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Mission Critical Partners to Support Evolution of Central Oklahoma Governments’ 911 System

Mission Critical Partners to Assist with Implementing a Next Generation 911 System Across 21 Public Safety Answering Points in Central Oklahoma

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (June 25, 2019)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a leading public safety consulting and information technology (IT) support services firm, was selected by the 9-1-1 Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (9-1-1 ACOG) to support the development and implementation of a Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) system. Located in Oklahoma City, 9-1-1 ACOG provides vital emergency response services to the surrounding suburban and rural communities.

Mission Critical Partners to Announce New MAPS Assessment Program at NENA

Public Safety Consulting and IT Services Leader to Continue 10th Anniversary Celebration at Expo Booth

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (June 11, 2019)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a public safety consulting and information technology (IT) support services firm, is traveling to Orlando for the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) Conference & Expo 2019 at the Gaylord Palms Resort from June 14-19.

MCP in the News: The Process of Overhauling Dispatch and Radio Systems, Law Enforcement Technology

Read Law Enforcement Technology's June/July 2019 issue, where MCP experts, Brian Melcer, program manager, and Chris Kelly, vice president and director of wireless services, take part in a discussion on the daunting task of overhauling a public safety technology system.

MCP In the News: Nebraska's Long Haul to Implement Next-Generation 911

Read Government Technology's article that discusses how the Nebraska Public Service Commission and Mission Critical Partners are addressing key obstacles to the rollout of statewide next-generation 911.

Mission Critical Partners Announces New Leadership Appointments

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (May 1, 2019)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a public safety consulting and information technology (IT) support services firm, today announced two new appointments to its senior leadership team. Darrin Reilly was named chief operating officer (COO); he is based in MCP’s Southlake, Texas, office, and will report to Kevin Murray, chairman and chief executive officer. Succeeding Reilly will be Jason Scharfspitz, who was named senior vice president of corporate development and product management. Scharfspitz will report to Reilly.

Mission Critical Partners to Help Nebraska Modernize 911 Infrastructure

NEBRASKA PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION SELECTS MCP TO LEAD IMPLEMENTATION OF STATEWIDE NEXT GENERATION 911 SYSTEM

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (March 12, 2019)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a leading provider of independent professional, information technology (IT) and network support services for mission-critical infrastructure, was selected by the Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) to support its implementation of a statewide Next Generation 911 (NG911) system.

Mission Critical Partners Announces Acquisition of Athena Advanced Networks, Enhancing IT Services Offering

STATE COLLEGE, PA (November 8, 2018) — Today, Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a leading public safety consulting and lifecycle management services firm, announced the completion of its acquisition of Athena Advanced Networks (Athena).

Mission Critical Partners Achieves Company Milestone with Hiring of 100th Employee

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (September 28, 2018)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a leading public safety consulting and lifecycle services management firm, today announced the hiring of Jim Davis, who has the distinction of being the firm’s 100th staff member. As the demand to modernize the nation’s aging public safety communications infrastructure to better meet the needs of today’s citizens continues to rise, MCP continues to grow at a fast pace. In 2018, MCP’s team of professionals has grown 24 percent, and sits currently at 107 staff members.

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MCP Publishes Best-Practices Book on Designing and Constructing Public Safety Facilities

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (August 27, 2018)—Today, Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a leading consulting and lifecycle management services firm in the public safety systems and operations field announced the availability of “Expert Advice to Guide Your Facility Project,” its new book that draws on the firm’s experience in helping to design more than 50 public safety facilities since its inception nearly a decade ago.

Mission Critical Partners Recognized as a Top 20 Telecom Design Firm

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (July 10, 2018)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a leading consulting and lifecycle management services firm in the public safety field, has been named a Top 20 telecommunications design firm in Engineering News-Record’s annual sourcebook ranking, which recognizes the largest firms providing telecommunications design, consulting and engineering services in the United States.

Mission Critical Partners Announces New Appointments to Board of Directors

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (March 27, 2018)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced today the appointment of five new officers to its board of directors.

Mission Critical Partners Announces Key Organizational Moves to Deliver Added-Value to Clients and to Drive Innovation

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (March 27, 2018)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced today a new organizational structure and the appointments of several key leaders. These changes are designed to align with the company’s strategic objectives to drive innovation across the public safety communications ecosystem, adapt to the evolved needs of the emergency response process, and focus on delivering added-value to clients.