Thursday, January 29, 2009

New York State SWN Wireless Director Cut

January 29, 2009 at 4:03 pm by James M. Odato
Jonathan Spanos, brought on last April to lead the statewide wireless system project, has been dismissed as part of a restructuring of the Office for Technology.
Angela R. Liotta, a spokeswoman, said the restructuring left Spanos without a job. His deputy, Nancy Perry, is assuming leadership of the wireless project. Two weeks ago, the OFT decided to cancel its contract with M/A-
COM to build a proposed $2 billion wireless network for emergency responders to use. OFT is now reassessing it's next course while M/A-COM plans a suit for breach of contract.
Spanos, who came from Pennsylvania where he helped direct the M/A-COM system built there, was paid $140,000 annually to come to New York.

No comments: