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FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, November 17, 2025 – The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS), located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada announced that they have selected Federal Engineering, Inc. (FE) to assist with replacing its current Computer Aided Dispatching CAD/Mobile system.

Mr. Bill Payne, Director of Information Technology for the Halton Regional Police Service, spoke of: “Having the responsibility for ensuring the effective and efficient operation of all areas of the Halton Regional Police Service, it is my honor to serve the community. The HRPS employs more than 800 uniformed officers, over 300 civilian staff, and approximately 200 volunteers. Working with this dedicated group of people, we keep the communities of the City of Burlington, Town of Oakville, Town of Milton, and Town of Halton Hills as safe tomorrow as they are today.”

“Understanding the current operational environment is a critical component of this project. Through FE’s on-site observations and stakeholder meetings, their team will identify issues with the HRPS’s current CAD/Mobile functionality and business processes and define the requirements for a new solution. FE’s technical experts will identify existing functional areas of concern and solicit input regarding the desired functionality. In addition, we are looking for FE to identify needs for system interfaces, user interfaces, security, audit, documentation, mapping, and system administration to support the integration of existing subsystems with the replacement solution,” Concluded Bill Payne.

Mr. Donald Nagle, Vice President of Federal Engineering said: “HRPS will benefit from FE’s exceptional combination of subject matter expertise and working knowledge of Halton’s communications and operations in Ontario. Our firm has extensive experience providing public safety consulting services in Canada for years, including our Next-Generation 9-1-1 project in the Halton Region. FE’s Canadian team has engaged in multiple projects of varying size and scope involving staff assessments, legacy systems analysis, needs identification, and recommendations for enhanced performance. FE has carefully selected a project team of subject matter experts comprised of Canadian public safety practitioners who reside in Canada and have worked on Canadian projects for decades.”

Federal Engineering is a leading, nationwide firm providing analysis, design, procurement, implementation, and operations support for PSAPs, EOCs, ECCs, and RTCCs. FE subject matter experts have decades of experience in all relevant technologies including 9-1-1, NG9-1-1, GIS, CAD, RMS, MDS, JMS systems and AI technology that is emerging in public safety services. FE’s cybersecurity practice helps our clients defend against today’s complex and ever-changing threat landscape. FE personnel also serve as trusted advisors, assisting clients in assessing services such as FirstNet and the impact of new technologies on their current and future plans. Since 1983, FE has completed thousands of communications projects in all 50 states for numerous state, local, and federal government clients as well as Canadian clients.

In addition to its public sector work, Federal Engineering provides design and implementation support services for voice, data, and video networks used in the transportation, utilities, finance, education, and computer services industries. FE’s certified independence ensures that clients receive objective, unbiased consulting services that are not influenced by any technology, product, vendor, or approach.