First Responder Network Authority

Commerce Sec Ross Appoints FirstNet Board Members

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the appointment of six individuals to serve on the Board of the First Responder Network Authority, including five new members. 

Edward Parkinson Named Acting CEO of First Responder Network Authority

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that Edward Parkinson will serve as Acting Chief Executive Officer, following the recent resignation of Mike Poth, who had served as CEO since 2015. Parkinson joined the FirstNet Authority in 2013, after working on the House Homeland Security Committee for then-Chairman Peter T. King (R-NY). During his time with the committee, he drafted the initial bill that began the effort to create FirstNet.