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USACM Members Testify Before Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Members Testify Before Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) met in Washington D.C. on November 12 to take testimony on privacy in the context of counterterrorism programs...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of December 1
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of December 1

December 1 The Supreme Court hears arguments on a case involving when (and/or if) online comments could be considered as a threat for the purposes of criminal prosecution...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of November 17
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of November 17

November 18 Hearing: The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on information security at the Veterans’ Administration 1:30 p.m.,  334 Cannon Building...

USACM Submits Comments On National Privacy Research Strategy
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Submits Comments On National Privacy Research Strategy

On October 17, comments closed on a Request for Information from the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) program.  Agencies in...

Heading Into Midterms, USACM Re-emphasizes Role Of Technology In Elections
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Heading Into Midterms, USACM Re-emphasizes Role Of Technology In Elections

With mid-term Congressional elections fast approaching, USACM released a statement to emphasize the importance of voting technology in elections.  It echoes past...

USACM Focuses On Roadmap In Cybersecurity Framework Comments
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Focuses On Roadmap In Cybersecurity Framework Comments

As part of its work on the Cybersecurity Framework (Framework), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sought comments from stakeholders on their...

NITRD Agencies To Develop National Privacy Research Strategy
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

NITRD Agencies To Develop National Privacy Research Strategy

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has asked a steering group in the Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development...

E-Verify Contractor Rule Delayed; Program Could Appear in Stimulus Package
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

E-Verify Contractor Rule Delayed; Program Could Appear in Stimulus Package

The E-Verify program, a proposed national electronic employment verification system, continues to stagger toward full implementation. As we noted last fall, some...

ACM Washington Update, Vol. 13.1 (February 2, 2009)
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

ACM Washington Update, Vol. 13.1 (February 2, 2009)

CONTENTS [1] Newsletter Highlights [2] Economic Stimulus to include Science and Technology [3] Net Neutrality Connected to Broadband Stimulus [4] ACM Urges Obama...

Net Neutrality Connected to Broadband Stimulus
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Net Neutrality Connected to Broadband Stimulus

Funds for broadband deployment are part of the economic stimulus package currently under construction on Capitol Hill. Worth noting is that this funding has at...

Science and Technology Have Piece of Stimulus Pie
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Science and Technology Have Piece of Stimulus Pie

While the stimulus has not been finalized, the House Appropriations Committee has circulated a summary of the major components. From the committee summary: Scientific...
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