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5G and how it’s changing the way they think at the VA

5G, the latest wireless communication technology, has started to change how agencies think about networks, both from a physical infrastructure standpoint…

Veterans Affairs

FILE - This undated file photo shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. A New Mexico judge has denied a request by dozens of scientists and others at Los Alamos National Laboratory who sought to block a vaccine mandate. Workers risk being fired if they don't comply with the lab's Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, afternoon deadline. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

Los Alamos researchers develop a way for 5G to be more useful to the military

Technology

GSA’s chief information officer is on a hiring spree

Federal Newscast

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First Look

DHS, DoD publish 5G security guidance to help agencies think through key ATO process

Cybersecurity

(Apple via AP)

This image provided by Apple shows Apple CEO Tim Cook making a presentation on 5G and the new iPhone 12, which was unveiled Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. A much-hyped network upgrade called “5G” means different things to different people. To industry proponents, it’s the next huge innovation in wireless internet. To the U.S. government, it’s the backbone technology of a future that America will wrestle with China to control. To many average people, it’s simply a mystery. (Apple via AP)

DoD offering up to $3 million to help make 5G more compatible

Defense

FILE - Passenger flights land and take off at Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, Wed., Jan. 19, 2022. A congressional committee is looking into the controversy over the launch of new high-speed wireless service and whether it poses any threat to airline safety. A House committee on Thursday, Feb. 3, heard testimony from the head of the Federal Aviation Administration, airline groups and a trade group for telecommunications companies. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Congress wants regular updates from FAA on any issues that arise from 5G growth

Federal Newscast

FAA head resigns after effort to rebuild agency’s reputation

People

5G is changing the way the military connects its bases and its people

Federal Insights

FILE - A China Airlines cargo jet lands at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Saturday, March 14, 2020, in New York. On Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, AT&T and Verizon said they will delay activating new 5G wireless service for two weeks following a request by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who cited the airline industry’s concern that the service could interfere with systems on planes. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

FAA and wireless carriers in talks over 5G’s potential impact on aircraft systems

Technology

For DoD, solving spectrum sharing is a matter of national, economic security

Defense

The modern creative communication and internet network connect in smart city . Concept of 5G wireless digital connection and internet of things future.

DHS partners with DoD to draft 5G security evaluation methodology

Cybersecurity

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2021, file photo provided by the Department of Defense, Hickam 15th Medical Group hosts the first COVID-19 mass vaccination on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.” (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Department of Defense via AP)

Just how many vaccine exemptions has the military given out?

In today’s Federal Newscast, we get a look at just how many COVID-19 vaccine exemptions the military is allowing.

Federal Newscast

Expert Edition: 5G

This exclusive e-book highlights the efforts today and what’s on the horizon by civilian and the military services in rolling out 5G infrastructure and…

Federal Insights

FILE - This Feb. 25, 2019 file photo shows a banner of the 5G network is displayed during the Mobile World Congress wireless show, in Barcelona, Spain. The U.S. communications regulator will hold a massive auction to bolster 5G service, the next generation of mobile networks, and will spend $20 billion for rural internet. 5G will mean faster wireless speeds and has implications for technologies like self-driving cars and augmented reality. The Federal Communications Commission said Friday, April 12, that it would hold the largest auction in U.S. history, of 3,400 megahertz, to boost wireless companies’ networks. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

NTIA, FCC need updated spectrum agreements for 5G, GAO says

Technology

Two agencies that have say-so over the allocation of spectrum generally cooperate, but their agreements are 20 years old. And with the advent of 5G, it might be time to renew them.