GAO Eyes Land Mobile Radio Interoperability, Makes Recommendations to OMB
GAO recommended the Office of Management and Budget “examine the feasibility of including LMR [land mobile radio] in its category management initiative,” in a 48-page report released Wednesday, and OMB “generally agreed.” GAO also released a supplement on its survey…
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of civilian federal agencies on the topic. “The use of standards-based and multi-band LMR equipment has helped to enhance interoperability among agencies, but the use of proprietary features and other factors continue to hinder interoperability,” GAO said. “Almost all of the agencies that GAO surveyed reported using LMR equipment that meets voluntary technical standards, which have improved interoperability. Further, almost half of these agencies reported using multiband radios, which operate on multiple public-safety radio bands, to enhance interoperability.”