Regulations adopted last year by the Federal Communications Commission on open internet, or net neutrality, will be officially published soon. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget signed off on the regulations Friday. They will be published in the Federal Register within one to three weeks and take effect 60 days after publication. Internet [...]
The proposed LightSquared network, a broadband wireless network integrated with satellite coverage, has raised concerns that it interferes with devices using the Global Positioning System. The House Science Committee held a public hearing Thursday to examine the issue, hearing testimony from officials from the Transportation Department, NASA and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. According to [...]
The most common cause of large health data breaches in 2010 was theft, according to a report from the Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights. The 11-page report covers breaches covers breaches of more than 500 individuals between Sept. 23, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2010, affecting entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability [...]
An additional $4.6 billion is needed for the disaster relief fund for fiscal year 2012, according to a White House budget request released Friday. Kenneth Baer, a White House senior adviser, said on the White House blog the amount would cover the cost of responding to Hurricane Irene as well as outstanding costs of previous [...]
Nearly a fourth of the domains are unreachable, according to a recent analysis of the federal government’s online portfolio. Ben Balter, a new media fellow at the Federal Communications Commission and M.B.A. candidate at George Washington University, surveyed the more-than 1,800 websites owned and operated by federal government agencies. Only 71% of federal executive domains [...]
President Barack Obama will send his recently-announced American Jobs Act to Congress on Monday evening, according to a White House official. Obama “will call on Congress to pass the bill, which contains the kinds of proposals to grow the economy and create jobs that have been supported by both parties,” the official said. Obama presented [...]
One year after issuing initial guidance to federal agencies on jobs set aside for federal workers, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy has finalized its guidelines on work that must be done by federal workers. OFPP issued its final guidance, effective Oct. 12. in Monday’s Federal Register. The new guidelines define and clarify which government [...]
President Barack Obama issued an executive order Friday establishing a strategic counterterrorism strategy targeting the international audience. The Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications, under the direction of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will run a temporary organization aimed at winning the hearts and minds of the public outside the U.S. The secretary of state and [...]
Eager to repeat the partisan fight that resulted in a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration in July, House and Senate leaders appear nearly ready to pass another short-term extension bill for the agency. The portion of the combined bill extending the FAA’s authority, the 22nd short-term extension since 2007, is different from the [...]
In its second week post-recess, Congress has committees scheduled to hold public hearings marking the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. At 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, the House Intelligence Committee is scheduled to hold a joint public hearing with its Senate counterpart marking the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper [...]