Washington, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today announced the transition of the Next-Generation Incident Command System (NICS), a full-time emergency response capability, to the Worldwide Incident Command Services Corporation (WICS). WICS is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation and DHS S&T Technology Transition Partner that provides technical and operational support to the NICS user community. This innovative first responder technology was originally developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory as a tool that provides emergency response agencies and first responders with improved communications and situational awareness.

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