Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Every emergency manager knows a disaster calls for all hands on deck, including the extended community of responders who help…
By Jason Porter, President, Public Sector and FirstNet, AT&T The 2022 hurricane season is in full swing with 3 storm systems having already been named by the National Oceanic and…
By Jacqueline Miller-Waring, National Tribal Government Liaison, First Responder Network Authority This year marks the tenth anniversary of the legislation that created the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority). Over the last…
By First Responder Network Authority We recently sat down with Sheriff Peter Koutoujian who leads the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office in Massachusetts. Sheriff Koutoujian was appointed in October by the Secretary of Commerce…
By Tom Randall, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority The Navajo Nation spans across 27,000 square miles extending into some of the most rugged lands throughout Arizona, Colorado,…
By First Responder Network Authority Over 70,000 fans gathered to watch the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals play in the 2022 Super Bowl. Inglewood and Los Angeles public safety…
By John Hunt and Lori Stone, Senior Public Safety Advisors, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) One thing the 9-1-1 community learned from the pandemic was the need to plan…
By Harry Markley, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority How do standards-based technologies with Z-Axis and mission-critical Push-To-Talk capabilities work in real-life scenarios? The FirstNet Authority partnered with…
Every hurricane season, first responders face great challenges as they protect their communities during these storms. The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) remains committed to ensuring responders have the…
By Dereck Orr I came to the Public Safety Communications Research Program (PSCR) as a program manager in 2002, after investigations into the emergency response to the events of 9/11 shed…
By First Responder Network Authority Warren Mickens joined the FirstNet Authority Board(link is external) in October 2021, when he was appointed to a three-year term by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Mr. Mickens has…
By Lori Stone, Senior Public Safety Advisor, FirstNet Authority Maryland native Steve Wantz has spent his entire adult life working with, and for, the public—first in the Baltimore County Fire…
Executive Mosaic is honored to recognize Jason Porter, president of public sector and FirstNet at AT&T, as a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, for leading significant company growth as FirstNet has been able to…
By Anu Appaji, Domain Lead, Secure Information Exchange, First Responder Network Authority It’s the beginning of a tour of duty for an officer in a typical police department. The officer…
By Edward Parkinson, CEO, First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Broadband has become the lifeblood of our economy. It is also essential to our national security and public safety, a…