Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan...
Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan alerted Congress Sept. 8 that OMB authorized $69.9 million be released from the Spectrum Relocation Fund to several government agencies, he told Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., in a letter.…
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The money went to the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice and Interior, all with an eye toward the AWS-3 auction. “We are pleased that OMB Director Donovan has approved funding to allow the affected agencies to continue planning for Auction 97,” said Wireless Broadband Coalition Executive Director David Taylor in a statement. “Doing so avoids potential delays in the relocation process and sets the stage for a successful auction -- one that promises to fully fund federal agency relocation costs while protecting critical national security communications capabilities. Auction 97 has the potential to benefit consumers and taxpayers, generate billions in additional funding for FirstNet, promote US broadband deployment, and create thousands of jobs in the US."