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FCC chairman spins history of communication -- and regulation
A free e-book from Tom Wheeler briefly details the 600-year-long story of the communications revolution and efforts by authorities to steer it for the 'public good.
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2020 census is counting on technology
The goal is to have at least 60 percent of the next decennial count's responses submitted electronically.
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Why the U.S. Isn’t the World Leader in Speedy Internet Access
United States Ranks 35th in bandwidth available per user.
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FAA picks UAV test sites
The winners are in Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia.
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Even in the Cloud, Japan and China Are at Odds
Japan’s National Information Security Center has asked government ministries to wean themselves off foreign-made typing apps.
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Study: Consumers Will Pay $5 for an App That Respects Their Privacy
A new report finds that people are weary of the hidden costs of free.
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Why Christmas Is an Agonizing Time for App Developers
A hit can mean millions of new downloads. But it also usually involves spending millions on marketing.
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Emergency Alert System May Go Commercial
The current system is dogged by inefficiencies that could cost lives, FEMA says.
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Census Dropping BlackBerry, Will Outfit Surveyors with iPhones
The iPhone pilot is the first step to a bring-your-own-device strategy for Census surveyors.
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The secrets of great teams
At USDA, a handful of IT leaders built a FedRAMP-certified cloud service -- ahead of schedule and under budget. Here's how they did it.
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New Year's resolutions for federal CIOs
The year ahead is fraught with technological and business challenges, but Anthony Robbins has three tips to help CIOs start off on the right foot.
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Go open to transform legacy systems
Open-source service-oriented architecture can unlock the door to modernizing the government's legacy capabilities.
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Keys to IT innovation are in the approach
“The way we buy IT is a lot like the way we used to buy tanks and aircraft carriers,” said DHS's Keith Trippie. And he didn’t mean it in a good way.
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This Needs to Be Invented Before the Internet of Things Can Take Off
'Glue' to hold it all together and to the cloud.
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Agencies eye the possibilities of SDN
Software-defined networking is still in its infancy, but science-oriented networks already see the potential.
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FCC Deal Makes It Easier to Unlock Your Cellphone
Agreement comes after 114,000 people petitioned the White House.
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FCC Votes to Review Its Ban on In-Flight Calls
Commission votes 3-2 to revisit the decades-old rule.
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House bill would compensate agencies for giving up spectrum
The idea is to create an incentive for agencies to relinquish spectrum as part of a plan to free up 500 megahertz for commercial use by 2020.
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