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This Week in Federal Policy
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

This Week in Federal Policy

Topics to be addressed in Congressional hearings this week include: internet video, accessibility for people with disabilities, federal computing research, big...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of May 6
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of May 6

May 8 Hearing: The Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism of the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on responses to cyberthreats. 9 a.m., 226 Dirksen Building...

5th Annual State of the Mobile Net Conference on May 9, 2013
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

5th Annual State of the Mobile Net Conference on May 9, 2013

The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee brings you the 5th Annual State of the Mobile Net Conference on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Key members of Congress...

U.S. Election Assistance Commission Roundtable on Voting Accessibility on May 9, 2013
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

U.S. Election Assistance Commission Roundtable on Voting Accessibility on May 9, 2013

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission will hold a roundtable on “Transforming Election Administration, Voting System Accessibility, and the Certification Process”...

HHS: Technology Accessibility and Inclusion Conference on May 7, 2013
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

HHS: Technology Accessibility and Inclusion Conference on May 7, 2013

The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) will hold its first “a11y@HHS: Technology Accessibility and Inclusion Conference,” on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the...

USPTO Patent Public Advisory Committee Meeting – May 16, 2013
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USPTO Patent Public Advisory Committee Meeting – May 16, 2013

The USPTO Patent Public Advisory Committee will hold its quarterly meeting on Thursday, May 16, 2013 from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at the USPTO campus in Alexandria,...

New GAO Report on Voting Accessibility
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

New GAO Report on Voting Accessibility

Almost all polling places had an accessible voting system during the 2008 elections, according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)...

USACM Encourages Flexibility In Proposed Cybersecurity Framework
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Encourages Flexibility In Proposed Cybersecurity Framework

As part of the President’s Executive Order on Cybersecurity, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is required to develop a Cybersecurity Framework...

Congressional Forum on Voting Accessibility
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Congressional Forum on Voting Accessibility

National Council on Disability’s Congressional Policy Forum on Voting Access “The Help America Vote Act Ten Years Later: Has the Law Accomplished Its Aim?” Tuesday...

Senate Hearing on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Senate Hearing on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Opportunities and Challenges Senate Finance Committee Full Committee Hearing April 24, 10 a.m. Dirksen Senate Office Building – Room...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of April 22
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of April 22

April 24 Hearing: The Subcommittee on Research of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on computing and ‘big data.’ 10 a.m., 2318...

National Council on Disability – Public Forum on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

National Council on Disability – Public Forum on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Public Forum on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Tuesday, April 23, 9:30 – 10 a.m. Access Board Conference Room 1331 F Street, NW, Suite...

Cyber Week Recap
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Cyber Week Recap

Plenty of techies, carrying an array of digital devices and looking for power outlets, swarmed Capitol Hill last week for the so-called “cyber week” in the U.S....

USACM Comments on Ways to Improve Quality of Software-Related Patents
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Comments on Ways to Improve Quality of Software-Related Patents

The ACM U.S. Public Policy Council submitted comments to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office yesterday in response to its request for recommendations on how the...

Software Developers – Apply to Join the White House “Hackathon” on June 1
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Software Developers – Apply to Join the White House “Hackathon” on June 1

The White House is accepting applications from software developers and hands-on technology experts to participate in a day of national service at the White House...

House Intelligence Committee Tries Again With CISPA
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

House Intelligence Committee Tries Again With CISPA

On April 10 the House Intelligence Committee will review H.R. 624, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. The Committee approved an almost identical...

President Establishes Voting Commission; Focus Will Include Voting Technology
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

President Establishes Voting Commission; Focus Will Include Voting Technology

As Renee mentioned, President Obama issued an Executive Order establishing the Presidential Commission on Election Administration. The Commission was a promise...

Accessible Voting Technology Research Workshop, April 1-2
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Accessible Voting Technology Research Workshop, April 1-2

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission and the National Institute of Standards and Technology will be holding a two-day workshop on April 1-2 to explore current...

Nominations for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Nominations for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Nominations for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation are due Monday, April 1, 2013. The award is the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement...

Reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act this Congress?
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act this Congress?

During last Wednesday’s hearing on “Investigating and Prosecuting 21st Century Cyber Threats,” the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security...
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