Archive for: July 2009
July 30, 2009
July 29, 2009: At Congressional hearing by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Chairman made a strong statement about banning P2P software from government and contractor computers (link to statement below). Testimony again reported that critical U.S. information had been leaked through a LimeWire P2P file-sharing network installed without aurhorization on personal computers in government facilities. It was reported that secret information such as a list of all government nuclear facilities, the emergency escape route and safe house location of the First Lady had leaked and are widely available on foreign web site. This is now reported as inaccurate, see link below to Washington Post story.
July 29, 2009: At Congressional hearing by the House Committee on Overshght and Government Reform, the Chairman made a strong statement about banning P2P software from government and contractor computers (link to statement below). Testimony again reported that critical U.S. information had been leaked through a LimeWire P2P file-sharing network installed without aurhorization on personal computers in government facilities. It was reported that secret information such as a list of all government nuclear facilities, the emergency escape route and safe house location of the First Lady had leaked and are widely available on foreign web site. This is now reported as inaccurate, see link below to Washington Post story.
July 28, 2009
July 28, 2009 | from ISOC.ORG:
A significant meeting was held by the Internet Society today in Stockholm, Sweden in conjunction with IETF 75 in Stockholm, Sweden. Subject ‘Securing the DNS — Leading the next step towards a more secure …
July 24, 2009
July 23, 2009
July 22, 2009 | Pew Internet & American Life Project: 2 reports released.
July 22, 2009
ITIF Response to FCC National Broadband Strategy NOI (Notice of Inquiry)
July 22, 2009: As the FCC develops America’s first national broadband strategy it will be important to focus on both broadband supply and demand as well as the presence of market failures within the broadband marketplace. Relying on markets alone will not meet our country’s future broadband needs. Instead, to meet the goals for broadband coverage outlined by the FCC, targeted subsidies should be used to expand coverage and adoption beyond what the market will provide. In this FCC filing, ITIF discusses the policy and non-policy factors that affect broadband deployment and outlines an appropriate policy framework for a successful national broadband strategy.
July 20, 2009
Summary: A one-day informational meeting related to NSF’s Future Internet Design initiative. The meeting will discuss CISE’s plans for funding opportunities that relate to continued work on future Internet design. The primary goal of the meeting will be to provide information regarding funding opportunities for future Internet design and development within CISE.
Westin Gateway Hotel 801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA
All-day meeting July 29, reception the previous evening.
Agency’s New Chief Is a Product of the Information Age
By Cecilia Kang | Washington Post Staff Writer | Monday, July 20, 2009:
Julius Genachowski, President Obama’s pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, has a soft spot for the little guy.
In his first interview since taking over the federal agency, Genachowski talked about the importance of “edge” Internet and software companies in pushing forward technological advances. He suggested that these companies might play a key role in boosting the economy and in helping the agency meet its mandate to bring high-speed Internet access to all Americans.
July 18, 2009
Los Angeles Times | By David Zahniser and Phil Willon | July 17, 2009:
If OKd by the City Council, the plan would shift protection of internal data and public records from the city to the …
July 17, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009 | Evidence-based decisions | Vivek Kundra, Federal CIO:
(From the Federal IT Dashboard). Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), under the leadership of Secretary Shinseki and VA CIO Roger Baker, announced that it will temporarily halt 45 IT …
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