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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
COMPETES Act Reauthorization Takes First Step Through Congress
Last Wednesday at the end of a long markup session, the House Science and Technology Committee approved a bill that would reauthorize the American COMPETES Act,...
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Hill Tech Happenings, Week of May 3
May 5 Hearing: The Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on updating the Electronic...
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Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - April 2010 (Vol. 53, No. 4)
Below is a list of items with policy relevance from the April issue of Communications of the ACM. As always, much of the material in CACM is premium content, and...
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Hill Tech Happenings, Week of April 26
April 28 Markup: The House Science and Technology Committee will mark up a reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act. 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn Building
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Hill Tech Happenings, Week of April 19
April 21 Hearing: The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on cybercrime and identity theft. This was previously scheduled for April 8. 10 a.m., 226...
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Hill Tech Happenings, Week of April 12
April 15 Hearing: The Communications, Technology and the Internet subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on the national...
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Government Agencies Release Open Government Plans
On Wednesday several federal agencies released open government plans, which is a requirement of the Open Government Directive issued late last year by the Obama...
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Court Ruling Will Stall FCC
Yesterday a federal appeals court ruled in a case involving the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) efforts to sanction Comcast for violating the FCC's net...
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ACM Washington Update, Vol. 14.2 (April 6, 2010)
CONTENTS [1] Newsletter Highlights [2] 2009 ACM Turing Award Goes to Charles Thacker [3] USACM and CRA Express Concerns with Senate Cybersecurity Bill [4] Science...
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Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - March 2010 (Vol. 53, No. 3)
Below is a list of items with policy relevance from the March issue of Communications of the ACM. As always, much of the material in CACM is premium content, and...
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Computing and the Common Core
K-12 computer science education might get a boost from a recently released document called the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI). This initiative is...
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USACM and CRA Express Concerns Over Cybersecurity Legislation
Lost within all the health care legislation coverage was the release of a new draft of S.773, the Cybersecurity Act of 2010. The new draft was released a week...
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Hill Tech Happenings, Week of March 22
March 23 Hearing: The Technology and Innovation Subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on teh National Institute of Standards...
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National Research Council Announces Prizes in Cyberdetterence Research
The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the National Research Council (NRC) has announced prizes for research in cyberdeterrence. The CSTB...
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Hill Tech Happenings, Week of March 15
March 16 Hearing: The Research and Science Education Subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on broadening participation...
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Charles Thacker Recognized With 2009 ACM A.M. Turing Award
In recognition of his work in developing the modern personal computer, Charles P. Thacker was awarded the 2009 ACM A.M. Turing Award. The Award, which comes with...
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Hill Tech Happenings, Week of March 8
March 10 Hearing: The House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on U.S. cyberspace policy and foreign policy (rescheduled from February 10). 10 a.m....
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Hill Tech Happenings, Week of March 1
March 2 Hearing: The Human Rights and the Law Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on global internet freedom 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen...
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Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - February 2010 (Vol. 53, No. 2)
Below is a list of items with policy relevance from the February issue of Communications of the ACM. As always, much of the material in CACM is premium content,...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM