The White House has asked the National Science Foundation to oversee a $400 million program that aims to support wireless communications research efforts. NSF will invest $50 million in the next five
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Avi Bender, former chief technology officer for the U.S. Census Bureau, has been appointed to lead the Commerce Department‘s National Technical Information Service that distributes federal science and engineering information and data. Commerce said Monday Bender has
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Energy Department have released the list of awardees for the 2016 edition of Energy Star Partners of the Year. Both agencies have recognized 149 businesses from 35 states
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The Department of Homeland Security has authorized four companies to offer a network analysis service to their commercial and government clients as part of DHS’ Enhanced Cybersecurity Services voluntary information-sharing program. The NetFlow Analysis
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The House Appropriations Committee has approved $474 million in funds for the Department of Homeland Security’s network surveillance system that works to scan government Web traffic for intruders, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Lawmakers voted 32-17
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The U.S. Air Force‘s Global Strike Command has deployed a new wireless network system to several missile alert facilities across the intercontinental ballistic missile enterprise. Communications project officers and the 24th Air Force’s cyber experts collaborated to identify
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Chairman Tom Wheeler and the Federal Communications Commission have voted to implement an across-the-board emergency response text messaging service by the end of 2014, The Hill reported Friday. Under the order, wireless companies and messaging applications will
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Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has appointed Robin Lineberger, a Deloitte partner and former board member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, to his advisory council on revenue estimates. Thomas Farrell of Dominion
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The Marine Corps has been looking at commercial alternatives for secure mobile device use for its members, trialing smartphones and tablets provided by Verizon, AT&T and Sprint for the past four months,
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The White House has enlisted computer experts from public and private sector organizations to help address technical issues on the federally-run health insurance exchange site Healthcare.gov, USA Today reported Wednesday. Kelly Kennedy
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