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On April 27 and 28, 2021, the Networking & Information Technology Research-Development (NITRD), Advanced Wireless Test Platform (AWTP), and Federal Mobility Group (FMG) hosted a Workshop on the FMG’s
Framework to Conduct 5G Testing (Framework), published last November. The purpose of the webinar was to “provide an overview of the process and the testing framework elements needed to conduct 5G testing for different use cases.” The workshop focused on two selected federal 5G use cases: unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones) and smart warehouses.
Below, we highlight several key takeaways from the workshop.
Federal Tech-Focused Officials Are on the Move Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden speaks about the economy, in the East Room of the White House May 10. Evan Vucci/AP Get the need-to-know news for current and aspiring technology executives.
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Here’s a rundown of some recent, senior personnel moves in the federal technology realm.
Incoming CIO at Energy
The Energy Department on Monday announced that Ann Dunkin is the Biden-Harris appointee tapped to become the agency’s chief information officer.
A licensed professional engineer, Dunkin served as the Environmental Protection Agency’s CIO under President Barack Obama. More recently, she worked at Dell Technologies as the chief strategy and innovation officer, and as the County of Santa Clara’s CIO. She also spent much of her career in a variety of senior roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Dear Chairwoman Rosenworcel,
I write today on behalf of the hundreds of network and local broadcast and digital journalist members of the Radio Television Digital News Association respectfully to request you reject a request for a Federal Communications Commission investigation into the news content of reports by WBFF-TV, Baltimore, Md., as submitted by the office of Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby on May 5, 2021.
In the letter, Ms. Mosby’s communications director alleges WBFF-TV engaged in news coverage it characterizes as “blatantly slanted, dishonest, misleading, racist, and extremely dangerous.” Yet a complete review of the links to WBFF-TV stories into Ms. Mosby’s activities as a public official – as detailed in her own communications director’s letter to the Commission – clearly provides no evidence to support such assertions. To the contrary, they reveal that Ms. Mosby either declined the station’s offers to comment in its news stories or d
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What Works Better for Retention Printed or Digital Texts?
The rush to embrace new digital reading platforms and educational materials could have consequences for how students learn, as research shows people read faster but comprehend less with digital texts as opposed to print.
May 10, 2021 •
Christina House/TNS (TNS) As the pandemic drove a sudden, massive and necessary shift to online education last year, students were forced to access much of their school reading assignments digitally. Turning so heavily to screens for school reading was a temporary fix and should remain that way.
A wealth of research comparing print and digital reading points to the same conclusion print matters. For most students, print is the most effective way to learn and to retain that knowledge long-term.