Commerce IG Auditing FirstNet Development

FirstNet confirmed Tuesday that the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General launched a separate audit of FirstNet’s technical development of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN). The audit would “evaluate and assess FirstNet’s efforts and progress to develop the technical design aspects for the NPSBN against key technical requirements and standards, the requirements of [the 2012 Spectrum Act], stakeholder requirements, and established performance metrics and milestones,” Commerce OIG said in a letter. FirstNet “will fully comply with this audit and the IG office,” a spokesman said.