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Over 800 Reports of Health Data Breaches in California this Year
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Over 800 Reports of Health Data Breaches in California this Year

According to Wired.com's Threat Level, the new California law requiring "organizations in California to report suspected incidents of intentional and unintentional...

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

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of July 13

July 14 Meeting: The Election Assistance Commission will meet and hold a public hearing. Part of the agenda will focus on accessibility and voting technologies...

Track Federal IT Spending Online
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Track Federal IT Spending Online

Chief Technology Officer Vivek Kundra unveiled the IT Dashboard yesterday. The focus of this website is providing detail on all information technology investments...

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - June 2008 (Vol. 52, No. 6)
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - June 2008 (Vol. 52, No. 6)

Here are some items in the June issue of Communications of the ACM that have policy relevance. As always, much of the content in CACM is premium content, and free...

USACM Selects Final Council Members
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Selects Final Council Members

As part of its elevation from committee to council, USACM recently completed elections for at-large seats on its Council. The voting members of the Council are...

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

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 22

June 25 Hearing: The House Science and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on cybersecurity activity at NIST and the Department of Homeland Security. 2 p...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 15
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 15

June 16 Hearing: The Research and Science Education and the Technology and Innovation Subcommittees of the House Science and Technology Committee will hold a...

House Science and Technology Committee Starts Hearings on Cybersecurity
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

House Science and Technology Committee Starts Hearings on Cybersecurity

On June 10 the Research and Science Education subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee held a hearing on cybersecurity. This is the first of...

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 8
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Hill Tech Happenings, Week of June 8

June 10 Hearing: The Research and Science Education subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on research and development...

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - May 2008 (Vol. 52, No. 5)
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Policy Highlights from Communications of the ACM - May 2008 (Vol. 52, No. 5)

Here are some items in the May issue of Communications of the ACM that have policy relevance. Remember, much of the material in CACM is considered premium content...

CFP Panel on Voting and the Internet
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

CFP Panel on Voting and the Internet

Yesterday, during the Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference (CFP), USACM coordinated a panel to speak on voting and using the internet. It was chaired by Ed...

ACM Washington Update, Vol. 13.5 (June 4, 2009)
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

ACM Washington Update, Vol. 13.5 (June 4, 2009)

CONTENTS [1] Newsletter Highlights [2] ACM Co-sponsors Hill Briefing on Computer Science Education [3] USACM Elevated to Council Status in ACM [4] Congress Moves...

EAC Announces Proposed Revisions to 2005 Voluntary Voting System Guidelines
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

EAC Announces Proposed Revisions to 2005 Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

On Monday the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) released a draft of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) Version 1.1 for public comment. This version...

USACM Elevated to Council Status in ACM
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

USACM Elevated to Council Status in ACM

The ACM Executive Council recently elevated its U.S. Public Policy Committee - USACM - to council status. This change reflects ACM's increasing attention to public...

President Obama Releases Cybersecurity Review
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

President Obama Releases Cybersecurity Review

Today the Obama Administration released its cybersecurity review, a 60 day review of federal cybersecurity activity headed by Melissa Hathaway and completed in...

Federal Advisory Board Recommends Updates to Nation
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Federal Advisory Board Recommends Updates to Nation

The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) recently released a report to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the need...

White House To Try Online Brainstorming for Open Government
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

White House To Try Online Brainstorming for Open Government

One of the earliest official actions of the Obama Administration was to issue a memorandum requesting a set of recommendations to inform an Open Government Directive...

Education Policy Hill Briefing Highlights Computer Science Education
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Education Policy Hill Briefing Highlights Computer Science Education

A Hill briefing co-sponsored by the ACM Education Policy Committee, with the support of the House STEM Education Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus covered...

NITRD Bill Amended to Increase Emphasis on Computer Science Education
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

NITRD Bill Amended to Increase Emphasis on Computer Science Education

Today the House passed by voice vote H.R. 2020, which is a bill to amend the High Performance Computing Act. Part of this law establishes the National Information...

ACM Co-Sponsors Hill Briefing on Education
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

ACM Co-Sponsors Hill Briefing on Education

On May 20th, ACM will co-sponsor a briefing on Capitol Hill with the House STEM Education Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus. The event, "Bringing Innovative...
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