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Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - September 2010 (Vol. 53, No. 9)
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - September 2010 (Vol. 53, No. 9)

Below is a list of items with policy relevance from the September issue of Communications of the ACM. As always, much of the material in CACM is premium content...

USACM Expresses Concern About IP Piracy Enforcement Bill
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Expresses Concern About IP Piracy Enforcement Bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee recently introduced the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act to fight piracy of intellectual property. That is an...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of September 27
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of September 27

September 28 The Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee of the Department of Homeland Security will meet. 8:30 a.m., Carl Hayden Room, Government Printing...

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - August 2010 (Vol. 53, No. 8)
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - August 2010 (Vol. 53, No. 8)

Below is a list of items with policy relevance from the August issue of Communications of the ACM. As always, much of the material in CACM is premium content, and...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of September 20
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of September 20

September 22 Hearing: The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen Building The Consumer...

CS Education Gets Congressional Attention
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

CS Education Gets Congressional Attention

Last week was a huge one for computer science education in the Nation's Capital. Congressmen from both parties introduced two pieces of legislation -- The Computer...

USACM and SIGPLAN Comment on SEC Python Proposal
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM and SIGPLAN Comment on SEC Python Proposal

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued a request for comments on proposed changes to the rules regulating asset-backed securities. Part of the...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of August 2
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of August 2

The House is presently on recess until after Labor Day, and the Senate is scheduled to join them by the weekend. August 4 (Continues to noon on August 6) The Information...

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - July 2010 (Vol. 53, No. 7)
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - July 2010 (Vol. 53, No. 7)

Below is a list of items with policy relevance from the July issue of Communications of the ACM. As always, much of the material in CACM is premium content, and...

House Passes Bill to Improve Accessibility on the Web
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

House Passes Bill to Improve Accessibility on the Web

The House recently passed H.R. 3101, the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act. Sponsored by Rep. Markey of Massachusetts, the bill seeks to...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 26
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 26

July 27 Hearing: The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on consumer online privacy. 2:30 p.m., 253 Russell Building July...

USACM Comments on National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Comments on National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

In late June the White House issued a second Draft of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. They opened a public comment process only on...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 19
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 19

July 20 Hearing: The Health Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on encouraging the use of Health Information Technology. 1 p...

ACM Washington Update, Vol. 14.4 (July 9, 2010)
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

ACM Washington Update, Vol. 14.4 (July 9, 2010)

CONTENTS [1] Newsletter Highlights [2] USACM and ACM's Education Policy Committee Offer Support for COMPETES [3] USACM Releases Issue Brief on Internet Voting ...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 12
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 12

July 14 Markup: The House Science and Technology Committee will markup pending legislation 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn Building July 15 Hearing: The Technology and...

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - June 2010 (Vol. 53, No. 6)
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - June 2010 (Vol. 53, No. 6)

Below is a list of items with policy relevance from the June issue of Communications of the ACM. As always, much of the material in CACM is premium content, and...

USACM Releases Issue Brief on Military and Overseas Internet Voting
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Releases Issue Brief on Military and Overseas Internet Voting

The U.S. Public Policy Council of the Association for Computing Machinery (USACM) has developed an issue brief on internet voting as it relates to military and...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 28
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 28

July 1 Hearing: The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing on using cloud computing for federal information technology needs. 10...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 21
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 21

June 22 Hearing: The Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing...

PCAST Seeks Advice on Critical Infrastructures for Technology Innovation
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

PCAST Seeks Advice on Critical Infrastructures for Technology Innovation

The President's Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) is seeking public input on infrastructures that are critical to innovation in information technology...
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