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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 …
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USACM Applauds Increased Investment in Research
Today President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This legislation provides billions in funding intended to spur economic...
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Congress Finalizes Massive Boost in Science Funding
Late last night Congress released the first high-level details on the final agreement for the American Recovery and Reinvestment package. (For background, this...
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Make Recovery.Gov Web 2.0 Friendly
All eyes are on one piece of legislation currently being considered by Congress -- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This legislation is essentially a...
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USACM Makes E-Government Recommendations
With the explosion of user-created content on the web, it is clear that the Federal government should take advantage of this trend by adopting policies that promote...
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E-Verify Contractor Rule Delayed; Program Could Appear in Stimulus Package
The E-Verify program, a proposed national electronic employment verification system, continues to stagger toward full implementation. As we noted last fall, some...
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ACM Washington Update, Vol. 13.1 (February 2, 2009)
CONTENTS [1] Newsletter Highlights [2] Economic Stimulus to include Science and Technology [3] Net Neutrality Connected to Broadband Stimulus [4] ACM Urges Obama...
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Net Neutrality Connected to Broadband Stimulus
Funds for broadband deployment are part of the economic stimulus package currently under construction on Capitol Hill. Worth noting is that this funding has at...
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Science and Technology Have Piece of Stimulus Pie
While the stimulus has not been finalized, the House Appropriations Committee has circulated a summary of the major components. From the committee summary: Scientific...
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ACM Urges Obama To Include Computer Science As A Core Component Of Science And Math Education
Yesterday President-Elect Obama announced his intention to nominate Arne Duncan for the Secretary of Education. Mr. Duncan is currently CEO of Chicago's school...
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New Math and Science Study Shows Rising Elementary Math Scores, Significant Challenges
Yesterday the National Center for Education Statistics released the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). This study assesses math...
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House Homeland Security Committee Looks to 2009
The majority staff of the House Homeland Security Committee hosted a workshop December 3 on "Constitutional Protections in Homeland Security." A copy of the agenda...
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USACM Chair Spafford Addresses Information Security Curricula
USACM Chair Eugene Spafford recently made predictions about information security curriculua in American higher education for CSO Magazine. You can read his comments...
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Final E-Verify Rule Announced for Contractors
Under a final rule published November 14, certain federal contractors and subcontractors will be required to use e-Verify, an electronic employment verification...
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Election 2008: E-Voting Poses Problems, But No Meltdown
While some federal races remain too close to call, or are headed to runoffs, the 2008 election is notable for the lack of a dispute over election machines that...
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Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference 2009
The Computers, Freedom and Privacy (CFP) Conference recently issued the call for proposals for its 19th conference, slated for June 1-4, 2009 in the Washington,...
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Social Security Numbers Widely Available
According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), many bulk and online public records contain Social Security Numbers (SSNs), exposing many people to an...
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Google Settles Key Copyright Case
This morning Google announced the settlement of a lawsuit brought against them by the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers over their Book Search...
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Speaks on Internet Privacy
William Kovacic, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, appeared on C-SPAN's The Communicators recently to discuss the Internet and privacy policy. The audio...
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