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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Federal Trade Commission Issues Proposed Breach Notification Rule
On April 16 the Federal Trade Commission issued a proposed rule requiring entities to notify consumers in the event that the security of their electronic health...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of April 20
April 23 Hearing: The Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on recent developments...
From Putting People First
Gathering User Ideas
Nokia’s IdeasProject website is intriguing. A content focused platform focused on high level discourse, it contains interviews with thought leaders in communications...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Broad-based Cybersecurity Bill Introduced
Senator Rockefeller (D-West Virginia) introduced last week a bill that would increase the role of the federal government in cybersecurity. S. 773 (text not yet...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
ACM Washington Update, Vol. 13.3 (April 3, 2009)
CONTENTS [1] Newsletter Highlights [2] Computing Groups Call for More Focus on Computing Education [3] 2008 ACM Turing Award Recognizes Dr. Barbara Liskov [4]...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Update on Recovery.Gov
Recovery.gov is one of the first deliverables of the massive funding package better known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Mandated by ARRA...
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Homeland Security Secretary Puts REAL ID on Back Burner
The new Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, indicated on Friday that there were many flaws and problems with the REAL ID law, which is intended to...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of March 30
March 31 Markup: The Research and Science Education Subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee will markup pending legislation, including the STEM...
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Internet Privacy Bill Possible in this Congress
The Bits blog at The New York Times recently ran an interview with Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA) the new Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology...
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Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - March 2008 (Vol. 52, No. 3)
This post will be the first in a monthly series to highlight policy-relevant articles in ACM's flagship publication, Communications of the ACM (CACM). There is...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Educating NITRD
As far as obscure government acronyms go, NITRD is a pretty good one. It stands for the National Information Technology Research and Development program. This...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of March 15
March 17 Meeting: The Election Assistance Commission will hold a meeting. One of the agenda items concerns voter registration databases., 11 a.m., 1225 New York...
From CSDiary
A Transition
The Computing Research Association (CRA) is one of the most important advocacy organizations for computing research. It promotes the cause of computing research...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
ACM Turing Award Goes to Creator of Influential Innovations in Computer Software Design
MIT's Liskov, First U.S. Woman Ph.D. in Computer Science, Pioneered the Standard for Modern Programming Language and Software Reliability ACM, the Association...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
ACM Washington Update, Vol. 13.2 (March 8, 2009)
CONTENTS [1] Newsletter Highlights [2] USACM Outlines Technical Principles for Open Government [3] USACM Hails Boosts in Research Funding [4] NIST Presents New...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of March 9
March 10 Hearing The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on patent reform, with a focus on recent court decisions and possible legislation. 10 a.m.,...
From Putting People First
Microsoft Research's 'Technology for Emerging Markets' group
The Technology for Emerging Markets group at Microsoft Research India seeks to address the needs and aspirations of people in emerging-market countries, including...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Physical Sciences May Have Modest Gains in 2009 Budget
On Wednesday the House passed a bill to cover spending for most federal agencies for the last six months of fiscal year 2009. The first six months were covered...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
NIST Presents Research Status on Voting Systems
In response to a request from the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), the National Institute of Standards and Technology conducted research on six specific areas...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM