acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

Blogroll


bg-corner

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of September 7
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of September 7

Congress has returned from its August recess. September 10 Meeting: The Consumer Advisory Committee of the Federal Communications Commission will meet to discuss...

Lecture on Human-Computer Interaction and Public Policy
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Lecture on Human-Computer Interaction and Public Policy

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...

ACM Comments on Reach for the Top Education Fund
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

ACM Comments on Reach for the Top Education Fund

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...

Health Information Technology Inches Forward
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Health Information Technology Inches Forward

While health care legislation is stalled, movement continues on increasing the use of both health information technology and electronic health records. The National...

FCC Seeks Comments on Definition of Broadband
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

FCC Seeks Comments on Definition of Broadband

As part of the National Broadband Plan that is within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeks "tailored comment...

Some Thoughts on Technophilia
From Apophenia

Some Thoughts on Technophilia

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...

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - August 2009 (Vol. 52, No. 8)
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - August 2009 (Vol. 52, No. 8)

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,...

USACM Comments on Government Website Policy on Web Tracking Technologies
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Comments on Government Website Policy on Web Tracking Technologies

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...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of August 3
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of August 3

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...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 27
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 27

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...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 20
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 20

July 21 Hearing: The Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship of the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on changes to employment...

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - July 2009 (Vol. 52, No. 7)
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - July 2009 (Vol. 52, No. 7)

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...

ACM Washington Update, Vol. 13.6 (July 14, 2009)
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

ACM Washington Update, Vol. 13.6 (July 14, 2009)

CONTENTS [1] Newsletter Highlights [2] USACM Completes Reorganization [3] USACM Members Testify on Cybersecurity [4] USACM Co-Chair Outlines Mechanics of Behavioral...

USACM Comments on New Electronic Voting Legislation
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Comments on New Electronic Voting Legislation

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...

Over 800 Reports of Health Data Breaches in California this Year
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Over 800 Reports of Health Data Breaches in California this Year

According to Wired.com's Threat Level, the new California law requiring "organizations in California to report suspected incidents of intentional and unintentional...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 13
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 13

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...

Track Federal IT Spending Online
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Track Federal IT Spending Online

Chief Technology Officer Vivek Kundra unveiled the IT Dashboard yesterday. The focus of this website is providing detail on all information technology investments...

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - June 2008 (Vol. 52, No. 6)
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - June 2008 (Vol. 52, No. 6)

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...

USACM Selects Final Council Members
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Selects Final Council Members

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...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 22
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 22

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...
Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account