Broadband Technology Opportunity Program
Broadband Technology Opportunity Program
From the time the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act) into law, the Office of the Inspector General has provided oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) administration of the $4.4 billion Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) and will continue to do so throughout the remainder of the grant program life cycle. The Department of Commerce (DOC) inspector general, in his February 2011 testimony before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, on broadband spending, focused on the need for effective award monitoring and oversight. As…
