United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-09-08 monographic deposited born digital 24 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-1057T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1057T P0b002ee18038f190 f:d041057t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1057T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1057T GAO-04-1057T Communication Emergency preparedness Federal agencies Federal/state relations Interagency relations Intergovernmental relations Police communication Radio frequency allocation State/local relations Strategic planning Homeland security Interoperability SAFECOM Testimony A12276 Lives of first responders and those whom they are trying to assist can be lost when first responders cannot communicate effectively as needed. This testimony addresses issues of determining the status of interoperable wireless communications across the nation, the potential roles that federal, state, and local governments can play in improving these communications, and the need to structure grant programs so that they better support public sector efforts to improve these communications. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1057T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1057T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1057T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1057T.pdf GAO-04-1057T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-1057T Testimony GAO-04-1057T; Homeland Security: Federal Leadership Needed to Facilitate Interoperable Communications Between First Responders; Communication Emergency preparedness Federal agencies Federal/state relations Interagency relations Intergovernmental relations Police communication Radio frequency allocation State/local relations Strategic planning Homeland security Interoperability SAFECOM