Vice President Biden To Discuss Administration Effort To Develop And Deploy A Nationwide, Interoperable Public Safety Broadband Network

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, June 16^th, Vice President Biden will deliver remarks to representatives from public safety, state and local officials, and private industry as well as issue a report detailing the Administration’s effort to develop and deploy a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network. To kickoff the event, Vice President Biden will be joined by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, John Brennan; Attorney General Eric Holder; Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano; Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski and Governor Martin O’Malley. New York City Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly will also participate. This event, hosted by the White House, is being held in coordination with the Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security, and Justice.

On February 10^th, 2011, President Obama announced his support for a wireless broadband network to afford public safety agencies with greater levels of effectiveness and interoperability. For more information on this announcement, click HERE.

This event will be open press. Additional media details are below.

WHAT:                     Vice President Biden will deliver remarks and issue a report detailing the Administration’s effort to develop and deploy a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network

WHO:                        Vice President Joe Biden 

                                   Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, John Brennan

           Attorney General Eric Holder

           Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano           

                                   Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski

           Governor Martin O’Malley

           New York City Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly

WHEN:                     Thursday, June 16^th, 2011
                                   Camera pre-set: 9:30 AM, Brady Press Briefing Room

                                   Press gather time: 10:00 AM, Brady Press Briefing Room

                                   Vice President Biden remarks: 10:30 AM, open press

                                   Panel discussions: 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM, open press

                                      

WHERE:                   Eisenhower Executive Office Building

                                   South Court Auditorium