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Andre Mendes, chief information officer of the Department of Commerce, said he would like federal agencies to exercise greater accountability when it comes to their information technology budgets, FedScoop reported Thursday.

President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that would direct the federal government to help strengthen the resilience of the country’s critical infrastructure by promoting the responsible use of positioning, navigation and timing services.

Kevin O’Connell, director of the Office of Space Commerce, said his office intends to move forward with plans to take over civil space traffic management functions currently under the Department of Defense, SpaceNews reported Friday.

The Government Accountability Office recommends the First Responder Network Authority or FirstNet to better share information on AT&T's public safety network contract. FirstNet needs to further inform stakeholders on its oversight of the contract with AT&T for the operation of a public safety network, GAO said Monday.

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis and Office of Space Commerce are working to establish a framework of the U.S. space industry, Space News reported Thursday.

A Department of Commerce report has found an increase in technology transfer efforts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences over the past five years.

The Department of Commerce is working on a set of five rules aimed at restricting exports of quantum computing, 3-D printing systems and other sensitive technologies to China and other potential adversaries, Reuters reported Tuesday.

The Department of Commerce’s National Technical Information Service is looking for private sector entities that have the capacity to take part in a joint venture program aimed at addressing federal agencies’ data science challenges.

The U.S. government considers making changes to two rules to expand the country’s authority to ban more foreign shipments to China-based telecommunications equipment firm Huawei, Reuters reported Sunday.

The Department of Commerce has proposed a rule that outlines the procedures the secretary can use to evaluate transactions involving information and communications technology and services and determine whether such transactions pose national security risks to the ICT supply chain, digital economy and critical infrastructure.