Digital Government
Congress Races to the Finish Line Amid Shutdown Threat
The Senate passed lots of tech-centric bills and set the stage for next year’s privacy debate.
Digital Government
Farm Bill Expands Rural Broadband Funding
But some remain concerned that the money will not get to many places that need it to expand access.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Is On Its Way to Bringing Internet to 3 Million People in Rural America by 2022
The software company is expanding its work into 10 more U.S. states.
Emerging Tech
DISA Outlines Plans to Wall Off the Public Internet
The agency extended the deadlines for vendors to submit white papers for the cloud-based system.
Emerging Tech
Google Employees Stand With Amnesty International In Condemning Google
The tech company is moving forward with its plans to create a censored search engine in China
Cybersecurity
Russian Intel Chief: Internet Should Be Controlled By ‘Proper Authorities’
The FSB says it’s trying to curb extremism online — but it’s also muting foreign and dissenting voices.
Digital Government
Eliminating Tech Tribalism in Government
Are public sector agencies ready take tech collaboration to the next level? Our survey says government officials want to, but don’t know where to start.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Go to School on Wi-Fi and Urge Online Privacy Rights
The Senate also finally passed a bill to change the name of DHS’ cybersecurity agency.
Digital Government
Senators, Providers Criticize ‘Unpredictable’ FCC Funding for Rural Broadband
“Cutting [Universal Service Fund] support cuts the legs out of the business case for rural broadband in many places,” said one telecom CEO.
Modernization
Broadband Access Lags on Tribal Lands, Study Finds
More than a third of Americans residing on tribal land lack high-speed internet access.
Digital Government
Seattle Prepares to Challenge FCC Over ‘Misguided’ 5G Order
Other cities are expected to join the effort.
Emerging Tech
The Web Is Broken, So Its Founder Is Taking Another Stab at It
Tim Berners-Lee believes people should control their own data.
Digital Government
FCC Approves New Rule To Limit Local Authority In 5G Rollout
Proponents said the order will insure that delivery of faster wireless service occurs in more areas more quickly, but a key opponent called it “extraordinary federal overreach.”
Emerging Tech
Silicon Valley’s Internet of the Future is Just as Censored as China’s Firewall
Will the internet’s town square be like Tiananmen Square?
Cybersecurity
DHS Needs to Define Network Disruptions Before It Can Fight Them
Agencies have different definition of what an outage is and that matters.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security Invests $11.6 Million in Countering Large-Scale Internet Outages
The grants are focused on the effect outages could have on critical infrastructure.
Digital Government