Our ongoing audit objective is to determine whether First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) is ensuring that AT&T is achieving the desired results for Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) coverage for each state and territory. During our fieldwork, we observed an issue that poses a risk of overstating the coverage area and services the network provides. FirstNet Authority measures NPSBN Band 14 coverage at a signal strength over 15 times less powerful than the one AT&T (the NPSBN contractor) uses to report its commercial non-Band 14 network to FirstNet Authority. This could indicate that the total area AT&T reports as Band 14 coverage is overstated, and the services provided in the coverage area are not sufficient to allow first responders to effectively respond to emergencies. This difference can adversely impact NPSBN services and ultimately affect public safety users’ ability to communicate with each other during emergencies. We believe that management attention is warranted to ensure that the NPSBN provides consistent, reliable service to public safety users.
| Report Date | Agency Reviewed / Investigated | Report Title | Type | Location | |
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| Department of Commerce | Management Alert: The NPSBN Band 14 Signal Strength Does Not Consistently Provide Adequate Band 14 Service for First Responders | Other | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Labor | Quality Control Review of the Single Audit of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership for the Year Ended June 30, 2022 | Review | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of State | Inspection of Embassy Dili, Timor-Leste | Inspection / Evaluation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of State | Audit of the Department of State's Humanitarian Response to the Ukraine Crisis | Audit | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | Audit of the Schedule of Expenditures of Co-Impact, the Partnership for a Breakthrough in Arab Employment, Shared Workplaces, Shared Society Program in West Bank and Gaza, Cooperative Agreement 72029421CA00010, September 29, 2021, to December 31, 2022 | Other |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Financial Audit of Vtrinaires Sans Frontires Germany Under Multiple Awards for the year ended December 31, 2022 | Other |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | Single Audit of Family Health International for the Year Ended September 30, 2020 | Other |
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| Appalachian Regional Commission | Semiannual Report to Congress - October 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 | Semiannual Report | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| U.S. International Development Finance Corporation | DFC OIG's Semiannual Report to Congress October 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024 | Semiannual Report | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
| Department of Justice | Investigative Summary: Findings of Misconduct by a then Federal Bureau of Investigation Senior Official for Numerous Comments to a Subordinate in Violation of the Department’s Zero Tolerance Policy on Harassment and FBI Policies | Investigation | Agency-Wide | View Report | |
