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Commerce IG Auditing FirstNet Development

FirstNet confirmed Tuesday that the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General launched a separate audit of FirstNet’s technical development of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN). The audit would “evaluate and assess FirstNet’s efforts and progress to develop…

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the technical design aspects for the NPSBN against key technical requirements and standards, the requirements of [the 2012 Spectrum Act], stakeholder requirements, and established performance metrics and milestones,” Commerce OIG said in a letter. FirstNet “will fully comply with this audit and the IG office,” a spokesman said.