House Committee Extends PSIC Grant Program

The House Communications Subcommittee voted unanimously Thursday to extend the Public Safety Interoperable Communications grant program administered by National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Department of Homeland Security for another two years. The initial deadline for handing out the $1 billion in funds was December 2010. Most of the money has been handed out to programs in all 50 states, but the Department of Commerce's Inspector General concluded that the initial time frame did not allow states to take "full advantage" of the program funds.