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The Future of Connectivity
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Agencies are eyeing a range of possibilities to take advantage of 5G advances, but perhaps no application is more urgent than ensuring and even boosting connectivity to aide disaster response. “Through mechanisms in 4G and 5G, we can prioritize access and bandwidth in such way that wireless priority service can be given to first responders,” said Mark McDiarmid, senior vice president for radio network engineering and development at T-Mobile USA.
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The Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate wants to help first responders realize the potential benefits of fifth-generation wireless communications and avoid the challenges associated with relying on more interconnected, digital technologies.
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Though the Defense Department managed to go unscathed through the Crowdstrike outage, it remains on the alert
In today’s Federal Newscast, the Defense Department generally escaped the effects of Friday’s global internet problems.
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Crowdstrike outage: SSA shutters offices, other agency impacts
Here’s what we know about how a global IT outage, sparked by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, is impacting federal agencies.
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OPM to lift pause on FSAFEDS enrollments in August
FSAFEDS enrollees will also soon have to transition to Login.gov and complete an identity verification to continue accessing their accounts.
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Four essential elements of trustworthy public-private SATCOM partnership
Ideal collaboration will drive a continuous loop in which industry invests, develops and demonstrates with federal agency end user requirements top of mind.
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Troubled background investigation system still under review at Pentagon
The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee called the delays with the next-generation background investigation system a “disaster.”
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DISA’s PEO Transport wants ‘graceful transition plan’ from industry
DISA’s PEO for transport, which is essentially the internet for the Defense Department, is looking for capabilities that have lifespan standards.
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NARA sees requests to transfer nearly 1M cubic feet of records ahead of deadline
NARA has approved limited exceptions to the electronic records deadline, but many agencies have shifted away from paper-based processes.
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DoD preparing to recompete contract for Advana
“Advana was like a victim of its own success — it scaled tremendously over the last few years.” said Radha Plumb.
