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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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...12