February 23 has come and gone and the annual report has not been given . Im not sure the question you are asking. To whom is it referred . I them with the gao. Oh. You are are all over saying it, right . You are the accountability office. We have done our first audit which is what im here talking about today sir. What im concerned about what it alarm you all that they might not be able to meet the person that needs as far as personnel . Thats all they have been able to hire. We understand and someone else enter this . I can certainly respond to that. First of all the annual report actually has been issued. There was a bit of the time delay but you should have access to that at this point and it does require significant review youre absolutely correct on on that and maybe theres an opportunity. But i mean this is what upsets people. You are talking to someone from the private sector. No simply doesnt make sense but im not an expert on government process so im not sure. Sioux this is a N
Those are the important things about the network that will make a very big difference. Thank you. Senator fischer. Thank you mr. Chairman. Ms. Swenson can you give us some idea when this is all going to be fully operational . Do you have a window of time there . Its eyes a great question. As i said we have the strategic roadmap that lays out the timeframe of getting tourist a consultation issuing the rfp getting the response and obviously awarding to the winner of the process. While we dont know today is what might happen in that process. So if we were unencumbered by external factors than we could probably give you a more definitive timeframe but my expectation based on what everybody has told told me the government as we might see a few bumps along the way. The goal is to obviously get that rfp out get the response is then put that information together and deliver plans to each of the governors of every state. What happens during that timeframe we are hoping is smooth and i hope you
Commissioner chair tom wheeler tells open internet advocates that the fcc vote on internet rules was the proudest moment in his public life. The event focused on the recent vote and work with the fccs spectrum office. It runs 20 minutes. Good evening, everybody. So great to see all of you. I think we have more here tonight than last year. The gentlemen i am about to talk to and introduce also needs no introduction he is the man of the hour as someone at my table said. I think he is a man of courage and we all applaud this service and creativeity and the inspiration he has brought to the federal communication system. We are excited to hear what you have to say and grateful for your time tonight. Please join me in welcoming chairman tom wheeler. [applause] hello. How are you doing . Nice party you are having. Just having a couple friends over. It is great to be here. Thank you for joining us. We are so grateful. You have been busy. Every day at the fcc is like sunday on the farm. You kno
Board of supervisors to share in what are the technologies and what theyre doing in San Francisco and what the latest discoveries are that we can possibly use to help improve our city. Finally, as someone you know, i celebrated my 60th birthday last week. [applause] and my staff gave me an ipad, and is looking at it i might have to go and join your classes to be able to appreciate all the applications that we have there. So do not be surprised if the guy next to you has a mustache. When i leave here this morning, i will be going to rosa parks Senior Center. We just spent 2 million of federal monies to redo that whole Senior Center and allow that to be one of the sites that will post the Technology Advances you are experimenting with today. Our own residents at every location of our Senior Centers are going to enjoy the Technology Advances that we have as a society. This is why we work in a great city like San Francisco. We want everybody connected. We want to make sure the San Francisc
Center for all the rest of the cities across the country. So we get to compare information and there. What these days i will get to talk to you while i am in washington, d. C. , and you can hear what i am saying across there, so we can enjoy it wherever i go, you know i will be working and not fooling around. Finally, we also are using technology to join our private companies in hiring san franciscans. Hopefully some of your kids, some of your grandkids as well, are going to enjoy some of these great jobs in San Francisco, because the companies that are here, many of them have agreed to use the virtual hiring practice called hiresf. Org and share the technology to hire online send franciscans. Were doing the right here in our great city. I have a chief innovation officer, jane, who is working in my office. He keeps a good connection for both me and them members of the board of supervisors to share in what are the technologies and what theyre doing in San Francisco and what the latest d