National Hurricane Preparedness Week 2017
May 9, 2017 National Hurricane Preparedness Week 2017 is underway, with the goal of this week being to increase information sharing throughout the nation about…
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Recognizing Fire Service Personnel on International Firefighters’ Day
May 4, 2017 By Mike Worrell, FirstNet Senior Fire Services Advisor Today is International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD), which recognizes the men and women throughout the…
AT&T Sharpens Focus on Global Public Sector across Federal, State and Local Customers
Kay Kapoor to Lead Nearly $15 Billion Global Public Sector Organization AT&T has created a new Global Public Sector organization and named AT&T executive Kay…
FirstNet Tech Team Goes to 2017 Mobile World Congress
Barry Leitch – Senior Engineer – FirstNet CTO Devices Group Following last year’s visit to MWC to observe the latest developments in wireless tech, FirstNet…
FirstNet Receives Another “Clean” Audit Opinion
By Kim S. Farington, FirstNet Chief Financial Officer The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) has received a “clean” audit opinion for its financial management practices…
Tom Sorley to lead FirstNet’s Public Safety Advisory Committee
FirstNet is pleased to announce, after a thorough search by our Board Chair Sue Swenson, and Board Vice Chair Jeff Johnson, Mr. Tom Sorley has…
FirstNet names AT&T partner to build $46.5 billion network for first responders nationwide
On March 30, U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced that the First Responder Network Authority will partner with AT&T to build the nation’s…
A “milestone moment” for public safety: Public safety leaders voice strong support for FirstNet’s success
By TJ Kennedy, FirstNet President Today, I was honored to be with our FirstNet board and senior leadership from the U.S. public safety community in…