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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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of May 29
May 31 Hearing: The Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on international proposals to regulate...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of May 14
May 17 Hearing: The Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Hearing will meet on the Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
USACM Comments on Electronic Health Records
USACM submitted its public comment on the proposed new and revised certification standards and implementation specifications that define the technological capabilities...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of May 7
May 9 Hearing: The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on the consumer privacy reports issued by the Federal Trade Commission...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
The House Will Engage With Cybersecurity Legislation This Week
While Congress has tried to pass major cybersecurity legislation for the last few years, this week marks what could be a major step forward in finally getting a...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of April 23
The House is expected to consider four cybersecurity bills on Thursday and Friday, April 26 and 27. April 24 Hearing: The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of April 16
April 18 Markup: The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will review a bill to update the Federal Information Security Management Act. 10 a.m., 2154...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
USACM Offers Recommendations On Data Privacy Codes of Conduct
Part of the Obama Administration’s proposed online privacy initiative involves consumer data privacy codes of conduct. These codes would be developed through a...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM