I have to say I had not heard of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Emergency Communications (OEC). It was established in 2007 after Katrina to improve interoperable communications during disasters.
They are the source of the Interoperable Communications Grants and the Statewide Interoperability Communications Plans repository. I wonder what all those plans say. Are we really on a path to equipment interoperability? My guess is that we are, but is the people side of things is lagging? Generally our failure to be able to communicate with one another has more to do with organizational and personality issues than it does the technical side of things.
If you ever look at how homeland security grants are being spent, interoperable communications is one of the bigger items. I believe the State of Michigan has used all their discretionary funding to build their state-wide communications network.
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They are the source of the Interoperable Communications Grants and the Statewide Interoperability Communications Plans repository. I wonder what all those plans say. Are we really on a path to equipment interoperability? My guess is that we are, but is the people side of things is lagging? Generally our failure to be able to communicate with one another has more to do with organizational and personality issues than it does the technical side of things.
If you ever look at how homeland security grants are being spent, interoperable communications is one of the bigger items. I believe the State of Michigan has used all their discretionary funding to build their state-wide communications network.
