Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Help Wanted: FCC CIO

QUOTE:
Announcement Number SES-2013-0002 Promotion Potential ES-00
Position Title Chief Information Officer Hiring Agency Federal Communications Commission
Open Period 12/03/2012 - 01/03/2013 Duty Locations 1 Vacancies in Washington, DC, US
Series/Grade ES - 0301O 00 For More Info Noelle Green
202-418-1133
Noelle.Green@fcc.gov
Salary $119554 - $177500

Who May Apply
All Qualified Applicants
Duration Appointment
Permanent
Marketing Statement
The FCC is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions.
Summary

This position serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in the Information Technology Center within the Office of the Managing Director (OMD/ITC).



The incumbent is the senior executive responsible for the direction and development of the FCC's IT strategy, management of IT investments, and leadership of key technology initiatives.



The CIO has broad responsibility for providing strategic leadership in planning, budgeting, and managing information technology (IT). The incumbent is assigned overall managerial responsibility for technical information technology specialty areas such as policy and planning, IT security, application software, operating systems, network service, data management, systems administration, and customer support.  



Relocation expenses will not be paid.



Salary is dependent upon certification of the Commisison's SES performance system.
Key Requirements
Suitable for employment as determined by a background investigation. Must submit a financial disclosure statement upon assuming the position Serve a probationary period of one year, if applicable Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service Security Clearance and Drug Testing Required
Major Duties

Serves as senior advisor to the Managing Director, Chairman and Commission on matters pertaining to the Information Technology Center (Office of the Chief Information Officer), information systems and technology and related programs.




  • Consults with and advises Bureau and Office heads on information management and technology.

  • Advises on the direction and development of the FCC's IT strategy, management of IT investments, and leadership for key technology initiatives.

  • Develops, implements and oversees integrated policies, objectives and programs to effectively and efficiently plan for, manage and control the Commission's information technology, resources and related programs. This includes managing the long range planning and budgeting process to ensure both cost-effectiveness and alignment with the IT strategic plan and the FCC's goals; reviewing and approving proposed IT acquisitions; and conducting reviews of systems and technologies to assure conformance with FCC standards. Organizing high performance, agile technology teams to support mission and daily activities of FCC.

  • Develop and allocate appropriately skilled technology teams to support both legacy systems and new initiatives and needs to adjust to rapid changes in technology. Keep the FCC near the cutting edge of effective, cost-saving and productivity increasing tools and be able to flexible enough to rapidly adjust to new FCC or Congressional initiatives to deliver working product.

  • Ensures the highest level of customer service. Monitors and evaluates customer feedback to identify areas for improvement in the delivery of services and in the performance of core systems. Creating an environment of technological, engineering, and consumer experience excellence.

  • Recruit, develop, and nurture world-class technological, engineering, and customer experience from government and private sector excellence. We seek a work environment and IT work force that attracts talent and is recognized for innovation and contributions to the communications field.

  • Continuously improving contracting efficiency, timeliness, transparency, and monitoring.

  • Moving from reports to real-time dashboards and analytics.

  • Developing forward-thinking IT policy and governance and that compatible with an inter-connected, web-centric and federal compliance requirements. Liaison with Federal CIO and CTO, other governmental authorities, and industry on infrastructure and policy matters for information management. as interface between agency and broader federal technology investment policy and requirements.

  • Interact with Administration Federal CIO, CIO Council, and Federal Chief Technology Officer to make FCC part of larger information management reforms.

  • Insure FCC is addressed Federal requirements for: -Insuring continuation of operations and disaster recovery.  -Modernizing and virtualizing agency technology infrastructure. - Providing a robust, platform infrastructure offering a "services cloud" for Agency, Bureaus and Offices, individuals and groups directly requisition, configure, customize, and use technology as they might with credit cards from cloud-bases services on the web.

  • Create a platform that facilitates innovation and asset sharing among individuals and groups.

  • Establishing and managing technology teams to oversee equipment, software and configuration, desktop support, connectivity, virtualized data center, major applications, contracting/purchasing assistance, compliance.

  • Accreditation and Compliance and accreditation and compliance automation.

  • Manage and improve the process of maintaining compliance with a broad range of federal statutes and rules.

  • Examine and pursue automation and new efficiencies to streamline the process.

  • Supporting initiatives and daily activities of Agency, Bureaus, and Offices.

  • Creating a model of excellence for distributing technological expertise and use of technology smoothly with the activities of the Agency and individual units. Assist in creating multi-year budgeting and investment plans.

  • Successfully communicating plans and their values to agency management, Bureaus and Offices, staff and vendors. Design and help implement multi-year contract vehicles and aggregation of purchasing and contracting without overly centralizing contract management.
Education

Requirements
Unless you are currently serving under a Career Senior Executive Service appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the Senior Executive Service, or have successfully completed a Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program approved by OPM, you must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Executive Core Qualifications.
Evaluations
Your application will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position. A panel may be convened to determine "best qualified" candidates. The rating and ranking will be based upon consideration of the degree to which you meet the Executive Core Qualifications, Selective Factor (if applicable) and Technical Qualifications. Interviews and qualifications inquiries may be required.
Qualifications

Applicants must provide detailed evidence of possession of each of the Technical and Executive Core Qualifications listed below to assist reviewing officials in determining the best qualified candidates to be referred to the selecting official. FAILURE TO MEET OR ADDRESS ANY ONE OF THE MANDATORY TECHNICAL OR EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATION STANDARDS WILL ELIMINATE A CANDIDATE FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION. Fundamental Competencies are cross-cutting and should be addressed over the course of your ECQ narratives. For more information, refer to the OPM Guide to Senior Executive Service (SES) Executive Core Qualifications available on-line at: http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp



Fundamental Competencies: The following competencies are the foundation for success in each of the ECQs below: Interpersonal Skills; Oral Communication; Integrity/Honesty; Written Communication; Continual Learning; and Public Service Motivation.



ECQ 1 - Leading Change: Ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Leadership Competencies: Creativity and Innovation; External Awareness; Flexibility; Resilience; Strategic Thinking; Vision



ECQ 2 - Leading People: Ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management; Leveraging Diversity; Developing Others; Team Building



ECQ 3 - Results Driven: Ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Leadership Competencies: Accountability; Customer Service; Decisiveness; Problem Solving; Technical Credibility



ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies: Financial Management; Human Capital Management; Technology Management;



ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions/Communication: Ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Leadership Competencies: Partnering; Political Savvy; Influencing/Negotiating



Your examples should be clear and concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts. We recommend that you limit your narrative to two pages per Qualification.



Candidates must have had at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-15 level in the Federal Service. MANDATORY TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES: All candidates must submit a narrative statement addressing each of the following Technical Competencies.



1. Demonstrated leadership and experience in successfully managing agency and/or corporate level information technology (IT) and information management functions in areas such as IT policy and governance, IT security and critical infrastructure protection, IT capital planning and investment control, IT performance assessment, process/change management, application software, operating systems, network service, data management, systems administration, program management, acquisitions planning, and customer support.



2. Demonstrated leadership in team and organizational management, including areas such as: Matching technical infrastructure to support decision-making, Matching individual skills to IT needs, Customer facing, building and running High Performance teams, managing research and development, ensuring Vision and Goal Setting maps to resources and tactics.



3. Demonstrated leadership at the agency and/or corporate level including influencing senior officials to use information technology as a driver to improve performance; building partnerships among senior executives; and developing and implementing strategies that show how information technology can add value while also transforming or supporting operations.



4. Demonstrated experience in ensuring that information technology resources are planned for, acquired and managed in a manner that achieves strategic objectives of a large organization while conforming at policies of a legislative or other governing body.



5. Demonstrated experience in transitioning from legacy systems to new state of the art forms of computing and networking, and the resolution of key technical issues involving state-of-the-art IT systems and audit and security requirements. This includes managing the development and execution of multi-million dollar IT budgets and projects.
How to Apply

Apply on-line using the Commission's automated recruitment system FCCJobs.

IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FULL CONSIDERATION, YOU MUST PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:

Your application, including resume, all registration information and NARRATIVE STATEMENT ADDRESSING THE FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES,
EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTIVE FACTOR AND THE TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES.  All documents must be received no later than midnight U.S. Eastern Standard Time of the closing date, or it will not be considered.  Requests for extensions will not be granted.

Resumes should include the following information:
 
- Vacancy announcement number SES-2013-0002
- Full name, mailing address, and day and evening phone numbers
- Educational information, including name, city and state of colleges or universities you attended, as well as the type and year of any degrees received including bar membership for attorney positions
- Information about your paid and nonpaid work experience related to this position including:
- Job title (include series and grade if Federal job)
- Duties and accomplishments
- Employer's name and address
- Supervisor's name and phone number
- Starting and ending dates of employment (month and year)
- Salary
- Indicate if we may contact your supervisor
- Information about honors, awards, and special accomplishments

If applying online poses a hardship, please contact the Federal Communications Commission's Human Resources Office at (202) 418-1133 during business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time) prior to the closing date of the vacancy announcement to speak with an HR representative who can provide assistance for online
applications.

For more information, please click on How to Apply, Applying for Jobs, and Inputting Resumes.  If you have question or problems with password or logging in, please click on Passwords, IDs, and Logging In.
Required Documents
A NARRATIVE STATEMENT ADDRESSING THE FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES, EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS AND THE TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES. If you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the Senior Executive Service, or have successfully completed a Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program approved by OPM, you must address the Technical Competencies but do not have to address the Executive Core Qualifications. Current Federal employees should submit a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal and SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action.
What to Expect Next
Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications to determine your ranking. The best-qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of the outcome.
Benefits
The FCC offers a wide range of employee benefits, including:

Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Dental & Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Long-Term Care Insurance
Holidays and Leave
Retirement
Thrift Savings Plan
Transit Benefit
Alternative Work Schedule
Telecommuting

Other Information



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Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Conference: The Technology of Privacy



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The Technology of Privacy 
Friday, January 11, 2013; 9:30 AM - 5:45 PM
University of Colorado Law School, Room 101
CLE: Credit Available
 
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With each passing year, information privacy law becomes a larger and more important subject of legal scholarship, practice, policymaking, and popular attention. The key driving force explaining this shift is the breakneck pace of technology. Consider only a few of the fields of technology growing at an explosive rate and putting new pressures on privacy: robotics, biometrics, data analytics, smart phones, environmental sensing, facial recognition, and social networks. In every one of these areas, and more, fundamental shifts in the type and amount of information we collect has put pressure on individual privacy. New business models spring up constantly that use information in new, and newly invasive, ways. Technologists are locked in arms races related to efforts to manage the collection, storage, and processing of personal information in ways that either threaten or protect individual privacy concerns.

 

Join us in Boulder, Colorado, on Friday, January 11, 2013, as we discuss the "Technology of Privacy." This is the Fifth Annual Silicon Flatirons conference on privacy, and it connects closely with last year's event on the Economics of Privacy. Academics, policymakers, privacy advocates, and practitioners will come together to discuss the changes in the state of the art of privacy and technology, and focus on what it means for policymaking and legal practice in particular.

 

Panelists and keynote speakers will consider questions such as: what are the latest cutting-edge advances in the technology of privacy, and can we forecast what will come next? How much promise does the idea of "privacy by design" hold, and how can we improve on the idea? What have we learned from the debate over the Do Not Track flag, and what do the results of that development mean for future multistakeholder solutions to privacy problems? What should we make of the rise of Big Data, and how will it raise new challenges or possibilities?

 

Welcome 9:30am - 9:45am

Scott Peppet

Professor of Law

University of Colorado

Phil Weiser

Dean

University of Colorado Law School

Executive Director

Silicon Flatirons Center

 

A Conversation with FTC Commissioner Julie Brill 9:45am - 10:30am

Julie Brill

Commissioner

Federal Trade Commission

Moderator

Julia Angwin

Journalist and Author

The Wall Street Journal

 

Panel One: Threats and Benefits of New Technologies 10:30am - 11:45am

Moderator

Scott Peppet

Professor of Law

University of Colorado

 

Presenters

Ryan Calo

Assistant Professor of Law

University of Washington

Ashkan Soltani

Independent Privacy and Security Researcher and Consultant

 

Discussants

Tracy Gray

Partner

Holland & Hart

Todd Hinnen

Partner

Perkins Coie

Rob Sherman

Manager of Privacy and Public Policy

Facebook

 

Lunch 11:45am - 1:00pm

 

Panel Two: The Privacy Arms Race and Do Not Track 1:00pm - 2:15pm

Moderator

Douglas Sicker

DBC Endowed Professor, Computer Science and Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program

University of Colorado

 

Presenters

Aleecia McDonald

Fellow

Stanford Center for Internet and Society

Daniel Weitzner

Principal Research Scientist

Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT

 

Discussants

David Campbell

Founder and Principal Consultant

Electric Alchemy

Peter Eckersley

Technology Projects Director

Electronic Frontier Foundation

 

Panel Three: Values-in-Design and Privacy by Design 2:15pm - 3:30pm

Moderator

Harry Surden

Associate Professor of Law

University of Colorado

 

Presenters

Annie Anton

Chair

Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech

Deirdre Mulligan

Professor of Law

UC Berkeley School of Information

Faculty Director

Berkeley Center for Law & Technology

Helen Nissenbaum

Professor

New York University

 

Discussants

Bryan Cunningham

Senior Counsel

Palantir Technologies

Scott Shipman

Senior Counsel

eBay Global Privacy Practices

 

Break 3:30pm - 3:45pm

 

Panel Four: Big Data 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Moderator

Paul Ohm

Associate Professor of Law

University of Colorado

 

Presenters

Peter Swire

Professor of Law

Ohio State University

Omer Tene

Vice Dean

College of Management School of Law, Rishon Le Zion, Israel

 

Discussants

Simon Krauss

Deputy General Counsel

Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.

Ryan McIntyre

Managing Director

Foundry Group

 

Reception (Sponsored by Palantir) 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Upcoming Events 

Crash Course: Data Security and Privacy presented by Jason Haislmaier, Partner, Bryan Cave

Wednesday, December 5, 2012; 6:15 - 7:45 PM

Light Refreshments at 6:00 and Reception to Follow
University of Colorado Law School, Room 301

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Crash Course: Angel Term Sheet Gotchas

Tuesday, January 22, 2013; 6:15 - 7:45 PM

Light Refreshments at 6:00 and Reception to Follow
University of Colorado Law School, Room 301

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Entrepreneurs Unplugged: Jeremy Bloom, Co-Founder, Integrate

Tuesday, January 29, 2013; 6:15 - 7:45 PM; Reception to Follow
University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

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Conference: The Digital Broadband Migration: The Future of Internet-Enabled Innovation

Sunday, February 10 - Monday, February 11, 2013
University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

CLE: 12 General Credits

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ColoradoLaw In House Counsel Series: Leading and Managing Change

Monday, February 11, 2013; 1:00 - 4:00 PM
University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

CLE: 3 General Credits

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Entrepreneurs Unplugged: Bart Lorang, CEO and Co-Founder, FullContact

Wednesday, February 27, 2013; 6:15 - 7:45 PM; Reception to Follow
University of Colorado, ATLAS, Room 100

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Entrepreneurs Unplugged: Ken Tuchman, CEO and Chairman, TeleTech

Thursday, March 7, 2013; 6:15 - 7:45 PM; Reception to Follow

University of Colorado Law School, Room 101

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Crash Course: The Crucible of Leadership with Jerry Colonna, Executive Coach and Former Venture Capitalist

Monday, May 6th, 2013; 6:15 - 7:45 PM

Light Refreshments at 6:00 and Reception to Follow
University of Colorado Law School, Room 301

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Institute for Regulatory Law and Economics Seminar

May 18th - May 22nd, 2013

The Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colorado

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Entrepreneurs Unplugged: David Cohen, Founder and CEO, TechStars

Monday, May 20, 2013; 6:15 - 7:45 PM; Reception to Follow
University of Colorado, ATLAS, Room 100

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12.4 :: Dubai :: and some other stuff...

CyberTelecom News  Weekly
Federal Internet Law and Policy :: An Educational Project


"Books will soon be obsolete in the schools... Our school system will be completely changed in the next ten years" -Thomas Edison, 1913 speaking about motion pictures



"Common Carriage" and the Open Internet after the DC Circuit's Data Roaming Decision, PK :: Keyword: [Neutral] The FCC won a big legal victory today, when the DC Circuit denied a challenge by Verizon to its data roaming order. The data roaming order itself is important, since it updates the Commission's long-standing voice roaming rules to include wireless Internet access services. It allows smaller carriers to offer nationwide service, and it makes it so that all users can travel around the country without losing service or incurring high bills.

Mobile Internet traffic gaining fast on desktop Internet traffic
, CNET :: Keyword: [Data] VC Mary Meeker's year-end Internet trends report shows explosion in all things mobile, especially smartphones and apps.

FTC nominee to recuse self from Google cases, report says
, CNET :: Keyword: [Google] Joshua Wright, a commission nominee who is considered a Google ally, will reportedly tell a Senate committee that he would not vote on Google cases for two years.

The Necessity of an Inclusive, Transparent and Participatory Internet
, NTIA :: Keyword: [ITU] Lawrence E. Strickling, Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Phillip L. Verveer, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, State Department

Preserving Internet Freedom
, White House :: Keyword: [ITU] In the coming week, a delegation of leaders from government, industry, and civil society will represent the United States at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai. At that meeting, they will underscore the President’s commitment to the multi-stakeholder, bottom-up, and decentralized

The Necessity of an Inclusive, Transparent and Participatory Internet
, FCC :: Keyword: [ITU] On the eve of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), we believe that it is the right time to reaffirm the U.S. Government’s commitment to the multistakeholder model as the appropriate process for addressing Internet policy and governance issues. The multistakeholder model has enabled the Internet to

Report on the eve of WCIT
, ITU :: Keyword: [ITU] Hello from Dubai where the WCIT – World Conference on International Telecommunications #WCIT12 – under the auspice of the United Nations agency the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) - is set to get underway. But obviously there is already a buzz around the

Cybersecurity: Managing risks for greater opportunities
, OECD :: Keyword: [ITU] While the nature of cyber attacks continues to include criminal activities motivated by financial gain, the main emerging threats are large-scale denial of service attacks, information leaks, targeted cyber espionage, and the disruption of critical infrastructures.

Keep the Internet free and open
, Google :: Keyword: [ITU] Starting in 1973, when my colleagues and I proposed the technology behind the Internet, we advocated for an open standard to connect computer networks together. This wasn’t merely philosophical; it was also practical.

Three little ICANN atrocities that make the ITU look good by comparison
, IGP :: Keyword: [ITU] December 1st marks the beginning of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai. Fussing about the threat to the Internet posed by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is reaching that state of critical mass where media outlets write about it mainly because other media outlets are writing

Dear ITU, please don't bill Internet use like phone calls
, Ars Technica :: Keyword: [ITU] That's the input that a number of former monopoly, European telecoms sent to the member states of the United Nation's International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Why? Because, for the first time since 1988, the ITU will be negotiating new international telecom regulations from December 3 to 14 in Dubai. And that meeting will

Report on the Eve of WCIT
, Circleid :: Keyword: [ITU] Hello, from Dubai where the WCIT (World Conference on International Telecommunications) — under the auspices of the United Nations agency, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) — is set to get underway.

The Internet Isn't Broken; So Why Is The ITU Trying To 'Fix' It?
, Techdirt :: Keyword: [ITU] We've been talking about the ITU's upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) for a while now, and it's no longer "upcoming." Earlier today, the week and a half session kicked off in Dubai with plenty of expected controversy. The US, the EU and now Australia have all come out strongly against the

Beltway Consensus: No Global Regulation of the Internet
, Broadband for America :: Keyword: [ITU] Is it time for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to be dismantled? At an event titled “Who Should Govern the Internet?” held by the New America Foundation on Nov

WCIT Watch, Day 1: WCIT Opened to Public; Foundational Fights to Come
, CDT :: Keyword: [ITU] During the first day of the ITU’s World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), being held in Dubai, leaders of government delegations decided to open the conference’s

WCIT off to a flying start
, ITU :: Keyword: [ITU] The conference started off in a positive way that did not reflect the sometimes bitter debate that has taken place in the press in recent months – although, of course, there was a great deal of discussion about the comments made in the press over that period. All comments were welcomed, as an indication of the importance of the Internet and telecommunications; nevertheless the Secretary-General, Hamadoun Touré, was clearly critical of some of the deliberate misinformation that has been spread before the conference.

ITU and Google face off at Dubai conference over future of the internet
, Guardian :: Keyword: [ITU] The battle lines are drawn for an east v west showdown at a UN conference on telecoms regulation starting on Monday

U.N. confab puts focus on control of the Internet
, CNET :: Keyword: [ITU] Starting today in Dubai, a U.N. conference will become the battleground for opposing sides to argue over new Internet regulation proposals. Meanwhile, Google joins the fray.

Will The U.N. Bring About The End Of Internet Freedom?
, Huffpo :: Keyword: [ITU] A hitherto quasi-anonymous part of the U.N. (that is, nevertheless, almost 150 years old) is attempting to redraw a quarter century-old communications treaty that

UN internet regulation talks in Dubai threaten web freedom | Dan Gillmor
, Guardian :: Keyword: [ITU] Thanks to leaks, we have a good idea of the kind of control and censorship member states would like to impose on the internet

Berners-Lee warns of net threat
, BBC :: Keyword: [ITU] Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee says the agenda of some delegates at a UN conference could pose a "disruptive threat" to the internet.

Berners-Lee warns against changes to Net at UN conclave
, CNET :: Keyword: [ITU] World Wide Web's inventor becomes the latest technology notable to raise red flag over proposals being voted on this week at Dubai conference

Internet Users Shouldn't Have to Pay the Price of This International Treaty
, Wired :: Keyword: [ITU] Requiring content providers to establish bilateral relationships with all of the network operators that comprise the global Internet simply cannot be made to scale ? because every Internet user is a potential content provider.

Syrians Use Old and New Tools to Stay Online During Internet Shutdown
, EFF :: Keyword: [Syria] Information coming out of Syria has slowed to a trickle in the wake of Thursday’s country-wide communications shutdown, which included nearly all Internet traffic and intermittent cellular network and landline outages. Earlier today, Renesys reported that the last fiv

When Technology Sanctions Backfire: The Syria Blackout
, Freedom to Tinker :: Keyword: [Syria] American policymakers face an increasingly complex set of choices about whether to permit commerce with “repressive regimes” for core internet technologies. The more straightforward cases involve prohibitions on US import of critical network technology from states that we suspect may include surveillance backdoors. For example, fears of “cyber espionage” have fueled a push for import bans on routers and other equipment from China

Netflix signs unprecedented movie deal with Disney
, CNET :: Keyword: [Video] The deal will let Netflix subscribers stream films from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Marvel and Disneynature. Starting in 2016, that is. You knew there was a catch.

666 chip? Why a Texas student thinks her school ID is the “Mark of the Beast”
, Ars Technica :: Keyword: [Privacy] By now, you've probably heard the story: exemplary student Andrea Hernandez has decided to fight her San Antonio high school's plan to outfit every student with an RFID-equipped badge in order to better take attendance and track students while on school property. (Radio frequency identification tags are short-range tracking tags

I Know Where You Tweeted Last Summer
, NPR :: Keyword: [Privacy] Ever get that odd sensation that someone's watching you? Well, if you're online, someone always kind of is. Conceptual artists Larson & Shindelman are exploring that idea in photographs.

Matthew H. Fleming and Eric Goldstein, An Analysis of the Primary Authorities Governing and Supporting the Efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to Secure the Cyberspace of the United States
, SSRN :: Keyword: [Security] The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a central role to play in the cybersecurity of the United States. However, authorities governing and supporting this central role appear to lack sufficient clarity. As a result, it remains difficult to judge their adequacy — and, more importantly, the fundamental nature and extent of the department’s role in securing U.S. cyberspace. In an attempt to provide clarity to the national cybersecurity community, staff from the Homeland Security

Stewart Baker, Why Cybersecurity Matters
, Volokh Conspiracy :: Keyword: [Security] For those who think I’m a little paranoid on the subject of cybersecurity, I suggest this story – a nightmare made in China for a small US businessman. Brian Milburn’s parental control software was pirated and used in a China’s infamous Green Dam software.

Cybercrime to get higher priority
, Guardian :: Keyword: [Security] Military to enlist private sector in developing advice service for individuals and companies whose computers come under attack

The Biggest Cybersecurity Threats Of 2013
, Forbes :: Keyword: [Security]

Senate fails to advance cybersecurity bill
, CW :: Keyword: [Security] The U.S. Senate failed to muster enough votes to move forward on the Cybersecurity Act.

During a Crisis, Communication is Critical
, Level3 :: Keyword: [Emergency] In times of trouble, what you don’t know can really add to the problem. The full impact of Hurricane Sandy, now known as Superstorm Sandy, has yet to be determined. As I write this, thousands of people are still without power, thousands more are salvaging what is left of their homes and people all over the world want to know how they

Superstorm Sandy and the Global Internet
, Potaroo :: Keyword: [Hurricanes] The Internet has managed to collect its fair share of mythology, and one of the more persistent myths is that from its genesis in a cold war US think tank in the 1960's the Internet was designed with remarkable ability to "route around damage.” Whether the story of this cold war think tank is true or not, the capability of the Internet to route