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Commerce's Locke promises changes
A new advisory council will provide Commerce and other agencies with ideas for how the government can help push federally-funded technologies into the commercial marketplace. Locke said his agency will do its part by speeding up the patent process to one year and get certain grant funding out in 30 days. Commerce also is working with NIH and NSF on the i6 Challenge where $12 million is available for companies to commercialize technologies.
Tags: technology , Gary Locke , Aneesh Chopra , Rahm Emanuel , Ginger Lew , White House , National Economic Council , National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrep , NIH , NSF , PTO , Mike Morse , Mike Crow , Tom Albert , Holden Thorp , Steve Case , Mary Sue Coleman , University of North Carolina , AOL , University of Michigan , Madrona Venture Group , Arizona State University , innovation , i6 Competition , entrepreneurship , Jason Miller
Lawmakers vary on Census savings claim
The Commerce Department says that as things stand the 2010 Census is now expected to come in on schedule and 22 percent under budget, meaning a savings of $1.6 billion in 2010. Congressional reaction to the news is split along party lines with some lawmakers praising the efforts of the Census Bureau to do an accurate and cost-effective population count - while one lawmaker calls the claims "smoke and mirrors."
Tags: management , Gary Locke , Robert Groves , Census , William Lacy Clay , Tom Carper , Joseph Lieberman , Darrell Issa , 2010 census , Max Cacas
2010 Census saved $1.6 billion
Bureau Director Groves and Commerce Secretary Locke announced the savings today. Officials say Census saved money for three reasons, including not having to tap into a reserve fund in case of emergency.
Tags: management , Gary Locke , Robert Groves , Census Bureau , 2010 Decennial Census , cost savings , Jason Miller
Commerce needs help managing the Internet
Group tries to build trust in cyberspace, Thumbs up for cyber coordination
Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , Internet Policy Task Force , Online Trust Alliance , Howard Schmidt
Agencies opening up slowly under FOIA mandate
The Justice Department's new report finds that the number of partial documents released last year increased by 50,000. Many agencies also reduced their backlog of FOIA requests. Agencies say some of improvements can be attributed to increased attention across the government and better technology.
Tags: management , technology , Melanie Pustay , DoJ , DHS , Interior , SBA , IRS , Institute of Museum and Library Services , FOIA , openness , transparency , Web 2.0 , Jason Miller
Feds seek right role for protecting .com domain
With so much at stake, what role, if any does the federal government play in protecting the .com Internet domain? Several experts offer some candid observations on what the government's role should be.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , NIST , Patrick Gallagher , Cisco , Don Proctor , RSA , Mischel Kwon , CSIS , James Lewis , Max Cacas
Countdown: OMB IT project watch, fed social media use
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Tim Young , Dan Chenok , Federal News Countdown , OMB , OPM , technology , Web 2.0 , government 2.0
ATM attacks show cybersecurity holes
BigBoss check counterfeiting ring broken, Commerce updates its role in cybersecurity
Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , ATM , Secret Service ,
Commerce has part of the Internet, too
This week, host Tom Temin talks with Commerce Senior Advisor Marc Berejka.
July 29, 2010
Tags: technology , Federal Security Spotlight , Marc Berejka , Tom Temin
NIST seen as epicenter for cybersecurity
A provision in the Commerce, Justice, State appropriations bill could give NIST a larger role in protecting federal and civilian computer networks. The plan is from one influential Maryland lawmaker, who believes the battle for cybersecurity needs to be fought in the Free State.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Barbara Mikulski , Senate , Vint Cerf , Google , Jim Lewis , CSIS , NIST , Max Cacas
