NASCIO offers nation wide communications interoperability model

The loss of life and property during and after hurricanes Katrina and Rita underscores a major problem facing government: the inability of public safety officials from different government sectors to communicate with one another and coordinate their efforts.

A research brief https://www.nascio.org/nascioCommittees/interoperability/Interop.%20Gov.%20Research%20Brief%20Final.pdf published recently by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers highlights the interoperability problems facing federal, state and local officials, and offers a map toward improved communication.

“The public expects their lives and property to be protected by their governments — local, state or federal — without distinction as to who is ultimately responsible,” the study said.

By Ethan Butterfield
Contributing Staff Writer

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