Emerging Tech
Why Adopt IPv6? NTIA Wants Your Thoughts
The internet of things will necessitate faster IPv6 adoption.
Cybersecurity
Commerce's Cyber Hit List: Third-Party Apps, Phishing
CISO Rod Turk said the department is focused on collaboration between bureaus.
Cybersecurity
Commerce, Energy and Justice Departments Get Generally Positive Cyber Assessments
Agencies' inspectors general are submitting reports as part of the 2015 Cybersecurity Act.
Digital Government
Commerce Data Guru Announces Departure
In a post on Medium on Thursday evening, Tyrone Grandison, Commerce’s deputy chief data officer, announced his planned exit nearly exactly a year after he joined the agency.
Ideas
Commerce Department Now Embraces GitHub for 'Collaborative Problem Solving'
America's data agency can now use GitHub for collaboratively building open source software.
Emerging Tech
FirstNet CEO: ‘$7 Billion Doesn’t Go As Far As It Used To’
During a Senate hearing, lawmakers pushed FirstNet experts to predict whether the broadband network would be deployed on schedule.
Digital Government
Commerce Wants To Help You Make Money From Federal Data
The department is looking for businesses to help government use data.
Digital Government
Census Names New Top Tech Official as Agency Prepares for 2020 Count
The hires comes less than a month after lawmakers pressed the agency to appoint a permanent CIO, following a nearly yearlong vacancy.
Digital Government
Lawmaker: Agencies Don’t Need Billions in New Funding to Upgrade Legacy IT
Agencies should repurpose savings from data center consolidation, says Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s IT operations subcommittee.
Emerging Tech
Watchdog: Risk of Weather Satellite ‘Data Gap’ Shrinks, But Risks Persist
The potentially forecasting-affecting "data gap" is now estimated at between seven to 10 months.
Cybersecurity
How Last Year's OPM Hack Could Affect the Census
A loss of public trust in the federal government could undermine Commerce's ability to collect data for the 2020 census.
Emerging Tech
Can the Internet of Things Change Economic Inequality? Commerce Wants to Know
he Department of Commerce wants your input on the Internet of Things.
Digital Government
Can Open Data Create More Opportunities for Americans? A New White House Effort Hopes So.
Powered by open federal and local data sets, the newly launch project provides access to resources around employment, housing, schools and other neighborhood amenities.
Emerging Tech
Why Commerce Wants Robots to Fix Themselves
NIST wants to create a standard test by which manufacturers can evaluate robots’ agility before deploying them in the factory.
Cybersecurity
Watchdogs Prep for Review of Agencies’ IT Security Policies
Under new legislation, agency inspector generals have until August to complete their security reviews and submit them to Congress.
Digital Government
Commerce Official: People Won’t Contribute to Digital Economy if They Think Data is Unsafe
Alan Davidson, Commerce’s director of digital economy, said the government needs to retool to include digital assets when regulating trade.
Digital Government
Commerce’s Data Geeks Want to Teach You How to Use Their Data
The Data Service team is building a series of tutorials on applying the department's data sets to research.
Digital Government
How Valuable is Federal Research? It Depends How You Count
It's difficult to pin down the total economic impact of federal R&D.
Emerging Tech
Commerce Department Launches Data 'Startup'
The agency plans to recruit more than a dozen software engineers and data scientists.
Digital Government