Homeland Security Grabs DTV Dollars, Says Democrat

HOMELAND SECURITY GRABS DTV DOLLARS, SAYS DEMOCRATS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
House Commerce Committee member Bart Stupak (D-MI) says the National Telecommunications & Information Administration has essentially turned over the $1 billion in interoperablity communications grants from the DTV transition bill to the Department of Homeland Security to offset $1 billion in budget cuts there. "It appears that NTIA, the agency that Congress thought was best equipped to handle public safety communications interoperability and to manage the public safety spectrum, is abdicating its responsibility to the Department of Homeland Security," said Rep Stupak Thursday, "which, as we saw during Hurricane Katrina, has a poor track record."
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