U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

How the Patent and Trademark office is preparing for its next 5 years

Judging by the pace of patent applications, intellectual property is expanding fast in the United States and around the world. Without innovation, it’s…

Agency Oversight

Amelia Brust, Federal News Network

telework, work from home, home office, federal employees

Hey, you at home, are you working or just jiggling your mouse?

Tom Temin Commentary

(Photo courtesy the Government Accountability Office)

USPTO putting foundational piece of zero trust architecture in place

Ask the CIO

Sen. Rubio hammers continued TSP investment in China

Federal Newscast

Who says young, technical people won’t work for the government?

People

Some members of the Interior Dept. will have an opportunity for remote work

Federal Newscast

Mission continuity and accountability: A conversation with Jay Hoffman

The Business of Government Hour

ACT-IAC webinar DevSecOps February 24, 2022

Containerization, strategy and culture all central to DevSecOps, say federal tech leaders

Technology

The United States Patent and Trademark Office

USPTO pilots a program to trim patent pendency, and ease things for certain applicants

Management

FILE - In this April 23, 2021, file photo, The Facebook app is shown on a smart phone in Surfside, Fla. Australia plans to crack down on online advertisers targeting children by making social media platforms seek parental consent for users younger than 16 years old to join or face fines of 10 million Australian dollars ($7.5 million) under a draft law released Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Postal Service leadership reminds employees to follow online rules

Federal Newscast

Commerce Department moves to close patent gap for women and minorities

Management

At least one thumbs up for President Biden’s Patent and Trademark Office nominee

President Biden has nominated Kathi Vidal, an experienced patent attorney, to become director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. One group says she’s…

Management

FILE - This Sept. 18, 2021, file photo shows the East Front of the U.S, Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Lobbyist for inventors says America Invents Act’s trial and appeal board ‘kills’ patents

Randy Landreneau is president of a group called US Inventor, which lobbies Congress to rewrite the law, and he joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for…

Congress

IT and an innovative future of the USPTO: A conversation with Jamie Holcombe

The Business of Government Hour

What is the IT strategy for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)? How is it using technology and innovation to change the way it does business? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Jamie Holcombe, Chief Information Officer at USPTO. Original Broadcast Date: June 21, 2021