Report: Julius Genachowski Leaving FCC
Julius Genachowski
Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, will announce Friday he is stepping down after four years at the helm, the Wall Street Journal ...
Senate Confirms Mignon Clyburn for 2nd FCC Term, Joshua Wright to Join FTC
Mignon Clyburn (pictured second from right)
The Senate voted unanimously voted late Tuesday night to confirm Mignon Clyburn for a second term at the Federal Communications Commission ...
FCC’s Ajit Pai Proposes New FCC IP Task Force
Ajit Pai
Ajit Pai, a Federal Communications Commissioner, wants the FCC to start a task force on moving U.S. communications infrastructure from copper telephone wires to Internet-based ...
David Turetsky Named FCC Public Safety Bureau Head
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has appointed David Turetsky to lead the agency’s public safety and homeland security bureau, the FCC announced Monday.
Turetsky ...
FCC Medical Device Spectrum Plan In The Works
Site: NIST.gov
The Federal Communications Commissions plans to allocate spectrum so healthcare providers can operate wireless medical monitoring devices for mobile patient care, Adam ...
LightSquared Files For Ch. 11 Protection; FCC Previously Rejected 4G Net
A company that got rejected by regulators from building a nationwide, fourth-generation satellite wireless network has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
LightSquared said ...
Report: FBI Seeking More Wiretap-Friendly Internet Code
The FBI wants legislation that would require Internet companies to build backdoors into their communication technologies that would allow government surveillance, CNET reports.
White ...
OMB Names Haley Van Dyck E-Gov Policy Analyst
The Office of Management and Budget has hired Haley Van Dyck as an e-government policy analyst, Federal News Radio reported.
Van Dyck will work to develop a federal mobile strategy ...
FCC to Auction Spectrum, Fund Public Safety Net
Site: FCC.gov
The Federal Communications Commission may auction off radio frequency spectrum in order to fund the national public safety network.
Congress reached an accord on legislation ...
House Subpanel, Industry to Assess Cyber Threats
Photo: Attila Toro
A House subcommittee will review cyber threats in the U.S. during a Wednesday hearing, according to the The Hill newspaper.
Rep. Greg Walden, (R-Ore.) chairman ...
