Upcoming event

AI is a lot of things, but it's fundamentally a power-enhancing technology. It's like having employees, or assistants, or minions -- or Minions. Maybe they're competent, maybe they're not. But they allow their controllers do to more, faster, and maybe sometimes even better.

In this AI Cyber Lunch, Bruce Schneier, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, will look at AI through the lens of power: the companies that are creating AI systems, the people and industries that can make better use of AI, and the countries where all this tech is being developed. 

We are at a critical moment when broadband infrastructure funding is at an all-time high due to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program —the single largest broadband program in U.S. history. This historic level of funding creates an opportunity to bring high-speed internet access to every community in America and close the digital divide.

A compelling conversation about Digital Equity. OATS Executive Director Tom Kamber and AARP Government Affairs Director Tim Morstad will discuss the importance of digital inclusion in a one-hour virtual conversation, moderated by OATS Digital Equity Program Specialist Ellen Forbes. The speakers will break down how digital equity has evolved in recent years with the development of new federal funding, and how dollars support on-the-ground funding of programs for older adults. 

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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.

The OVBI 2Q24 webinar, featuring additional takeaways from CEO Mark Trudeau, will focus on the rapid rise of Power Users—those consuming 1 TB or more of data per month—and the significant implications this trend has on network capacity and Quality of Experience (QoE). We’ll explore how the surge in upstream data usage, particularly among these Power Users, is reshaping network demands and challenging traditional relationships between provisioned speeds and data consumption.