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Administration Includes Computing Initiatives In State of The Union Preview
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Administration Includes Computing Initiatives In State of The Union Preview

This week the Obama Administration has been previewing some of the topics the President will cover in his State of the Union address.  That speech will take place...

Washington News – Alerts and Updates
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Washington News – Alerts and Updates

General News • The 114th Congress convened last week with Republicans controlling both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. The House has 246 Republicans...

U.S. Copyright Office Considers DMCA Exemptions
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

U.S. Copyright Office Considers DMCA Exemptions

The U.S. Copyright Office is accepting public input on proposed exemptions to the prohibitions against circumvention under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act...

FCC Invites Nominations for the 4th Annual Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

FCC Invites Nominations for the 4th Annual Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility

The FCC invites nominations for the 4th Annual FCC Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility. The Chairman’s Awards aim to highlight and encourage innovation...

FCC Invites Nominations for Disability Advisory Committee
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

FCC Invites Nominations for Disability Advisory Committee

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) invites nominations for a new Disability Advisory Committee. Appointees will serve a two-year term and will be compensated...

President Signs Cybersecurity Legislation
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

President Signs Cybersecurity Legislation

The President signed several cybersecurity bills toward the end of 2014.  Much of the legislation signed by President Obama affects various cybersecurity functions...

Senate Confirms Three Commissioners To The Election Assistance Commission
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Senate Confirms Three Commissioners To The Election Assistance Commission

For several months the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) has been without any Commissioners.  In December the Senate confirmed three nominees as Commissioners...

Federal Spending Bill – What’s in the ‘Cromnibus’ for Tech Policy?
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Federal Spending Bill – What’s in the ‘Cromnibus’ for Tech Policy?

The House last night released the $1 trillion “Cromnibus” bill to fund the government through September 2015. It combines an omnibus spending bill for 11 of the...

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...

USPTO Roundtable on Crowdsourcing Prior Art on December 2
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USPTO Roundtable on Crowdsourcing Prior Art on December 2

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will hold a Roundtable on December 2 to discuss crowdsourcing and third-party preissuance submissions to identify prior...

USPTO Guest Lecturers for Tech Week 2014
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USPTO Guest Lecturers for Tech Week 2014

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking volunteer guest lecturers as part of Tech Week for patent examiners on December 1-5. Examiners could benefit...

President Obama Honors ACM A.M. Turing Award Laureate Charles Bachman and ACM Fellow Mary Shaw with Awards
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

President Obama Honors ACM A.M. Turing Award Laureate Charles Bachman and ACM Fellow Mary Shaw with Awards

President Obama awarded eleven U.S. National Medals of Science and eight U.S. National Medals of Technology and Innovation at a White House ceremony in the East...

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...

USPTO and NIST To Host Multistakeholder Meeting on Cybersecurity and Patents in Silicon Valley on November 14
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USPTO and NIST To Host Multistakeholder Meeting on Cybersecurity and Patents in Silicon Valley on November 14

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will host the first multistakeholder...

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...

U.S. Copyright Office Invites Petitions for 2015 DMCA Rulemaking
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

U.S. Copyright Office Invites Petitions for 2015 DMCA Rulemaking

The U.S. Copyright Office is accepting petitions for the triennial rulemaking proceedings to determine exemptions to the anti-circumvention prohibitions under the...
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