Despite Education Department concerns, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is expected to circulate an order for the July 10 commissioners' meeting on the future of the 2.5 GHz band and the educational broadband service (EBS). ED said the FCC should preserve the band for use by educational institutions where possible (see 1906100041). Transportation Department concerns complicated FCC progress toward a Further NPRM on sharing the 5.9 GHz band with Wi-Fi.
Despite Education Department concerns, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is expected to circulate an order for the July 10 commissioners' meeting on the future of the 2.5 GHz band and the educational broadband service (EBS). ED said the FCC should preserve the band for use by educational institutions where possible (see 1906100041). Transportation Department concerns complicated FCC progress toward a Further NPRM on sharing the 5.9 GHz band with Wi-Fi.
The 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected VTDigger’s motion to hold a FirstNet Freedom of Information Act case in abeyance until the court resolves AT&T’s motion to submit an amicus brief (see 1906050020). Monday's order (in Pacer) instead granted the local news publication 10 more days, until June 17, to reply to the Commerce Department’s brief.
The 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected VTDigger’s motion to hold a FirstNet Freedom of Information Act case in abeyance until the court resolves AT&T’s motion to submit an amicus brief (see 1906050020). Monday's order (in Pacer) instead granted the local news publication 10 more days, until June 17, to reply to the Commerce Department’s brief.
The FCC is widely seen to be starting from behind in Tuesday’s oral argument in Prometheus IV. That doesn’t mean anyone is certain how the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will react to an incubator program, standing challenges against petitioners, and broadcaster arguments for further deregulation (see 1905220074), said many academics and broadcast attorneys in interviews last week.
The House Oversight Committee plans a third hearing on facial recognition technology in about six weeks to ensure the FBI is using the tool properly, Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., told reporters Tuesday. Lawmakers hammered an FBI official during a hearing, in which a GAO official outlined agency privacy and transparency failures for the technology. A federal moratorium on the technology remains on the table (see 1905220058). Cummings, numerous Democrats, ranking member Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., are exploring legislation.
The House Oversight Committee plans a third hearing on facial recognition technology in about six weeks to ensure the FBI is using the tool properly, Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., told reporters Tuesday. Lawmakers hammered an FBI official during a hearing, in which a GAO official outlined agency privacy and transparency failures for the technology. A federal moratorium on the technology remains on the table (see 1905220058). Cummings, numerous Democrats, ranking member Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., are exploring legislation.
While questions have come from its own eighth floor and from the Commerce Department about the role the FCC should take in orbital debris oversight, space experts tell us it's not clear who, if anyone, could fill the agency's role. Also last week, Commissioner Brendan Carr noted his hopes (see 1905090031) the agency gets input from expert agencies like NASA. He called this literally "rocket science," speaking on C-SPAN's The Communicators. Who should be the orbital debris czar "is the central question of the entire space traffic management debate," said Secure World Foundation technical adviser Brian Weeden. He was among the experts we interviewed.
There’s bipartisan agreement among members of the House Oversight Committee to halt federal law enforcement and government use of facial recognition technology until civil liberty concerns are addressed. Chairman Elijah Cummings, R-Md., ranking member Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and various members of both parties signaled support for a moratorium at Wednesday’s hearing.
There’s bipartisan agreement among members of the House Oversight Committee to halt federal law enforcement and government use of facial recognition technology until civil liberty concerns are addressed. Chairman Elijah Cummings, R-Md., ranking member Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and various members of both parties signaled support for a moratorium at Wednesday’s hearing.