Publications

NTIA will convene meetings of a multistakeholder process concerning the collaboration between security researchers and software and system developers and owners to address security vulnerability disclosure. This Notice announces the first meeting, which is scheduled for September 29, 2015. The meeting will be held on September 29, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Pacific Time. The meeting will be held in the Booth Auditorium at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Boalt Hall, Bancroft Way and Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720-7200.

This notice announces the dates of a comment period during which the public is invited to provide input on two interrelated multistakeholder community proposals. Together, the proposals set forth a plan for transitioning NTIA’s stewardship role over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions. The purpose of this notice is to encourage interested parties to comment on the two connected proposals—the IANA Stewardship Transition Plan and the Enhancements to Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Accountability Related to the IANA Stewardship Transition.

The next meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee will be held on August 26, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The meeting will be held at the Boeing Regional Headquarters, 929 Long Bridge Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. CSMAC provides advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information on spectrum management policy matters. Please see the attachment below for further information.

NTIA will convene a meeting of a privacy multistakeholder process concerning the commercial use of facial recognition technology on July 28, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The meeting will be held in the Boardroom at the American Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20006

NTIA will convene meetings of a multistakeholder process concerning privacy, transparency, and accountability issues regarding commercial and private use of unmanned aircraft systems. The meetings will be held on August 3, 2015; September 24, 2015; October 21, 2015; and November 20, 2015 from 1 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The meetings will be held in the Boardroom at the American Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006.  

Public comments received on Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem. See Federal Register Notice: Request for Comments

NTIA will convene a meeting of a privacy multistakeholder process concerning the commercial use of facial recognition technology on June 11, 2015. The meeting will be held on June 11, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The meeting will be held in the Boardroom at the American Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20006.

The Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force (IPTF) announces that the closing deadline for submitting comments responsive to the request for public comments to identify substantive cybersecurity issues to be addressed by a multistakeholder process has been extended until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Wednesday, May 27, 2015.

President Obama created an interagency Broadband Opportunity Council, which is seeking public comment on steps federal agencies can take to help promote broadband deployment, adoption and competition.

Comments received in Docket Number 1540414365-5365-01, Broadband Opportunity Council Notice and Request for Comment.