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Congress has returned from its August recess.
September 10
Meeting:
The Consumer Advisory Committee of the Federal Communications Commission will meet to discuss... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | September 8, 2009 at 01:57 PM
Event Date: September 21, 2009
The Washington DC Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery, with support from the New America Foundation, will hold a... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | September 4, 2009 at 02:50 PM
The Association for Computing Machinery recently submitted comments (PDF) on the Race to the Top Fund, an Education Department program set up to address some of... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | September 1, 2009 at 02:06 PM
While health care legislation is stalled, movement continues on increasing the use of both health information technology and electronic health records. The National... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | August 24, 2009 at 08:42 PM
As part of the National Broadband Plan that is within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeks "tailored comment... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | August 21, 2009 at 06:42 PM
The New Media Consortium is hosting a Symposium for the Future October 27-29. I was asked to write a few thoughts that might provoke conversation in preparation...zephoria From Apophenia | August 20, 2009 at 09:58 AM
Below is a list of items with policy relevance from the August issue of Communications of the ACM. As always, much of the material in CACM is premium content,... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | August 17, 2009 at 06:20 PM
In response to a request for comment from the Office of Science and Technology Policy, today USACM submitted comments on how federal government websites should... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | August 10, 2009 at 09:00 PM
August 6
Meeting:
The President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST) will hold its initial meeting (PDF) of the Obama Administration (continues... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | August 3, 2009 at 03:33 PM
July 29
Hearing:
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing on peer-to-peer file sharing, with a focus on inadvertent file sharing... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | July 27, 2009 at 12:34 AM
July 21
Hearing:
The Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship of the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on changes to employment... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | July 21, 2009 at 01:58 AM
Here are some items in the July issue of Communications of the ACM that have policy relevance. As always, much of the content in CACM is premium content, and free... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | July 17, 2009 at 05:58 PM
CONTENTS
[1] Newsletter Highlights
[2] USACM Completes Reorganization
[3] USACM Members Testify on Cybersecurity
[4] USACM Co-Chair Outlines Mechanics of Behavioral... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | July 14, 2009 at 08:20 PM
USACM recently sent a letter to Representative Rush Holt commenting on his new electronic voting legislation. The bill, H.R. 2894, is similar to Rep. Holt's earlier... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | July 14, 2009 at 01:16 PM
According to Wired.com's Threat Level, the new California law requiring "organizations in California to report suspected incidents of intentional and unintentional... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | July 13, 2009 at 09:05 PM
July 14
Meeting:
The Election Assistance Commission will meet and hold a public hearing. Part of the agenda will focus on accessibility and voting technologies... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | July 13, 2009 at 08:42 PM
Chief Technology Officer Vivek Kundra unveiled the IT Dashboard yesterday. The focus of this website is providing detail on all information technology investments... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | June 30, 2009 at 06:10 PM
Here are some items in the June issue of Communications of the ACM that have policy relevance. As always, much of the content in CACM is premium content, and free... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | June 30, 2009 at 03:44 PM
As part of its elevation from committee to council, USACM recently completed elections for at-large seats on its Council. The voting members of the Council are... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | June 24, 2009 at 08:37 PM
June 25
Hearing:
The House Science and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on cybersecurity activity at NIST and the Department of Homeland Security.
2 p... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | June 22, 2009 at 03:09 PM