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.
Digital Government
FCC crowdsources mobile broadband testing
New app allows any Android user to help measure network performance and download speeds.
People
FCC's CIO started young
David Bray, who got his first federal job at 15, is now overhauling the Federal Communications Commission's outmoded IT.
People
Republican tapped for open FCC slot
President Obama nominated legislative aide Michael O’Rielly to the Federal Communications Commission post vacated by Republican Commissioner Robert McDowell.
People
FCC picks intelligence specialist as CIO
David Bray, an information specialist in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, has been named CIO of the Federal Communications Commission.
People
FCC nominee avoids policy commitments at hearing
FCC chairman nominee urged to commit to reducing federal communications spectrum.
Modernization
FCC chief’s swan song: in-flight broadband
Genachowski urging a reallocation of spectrum to allow for much faster connections at 30,000 feet
People