PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS:DAVID G. BOYD

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: September 29, 2005 | Copyright information

Congressional Testimony
09-29-2005
Statement of David G. Boyd Director, SAFECOM Program Office Department
of Homeland Security Committee on House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee
on Telecommunications and the Internet September 29, 2005 Introduction
Good morning and thank you, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee,
for the invitation to speak to you today. Today's testimony will focus
on SAFECOM, a communications program of the Office of Interoperability
and Compatibility (OIC), which resides in the Office of Systems Engineering
and Development, Science and Technology Directorate, Department ...

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