FBI, DEA and Secret Service argue that next ‘number portability’ administrator must be ready to handle investigations

Lawmakers, including the chairman and ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, who have pressed the Federal Communications Commission to keep national security in mind when choosing a new management of the National Portability Administration Center, have now gotten support from the law enforcement community.

The FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Secret Service have weighed in, telling the FCC that they believe that the agency should take into consideration how well any vendor might "satisfy the important law enforcement, public safety, and national security equities" of local and federal authorities.

The FBI, DEA and Secret Service maintain that they take no position on Telcordia's potential selection as the next contractor in particular. But they highlight some of the sensitivities of using the system in the course of their work.