FirstNet 'State Points of Contact' Hold First Meeting

Government Technology: The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) conducted its first-ever meeting of “state points of contact” or SPOCs (pronounced like “Mr. Spock”) in Reston, Virginia, this past week. Here are some of my impressions from the event.

Every state or territorial governor has appointed a SPOC – there are 55 all together. SPOCs range from public safety radio systems managers to policy wonks to state Chief Information Officers (CIOs) to The Adjutant General (i.e. Commander of the National Guard), depending on the state.

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