What's on the agenda for policymakers.
Agenda
Discussions on important issues for developing a robust cybersecurity workforce.
Learn more about major national policy initiatives and industry-led workforce development programs required to address the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals, including innovative approaches to cultivate the next generation of cyber defenders.
Special Guest
Harry Coker, Jr., Director, Office of the National Cyber Director, The White House
Featured Guests
September 2024 marks the one-year anniversary of completing award announcements for the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program. Come join NTIA leadership and the Middle Mile Program team to recognize the work of recipients and their program milestones.
The FCC’s Space Bureau, with the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET), announce the next Transparency Initiative event. The FCC will be convening a public event on October 9, 2024, titled, “This is only a Test: Understanding Experimental Licensing”.
At this meeting, Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC) members are expected to present a report in response to its charge from the FCC. Presentation of the recommendations will be led by the Chairs of Working Group 1 – Technical and Working Group 2 – Outreach and Education.
At this meeting, the Task Force will hear updates from Working Group leadership discuss progress towards recommendations, and edit a draft Executive Summary. This agenda may be modified at the discretion of the Task Force Chair and the Designated Federal Officer.
My Closing Argument to the House BEAD Hearing
On September 9th I testified to the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology at a hearing entitled “From Introduction to Implementation: A BEAD Program Progress Report.
BEAD and the Political Calendar
We don’t need any more delays in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grant process, but there are potential delays on the horizon due to the political calendar. What do I mean by political calendar? There is going to be a new president in the White House, and that means a change in many of the people who run various cabinets and agencies. It could mean a new head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which is run by an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
A BEAD Program Progress Report
On September 10, 2024, the House Commerce Committee's Communications and Technology Subcommittee held an oversight hearing focused on the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. BEAD was established with $42.5 billion by Congress in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Congress charged the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) with implementing BEAD which provides grants to states to deploy broadband in unserved and underserved areas.
Is Broadband Reaching All Americans?
On September 6, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission launched its latest (and 18th overall, if you're scoring at home) inquiry into the state of broadband in the United States.
Lumen Defaults on its RDOF Obligations in Four States
The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) announced that certain Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) census block groups (CBG) are now eligible for other funding programs.