Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) will provide technology upgrades to the Ada County, Idaho Sheriff’s Office CommandPoint computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system that will enable more efficient emergency response.
According to the firm, “Northrop Grumman’s Common Business Oriented Language CAD system has supported the Ada County Sheriff’s Office in Boise for 15 years. Under the terms of this follow-on contract, the company will integrate new technology and upgrade the CAD to CommandPoint CAD, including implementing a disaster recovery system, and provide user training over a period of 13 months.”
“Northrop Grumman looks forward to its continued relationship with Ada County, offering superior delivery of consistent, reliable dispatch services to public-safety agencies, ” said Ed Sturms, vice president of civil safety and infrastructure for Northrop Grumman’s Information Systems sector. “This upgrade will allow the Sheriff’s Office to continue providing first-rate protection of its citizens and enable communication interoperability between public-safety agencies with differing dispatch systems.”
