FirstNet Process Leaves Stakeholders Unhappy with What One Calls 'Cone of Silence'

摘要

FirstNet still raises a lot of questions, stakeholders said at a three-hour Monday roundtable innWashington. Several stakeholders criticized the FirstNet board for opaqueness, a perception a boardnmember disputed, as well as getting ahead of itself with public safety network designs that may not benideal. The focus and nature of the $7-billion interoperable network effort is still unclear, five months afternthe board was set up and nearly a year since the law including FirstNet provisions passed, several panelistsnsaid. They called for greater managerial focus and outreach to the public safety community and beyond.nTextron Systems, an aerospace and defense development and manufacturing firm, hosted the meeting andnhopes to hold future gatherings.