It might be nice to consolidate this thread with
http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61676
It appears that DOC has adopted DOA's methodology of getting around the budget--get Temporary Authority from the Governor's office and use DOA's special purchasing authorities ...
It's also disappointing to see that they're not attempting to consolidate with the statewide TRS plan. The FCC ULS contact for this action is the frequency coordinator for all state agencies, so I guess that's that. Probably too far down the road. On the other hand, perhaps they're thinking of using the DOC systems as part of that? Nah, that would make too much sense ...
Now I know why I don't work for the State any more ... there are lots of really good people still there, but when politics gets in the way of technology ... argh.