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Requirement Details
- Category
- Safety
- Mission Impact
- Critical
- Description
- Emergency Alert System encoder/decoder at Guam is running end-of-life hardware that no longer receives firmware updates. Unit failed to activate during a February 2025 test alert.
- Justification
- FCC compliance requires functional EAS equipment. A failure during an actual emergency (typhoon, tsunami) would prevent life-safety alerts from reaching the community.
- Risk if Unfunded
- Non-compliance with FCC EAS requirements. Failure to broadcast life-safety alerts during real emergencies. Potential regulatory action.
Funding & Decision
- Funding Status
- Unfunded
- Funding Source
- —
- Approved Amount
- —
- Date Funded
- —
- Date Completed
- —
- Decision Notes
- —
Priority & Readiness
- Enterprise Priority
- —
- Local Priority
- 1
- Readiness
- Paperwork Ready
Cost & Schedule
- Estimated Cost
- $11,200
- Required By
- 2025-08-01
- Execution Window
- 21 days
Point of Contact
- Name
- SFC Perez
- perez.m@afnp.afn.mil
Record Info
- Created
- 2026-05-11
- Last Updated
- 2026-05-11
- Updated By
- seed