jurisdictions.
...<snip>...
[Alexandria] also needs to spend more than $10 million to upgrade its 
antiquated radio system. The system is so old that finding replacement parts 
is difficult, Alexandria Police Lt. Eddie Reyes said.
Yet the city has allotted just $2.6 million of the federal homeland security 
grant funds to that project and will secure the rest of the money from other 
sources, officials said.
The new radio system is "as urgent if not more urgent if not just for 
everyday use," said Phil Antonucci, the Alexandria police department's chief 
of technology services.

For the whole article - including info on Arlington's new "containment 
vessel" for dirty bombs - and Alexandria's new robot (which gets its own new 
SUV) here's the link:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44874-2003Dec31.html

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