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 2004-07-20 monographic deposited born digital 100 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-740 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-740 P0b002ee1803845aa f:d04740 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-740 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-740 GAO-04-740 Communication Data collection Emergency medical services Emergency preparedness Federal aid to states Federal grants Information technology Intergovernmental relations National preparedness Planning Safety Standards and standardization First responders Homeland security Interoperability Program coordination Public safety DOJ Advanced Generation of Interoperability for Law Enforcement Program Other Written Product A10997 Lives of first responders and those whom they are trying to assist can be lost when first responders cannot communicate effectively as needed. This report addresses issues of determining the status of interoperable wireless communications across the nation, and the potential roles that federal, state, and local governments can play in improving these communications https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-740/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-740.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-740/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-740.pdf GAO-04-740 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-740 Other Written Product GAO-04-740; Homeland Security: Federal Leadership and Intergovernmental Cooperation Required to Achieve First Responder Interoperable Communications; Communication Data collection Emergency medical services Emergency preparedness Federal aid to states Federal grants Information technology Intergovernmental relations National preparedness Planning Safety Standards and standardization First responders Homeland security Interoperability Program coordination Public safety DOJ Advanced Generation of Interoperability for Law Enforcement Program Volume 116 Page 2135 116 Stat. 2135 Public Law 107-296