Newscan: House approves omnibus spending bill, funding agencies through September
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House approves omnibus spending bill, funding agencies through September
How technology can reduce emotional toll on public-safety workforce
Short extension of FCC auction authority makes the omnibus bill
Data brokers raise privacy concerns but get millions from the federal government
TikTok admits using its app to spy on reporters in effort to track leaks
Twitter aided the Pentagon in its covert online propaganda campaign
Lawmakers highlight cyber, new tech and space in proposed spending bill
Here’s what was left out of the $1.7 trillion federal spending bill
Senate reaches breakthrough and passes $1.7 trillion omnibus funding bill
Deal reached on amendments, omnibus motors toward passage
New technology allows 911 callers to livestream with dispatchers in Georgia county
Navy awards AWS cloud contract worth nearly $724 million
Spending bill lacks money for FCC rip-and-replace program
Congress kicks the can on wireless, telecom issues as 2022 ends
National Cyber Director Chris Inglis reportedly set to retire in the coming months, reports say
What can schools do against the onslaught of ransomware?
Military branches losing expensive cyber talent to private sector, watchdog says
Facebook owner Meta to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit
Remote work flipped the commuting script. Now transit must adapt.
Police communications engineer ‘obsessed with voyeurism’ secretly recorded naked woman
Report: Network slicing leaves operators vulnerable to breaches
Quantum tech’s path to commercialization will be a 2023 NIST priority
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Bipartisan Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act signed into law
NSA, CISA, and ODNI release guidance on potential threats to 5G network slicing
FCC proposes new rules to improve routing of wireless 911 calls and texts
FCC takes latest step to improve satellite application processing
FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s statement on appeal-court ruling in China Telecom case
FCC bureaus grant limited waiver to Verizon for 3G Broadband Data Collection (BDC) filing
FirstNet Authority PSAC profile: National Association of Counties
Leichtman Research Group: 90% of U.S. households get an Internet service at home
Advocates applaud passage of the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022