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White House Seeking Input For Its Big Data Review
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

White House Seeking Input For Its Big Data Review

Following on the announcement in January that the White House would be reviewing Big Data and its influence on privacy and the economy, the Office of Science and...

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

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of March 10

March 12 Hearing: The Senate Rules and Administration Committee will hold a hearing on election administration 9:45 a.m., 301 Russell Building The Intelligence,...

ACM Report Urges States to Expand Computer Science Education
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

ACM Report Urges States to Expand Computer Science Education

Citing the rapid growth of computing jobs in virtually every industry sector in the United States, ACM today issued a report urging states to provide more opportunities...

Internet Policy Task Force Multistakeholder Forum on DMCA Notice and Takedown
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Internet Policy Task Force Multistakeholder Forum on DMCA Notice and Takedown

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force will hold a multistakeholder forum to discuss the DMCA notice and takedown system on March 20, 2014...

U.S. Copyright Office Invites Public Comments on Right of “Making Available” in the Digital Age
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

U.S. Copyright Office Invites Public Comments on Right of “Making Available” in the Digital Age

The U.S. Copyright Office invites public comments on the rights of “making available” and “communication to the public,” particularly in the digital age. The deadline...

Call for Presentations on Mobile Accessibility for the M-Enabling Summit in Washington, D.C.
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Call for Presentations on Mobile Accessibility for the M-Enabling Summit in Washington, D.C.

The M-Enabling Summit conference invites program proposals for presentations and case studies. The conference will be held June 9-10, 2014 in the Washington, D.C...

FCC Invites Nominations for the 3rd Annual Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

FCC Invites Nominations for the 3rd Annual Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility

The FCC is seeking nominations for the 3rd Annual FCC Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility until March 31, 2014. The Chairman’s Awards aim to highlight...

FCC’s Accessibility and Innovation Initiative Speaker Series: Dr. Juan E. Gilbert
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

FCC’s Accessibility and Innovation Initiative Speaker Series: Dr. Juan E. Gilbert

The FCC’s Accessibility and Innovation Initiative Speaker Series will feature Dr. Juan E. Gilbert presenting on “Innovation in Voting Accessibility” on Tuesday,...

Administration Launches Big Data and Privacy Review
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Administration Launches Big Data and Privacy Review

As part of the government response to public concerns over national security surveillance programs, the President announced in January that there would be a review...

Congressional App Challenge 2014
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Congressional App Challenge 2014

The first annual Congressional App Challenge, established by the U.S. House of Representatives, invites high school students to use their programming and other...

Reports On Surveillance Programs Vary In Engagement With Technology
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Reports On Surveillance Programs Vary In Engagement With Technology

In January both the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) and the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies (Review...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of February 3
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of February 3

February 4 Hearing: The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on data breaches and cybercrime. 10:15 a.m., 226 Dirksen Building February 5 The Commerce...

Presidential Commission Issues Recommendations on Improving Voting Experience
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Presidential Commission Issues Recommendations on Improving Voting Experience

On January 22, the Presidential Commission on Election Administration issued the report requested of it by President Obama.  Formed after reports of long lines...

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

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of January 27

January 28 Hearing: The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing on the security of the HealthCare.gov website. 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of January 13
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of January 13

January 14 Hearing: The Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the scope of copyright...

Congress Invites Public Comments on Updating the Communications Act
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Congress Invites Public Comments on Updating the Communications Act

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is seeking public comments on a white paper released yesterday on “Modernizing the Communications Act.” The public comments...

FCC Invites Public Comments on the Accessibility of User Interfaces for Video Programming
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

FCC Invites Public Comments on the Accessibility of User Interfaces for Video Programming

The FCC invites public comments related to the usability and accessibility of user display settings for closed captioning of video, on-screen text menus for video...

FCC Invites Public Comments on Closed Captioning of IP-Delivered Video Clips
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

FCC Invites Public Comments on Closed Captioning of IP-Delivered Video Clips

The FCC invites public comments on applying closed captioning rules to IP-delivered video clips. The deadline for public comments is January 27, 2013. In its IP...

USPTO Public Forum on the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USPTO Public Forum on the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will hold a public forum on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, from 9 am to noon ET to discuss proposed changes to the agency’s...

USPTO Invites Public Comments on Prior Art Resources for Software Patents
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USPTO Invites Public Comments on Prior Art Resources for Software Patents

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) invites public comments on prior art resources for software patents as a follow-up to last month’s Software Partnership...
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