Top DOD Tech, 5G Officials Opposed to Ligado Resign
Undersecretary of Defense-Research and Engineering Mike Griffin and Deputy Undersecretary Lisa Porter submitted their resignations effective July 10, communications sector lobbyists told us. Griffin was among the DOD officials who testified during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing last month…
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on the department’s opposition to the FCC’s approval of the Ligado L-band plan (see 2005060065). He later urged Congress to intervene against the FCC on the issue (see 2005210043). Porter leads DOD’s 5G policy. In a letter to DOD staff, the officials said a “private-sector opportunity has presented itself to us, offering an opportunity we have decided to pursue together.” DOD didn’t comment.