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.
Read More »White House Seeks to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure Resilience With Executive Order on PNT Services
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.
Read More »Kevin O’Connell: Office of Space Commerce Working on Space Traffic Mgmt Transition Effort
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.
Read More »GAO: FirstNet Must Address Lack of Contract Information Sharing
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.
Read More »Commerce Dept Looks to Create US Space Economy Framework
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.
Read More »NIST Issues Commerce Dept’s 2018 Tech Transfer Report; Walter Copan Quoted
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.
Read More »Report: Commerce Dept Seeks to Restrict Sensitive Tech Exports With New Rules
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.
Read More »Nat’l Technical Information Service Seeks Industry Partners for Data Science JV Program
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.
Read More »US Government Eyes Expansion of Two Rules to Further Restrict Foreign Shipments to Huawei
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.
Read More »Commerce Dept Issues Proposed Rule to Ensure ICT Supply Chain Security
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.
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