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The House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census has scheduled a hearing for Sept. 8 on Project SAFECOM and interoperable communications for local, state and federal first responders. “The report of the 9/11 Commission highlighted…

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how the response capacity of emergency personnel was overwhelmed,” the subcommittee noted. “Beyond the issue of too many individuals trying to communicate at once thereby overloading their channels, there were also interoperability issues that hampered the joint rescue effort.” Witnesses include Wireless Bureau Chief John Muleta and David Boyd, SAFECOM program manager.