DHS Renews Clearance for SAFECOM Emergency Surveys
Published Date: 8/25/2025
Notice
Summary
The DHS CISA Emergency Communications team is asking for approval to keep running their SAFECOM Nationwide Surveys, which help improve emergency communication across the country. This affects public safety folks and agencies who share their feedback through these surveys. No big changes or costs are coming, but the surveys will continue gathering important info to keep us all safer.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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SAFECOM Surveys Will Continue
DHS CISA asked OMB to renew approval so the SAFECOM Nationwide Surveys can keep running and collecting feedback from public safety agencies and emergency communications partners. The notice says the surveys will continue to gather information to improve emergency communications across the country and that no major changes or new costs are expected.
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