Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Ship it: FCC’s DevEx Day pushes next-day code

Move over FedEx, FCC now offers next-day delivery.

Making sense of ‘ugly, messy’ data

Finding it near-impossible to make sense of the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics reports? There is now a simple dashboard that packages that information into an easily digestible format — without requiring users to have a background in statistics.

FedOSS: Open GIS with FCC GIO Michael Byrne

Federal Communications Commission Geographic Information Officer Michael Byrne discusses the role open source plays in geographic information systems and how the FCC leverages tools such as GitHub to further its mission.

Internet freedom bill returns without additional costs

Another reason why a bill reaffirming the U.S., multistakeholder approach to Internet governance will remain government policy – it is free.

Obama announces nominees to lead FCC, FHFA

President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Rep. Melvin Watt (D-N.C.) and Tom Wheeler as director of the Federal Housing Finance Authority and chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, respectively.

FCC chair to head to Aspen Institute

Federal Communications Commission head Julius Genachowski has lined up a new gig, less than a month after announcing his resignation from government.

Genachowski officially announces departure (VIDEO)

As previously reported, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Friday he will step down from his post in the near future.

FCC chair Genachowski to step down

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is expected Friday to announce he will step down from his position, The Wall Street Journal reports.

GAO: FCC failed to protect information

The Federal Communications Commission failed to implement appropriate information security controls in the initial components of the Enhanced Secured Network project, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report.

FCC launches online smartphone security tools

To assist the more than 120 million American smartphone owners, the FCC launched the Smartphone Security Checker, an online tool to arm consumers with security steps customized by mobile operating system.

FCC CIO Naylor to step down Jan. 4

Naylor has served as the FCC CIO since June of 2011 and will leave January 4 to become the CIO and equity partner for a cyber-security firm that specializes in assisting the intelligence community.

FCC updates small business cybersecurity planner

The Federal Communications Commission unveiled an updated 2.0 version of its “Small Biz Cyber Planner,” as part of National Cybersecurity Month.

GAO: FCC should encourage private sector mobile security standards

The U.S. Government Accountability Office said the Federal Communications Commission needs to encourage the private sector to implement a broad, industry-defined baseline of mobile security safeguards as consumers have become increasingly reliant on mobile devices.

FCC asks court to uphold net neutrality

The Federal Communications Commission asked a federal appeals court to uphold its net neutrality order on Monday, saying that Verizon’s challenge to the commission’s rules had no merit.

FCC to host ‘Developing for Accessibility’ event

The Federal Communications Commission will host a “Developing with Accessibility” event at the agency headquarters on September 6-7.

FedPod: Cybersecurity bill gets shot down, cyber coordinator speaks, new FCC political database

Cybersecurity bill gets shot down, White House cyber coordinator says cybersecurity takes a ‘cross-cutting response’ and FCC opens its new political advertising database.

TV stations to submit political advertising buys to FCC

Television stations in the nation’s largest media markets will begin uploading information on political advertising buys to a new Federal Communications Commission database on Wednesday.

FCC launching political ad database

The Federal Communications Commission will conduct a public demonstration of a new online database of political television commercials on July 17.

FCC seeks digital strategy director

The Federal Communications Commission is seeking a director of digital strategy.

Is GitHub government’s next big thing?

Barack Obama could be the first U.S. president to fork your code.

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