Telecommunications

The end of an era: BlackBerry’s impact on feds, industry endures

Federal News Network asked former federal executives for their memories and thoughts about the impact of the BlackBerry device on the federal sector.

Reporter's Notebook

Army

Communication tech is changing what’s possible for troop connectivity

Commentary

Musurlian, Peter

New leadership at a group dedicated to helping the government with 5G technology

Technology

National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation looking for a few good ideas for a whole new network

Technology

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In this April 7, 2021 photo, a senior receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center, in Clarksdale, Miss. Medicare will require nursing homes to report COVID-19 vaccination rates for residents and staff, the government said Tuesday, in what officials hope will become an incentive to keep giving shots even as the worst ravages of the pandemic ease in facilities across the land.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Federal employees can get time off if they have reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

Federal Newscast

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Whether on rotary or smart phone, citizens want to call you

Federal Report

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Second stage of Chinese telecom ban producing unintended consequences

DoD Reporter's Notebook

DoD taps National Spectrum Consortium to help develop 5G

Technology

Aerial of the Pentagon, the Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington DC, with I-395 freeway on the left, and the Air Force Memorial up middle.

NDAA includes more congressional oversight of OTAs

Federal Newscast

USAID, FCC team up on improving 5G policies

Technology

FILE - In this May 6, 2020, photo, United States Postal Service carrier Henrietta Dixon gets into her truck to deliver mail in Philadelphia. Officials from six states and the District of Columbia are in court Thursday, Sept. 24, to ask a federal judge to halt alleged slowdowns at the U.S. Postal Service that they say threaten the upcoming presidential election(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

USPS weathering the storm through 2020 election

Federal Newscast

A man wearing a face mask to protect against the new coronavirus talks on his smartphone as he walks past a Huawei store in Beijing, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. China on Wednesday demanded Washington stop

Agencies, contractors get more time to purge Chinese-made telecom gear from supply chains

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has extended waivers for agencies requesting more time to excise that…

Federal Newscast

How agencies can make the most of oncoming 5G technology

Progressive Policy Institute economist Michael Mandel, and Randy Clark of the the National Spectrum Consortium joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to…

Technology

Creation of federal supply chain council means tougher standards for contractors

Contracting

A proposed interagency council would look around the world for companies and products to banish from the federal supply chain.