Modernization
A mountain of net neutrality comments, a privacy paradox, ransomware warnings and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
What does it take to get agencies to give up spectrum?
Legislative proposals suggest giving agencies control of receipts of spectrum auction, but perhaps not enough to spur action.
Digital Government
What do 800,000 people have to say on net neutrality?
The Sunlight Foundation has teased patterns and sentiments from the FCC's massive data set of net neutrality public comments.
People
FCC taps Scott Jordan for CTO role
Replacement for Henning Schulzrinne hails from University of California, Irvine.
Modernization
FCC passes new text-to-911 rules
While just two percent of Americans have access to text-to-911 services -- and not all commissioners support the idea -- new FCC rules promise wider deployment.
Acquisition
18F's API standards, GSA's newest dashboard, FCC's cyber-obligations and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community
People
FCC's crash, American Systems' new CEO and Los Alamos' latest app
News and notes from around the federal IT community
Modernization
Disruptive defense tech, IC transparency, GSA's newest BPAs and a $427M bid protest
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
FCC targets cyber role, NOAA inks IT deal, IBM eyes EHR and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
USAF cloud pilot, FSSI protests, highway hackers, a new day for drones and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
NTIA launches Spectrum.gov
The inventory of agency spectrum shows just how complicated it could be to share bandwidth.
Modernization
New FCC rulemaking could set up a spectrum superhighway
The spectrum in question is used by federal agencies, which would share frequencies with commercial entities.
Modernization
FCC seeks $13.5 million for IT modernization
Chairman Tom Wheeler calls his agency's computer systems incompatible and highly inefficient.
Modernization
FCC chief to propose spectrum-sharing rules
The move is the latest step in a longstanding plan to put 500 MHz of federal and non-federal spectrum into private hands.
Digital Government
Why maps matter
With new technologies and an explosion of geodata, more and more agencies are mapping to make sense of their missions.
Digital Government
FCC plans new basis for old network neutrality rules
The goal is to provide a legal rationale that does not ban certain activities, but Republicans on the commission are skeptical.
Modernization
IP switch could threaten FAA systems, says integrator
Harris Corp. has warned that hacking is much less difficult in IP and wireless environments than with hardwired systems, which could prove problematic for air traffic control.
Modernization
The big switch
Telecom carriers are eager to see federal agencies get moving on the changeover to IP-based networks.
Modernization
Will Open Internet changes affect the enterprise market?
The fallout for federal customers from a federal court decision blocking "net neutrality" rules remains murky, but most analysts are predicting little change for the immediate future.
Modernization
Wheeler postpones spectrum auction until IT is tested
The disastrous launch of HealthCare.gov looms as an object lesson on proving technology before it is deployed.
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