Commerce Department
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The Commerce Department and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are trying to figure out what the federal government’s role in cloud computing should be. The agencies are hosting a panel discussion Tuesday with industry leaders and experts from academia to discuss this as well as other national needs. A media advisory from the [...]
January 23, 2011 -
If you want a preview of coming attractions in your own agency, check out what is happening in the giant US Postal Service. It is looking at a major cutback of administrative personnel, consolidating post offices and relocating employees, not to mention possible pay and benefit changes. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you could be next.
January 19, 2011 -
An internet ID for Americans would be different from a national ID card... or would it?
January 10, 2011 -
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt announced the formation of the National Program Office to manage the administration\'s plan to enhance security in cyberspace. The new office will align government standards with industry innovation to create a safer online environment.
January 10, 2011 -
The Dept. of Commerce calls for consideration of a new set of principles - A \"Privacy Bill of Rights\". National Telecommunications and Information Administration\'s Daniel Weitzner explains the move.
January 07, 2011 -
The Commerce Department recommended forming the office as part of a framework for ensuring online data privacy.
December 17, 2010 -
A World Privacy Forum points to indifference and neglect at the Commerce Department when it comes to international data privacy.
November 22, 2010 -
The Obama administration wants to push the federal government deep into the regulation of privacy on the Internet. In the coming weeks, the president will unveil a plan giving new powers to the Commerce Department.…
November 12, 2010 -
Both the Federal Trade Commission and the Commerce Department are preparing to release independent reports about online privacy — and how strict new privacy rules for the web should be, The New York Times reports.…
November 10, 2010 -
White House launches Subcommittee on Privacy and Internet Policy to both promote online economic opportunities and protect individual privacy.
October 25, 2010 -
Telework proves itself again when a Continuity of Operations Plan comes together.
October 08, 2010 -
A fire at the U.S. Department of Commerce has shut down the Hoover Building in D.C.. Construction workers had been doing asbestos abatement when the fire started in a storage room. Crews were able to quickly put out the fire but employees are being encouraged to take administrative leave or telework.
October 08, 2010 -
Agencies must make their data networks compliant with the IPv6 protocol now. The government and private industry face a looming crisis as Internet addresses defined by an increasingly dated technical protocol run out, possibly as early as next year. Agencies must first upgrade external servers to run the new protocol.
September 28, 2010 -
This week, host Jason Miller talks with Simon Szykman, the new CIO at the Department of Commerce. September 16, 2010
September 16, 2010 -
A new advisory council will provide Commerce and other agencies with ideas for how the government can help push federally-funded technologies into the commercial marketplace. Locke said his agency will do its part by speeding up the patent process to one year and get certain grant funding out in 30 days. Commerce also is working with NIH and NSF on the i6 Challenge where $12 million is available for companies to commercialize technologies.
September 08, 2010