Modernization
Broadband grant program has problems, GAO official says
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Rural Utilities Service are adding staff members and contractors to help handle 2,200 applications for $7 billion in broadband grants and loans.
Modernization
Handhelds helped Census stay on track, GAO says
The process of verifying addresses to prepare for the 2010 Census finished ahead of schedule thanks in large part to handheld computers, a GAO report finds.
Modernization
NTIA awards grants for national broadband map
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is getting started on the $350 million broadband mapping project funded by the economic stimulus law.
Cybersecurity
Commerce neglects its IT security workforce: inspector general
The department’s management has not devoted enough resources to training its IT security workers as the threat of cyber attacks increase in number and sophistication, IG says.
Modernization
USPTO eyes unified communication system
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office wants to learn about unified Internet Protocol communication systems that could cut its operating costs.
Digital Government
Applications for broadband grants under the stimulus law far outstrip available funds
The Commerce and Agriculture departments received 2,200 applications for broadband projects.
Acquisition
Agencies push small-biz outreach efforts
Commerce Department and Small Business Administration officials plan more than 200 events before mid-October.
Modernization
FCC considers state, regional public safety networks
The FCC is considering requests to form a broadband network for first responders rather than waiting for the commission to create a nationwide network.
Digital Government
How to get telework right
Federal Computer Week convened a virtual roundtable with three telework program managers that run some of the most successful programs in government to find out what works with new telework programs — along with the major remaining stumbling blocks.
Modernization
Security risks evolve alongside social media
Facebook and Twitter make it possible for government agencies to communicate and interact with the public in ways not possible just two years ago. But these social media tools also create new types of security risks that agencies must anticipate and plan for.
Cybersecurity
Emergency IT authority for FERC gains support
Support is growing for proposals to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission additional authority to act during an emergency involving a cyberattack on the country's electric power system.
Cybersecurity
FERC lays out priorities for Smart Grid standards
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said cybersecurity is among its priorities for standards being developed for the country's next-generation, technology-enabled electric grid.
Modernization
New bills would make RF spectrum inventories open to public
Bills pending in the House and Senate would create inventories of RF spectrum managed by the NTIA and FCC, along with a Web portal to make the information public.
Modernization
NTIA wants volunteers to review broadband grants
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration wants volunteers to review applications for $4.7 billion in grants for broadband expansion.
Modernization
GSA announces list of Networx agency telecom awards
The General Services Administration has released a list of 86 federal agencies that have awarded contracts to telecom providers through the Networx contract.
People
GSA expands on O'Hare's GWACs comments
In a recent interview with Federal Computer Week's acquisition editor, Matthew Weigelt, Ed O'Hare, assistant commissioner of the Office of Integrated Technology Services at GSA's Federal Acquisition Service, clarifies and expands upon his comments made during a panel discussion at the Washington Technology Top 100 Conference.
Modernization
Census successfully uses handhelds to verify addresses
The Census Bureau finished the first phase of the 2010 decennial census ahead of schedule in part because new handheld computers performed well despite earlier problems.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity training: The battle over mandates
A debate rages over a Senate proposal to require certification or licensing for all cybersecurity professionals who work on government information systems.
Modernization
Cloud computing: Is it secure enough?
Government officials should start now to understand the security implications and begin taking steps to protect their organizations as they adopt the cloud computing model.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity: Legislation, new security controls on same track
New catalog of information and security controls co-developed by NIST, the Pentagon and the intelligence community, along with information security legislation gaining traction in Congress, are expected to significantly improve federal cybersecurity standards.
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