Rice to lead APCO

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International appointed George S. Rice Jr. its new executive director.

Rice joins APCO International from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, where he currently serves as assistant executive director. APCO noted that Rice has more than a decade of public-safety experience, including stints with the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Rice is scheduled to begin with the group May 1.

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