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White House Releases Strategy to Tackle Trade Secret Theft
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

White House Releases Strategy to Tackle Trade Secret Theft

A new White House strategy paper released on Wednesday outlines a five-pronged approach for protecting trade secrets of U.S. companies against a growing threat...

USACM Chair Comments on Cybersecurity Executive Order
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Chair Comments on Cybersecurity Executive Order

On Tuesday, as part of the State of the Union address, President Obama issued an executive order on cybersecurity. The order focuses on the cybersecurity of critical...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of February 11
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of February 11

February 14 Hearing: The House Select Committee on Intelligence will hold a hearing on advanced cyber threats. 10 a.m., HVC-210 Capitol Visitors Center The Research...

ACM Council Endorses New Publishing Policy
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

ACM Council Endorses New Publishing Policy

ACM released this statement today on changes to its publishing policy. Considering discussions around copyright policy and open access, we thought our readers would...

Google and the Federal Trade Commission Reach Agreements
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Google and the Federal Trade Commission Reach Agreements

On January 3rd, the Federal Trade Commission completed its antitrust review of Google. After 19 months of investigation, the Commission announced that Google will...

The Sequester Is Delayed, But Not Forgotten
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

The Sequester Is Delayed, But Not Forgotten

The major political debates last week focused on the so-called ‘fiscal cliff.’ The cliff included a series of tax increases and spending cuts (the cuts are sometimes...

White House Staff Indicates Machine-Readable Data Will Become Normal Practice; Echoes USACM Recommendations From 2009
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

White House Staff Indicates Machine-Readable Data Will Become Normal Practice; Echoes USACM Recommendations From 2009

During his appearance at a meeting of the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology, federal Chief Technology Officer Todd Park indicated that there...

Federal Trade Commission Updates Online Privacy Rules For Pre-Teens
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Federal Trade Commission Updates Online Privacy Rules For Pre-Teens

On Wednesday the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the final updated rules for implementing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Passed...

USACM Offers Comments on Federal Cybersecurity R&D Strategy
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Offers Comments on Federal Cybersecurity R&D Strategy

The National Science Foundation (NSF) sought comments on the Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Plan. The plan was released in late 2011, and NSF was...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of September 17
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of September 17

September 19 Markup: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will review pending legislation, including a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress...

USACM Expresses Concerns Over Support For Scientific And Technical Conferences
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Expresses Concerns Over Support For Scientific And Technical Conferences

Part of the response to the reported excesses in conference spending involving the General Services Administration has been to restrict conference and travel spending...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of September 10
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of September 10

Congress has returned from its August break, and will attempt to get a little work done before it breaks for fall campaigning in early October. September 12 Hearing...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 30
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 30

The Senate will consider cybersecurity legislation this week. Several amendments will be introduced and debated on the floor. July 31 Hearing: The Oversight of...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 23
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 23

July 24 Briefing: The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation is holding a briefing on assistive voting technology for veterans. 9:30 a.m., 188 Russell...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 16
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 16

July 17 Hearing: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the electric grid and cybersecurity. 10 a.m., 366 Dirksen Building July...

USACM Makes Recommendations On Continuity Of E-Government
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Makes Recommendations On Continuity Of E-Government

One of the consequences of the recent East Coast storm was that several cloud computing services were knocked off line for several hours. As government services...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 9
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 9

July 10 Discussion: Deputy Chief Technology Officer Daniel Weitzner will be featured in a discussion on federal Internet policy making. 12 noon, The Hudson Institute...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 25
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 25

June 27 Hearing: The Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on changes in video technology 10...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 18
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 18

June 19 Hearing: The Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the public policy...

USACM Comments on House Cybersecurity Information Sharing Bill
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Comments on House Cybersecurity Information Sharing Bill

In late April the House considered and passed several pieces of cybersecurity legislation. At the time USACM released a statement with general recommendations for...
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