Federal Communications Commission

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How the FCC is getting out from under technical debt

Allen Hill, the CIO of the FCC, said IT modernization, full stack observability, operational efficiency and zero trust drove his focus over the last two years.

Ask the CIO

The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the ‘unsubscribe’ button

Management

Congressional regulators want to know why a top official at the FCC was able to support what appears to be a Trump campaign initiative

Federal Newscast

Federal cybersecurity blanket stretches to cover Internet of Things (IoT) devices

Technology

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2017, file photo, a person uses a smart phone in Chicago. Most Americans across party lines have serious concerns about cyber attacks on U.S. computer systems and view China and Russia as major threats. That's according to a new poll by The Pearson Institute and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research (AP Photo, File)

The FCC strengthens its approach to data privacy and security

Technology

Is there light at the end of the stalemate on resuming spectrum auctions?

Defense

Why access to suicide prevention services is easier in one crucial way

People

House Appropriators, Federal workforce, Congress Debt Limit

Congress aims to reauthorize Commerce telecom agency for first time in three decades

IT Modernization

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, the seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality in Washington. The Senate has narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s lame-duck nominee, Nathan Simington, on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FCC launches its Space Bureau

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, a person with a smartphone enters the Federal Communications Commission building in Washington. Tech companies and nearly two dozen U.S. states clashed with the government in federal court Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, over the repeal of net neutrality, a set of Obama-era rules aimed at preventing big internet providers from discriminating against certain technology and services. The action rolling back the neutrality rules

This group says the federal government, for all the auctions, is still a spectrum hog

Agency Oversight

Looking for help with space regulations?

The Space Hour

Biden renominates Gigi Sohn to FCC after failed first confirmation effort

In today’s Federal Newscast: The President tries again, 14 months later, to get Gigi Sohn on the FCC. Awash in scandal, Congress calls for more oversight…

Federal Newscast

Inside the FCC decision to ban sales of Chinese-made telecom gear

A normally divided Federal Communications Commission recently voted unanimously to ban sales of Chinese-made telecommunications equipment in the United…

Technology

Biden administration’s cyber regulatory plan comes into focus

Cybersecurity

The White House and agencies are moving out with new cyber requirements for water, healthcare, and emergency communications.