From Schneier on Security
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration
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B. Schneier| February 29, 2024
Items in the April issue of Communications of the ACM that have policy relevance. Remember, much of the material in CACM is considered premium content. You will... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | April 29, 2009 at 06:21 PM
Yesterday President Obama announced the full membership of his President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST). This is an advisory body that... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | April 28, 2009 at 02:59 PM
One of the Administration's campaign promises was to create the position of Chief Technology Officer. While the specific job description was vague during the campaign... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | April 28, 2009 at 12:59 AM
April 28
Hearing:
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on cybersecurity.
10 a.m., 342 Dirksen Building
The Federal... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | April 27, 2009 at 01:48 PM
The Obama Administration recently finished a 60-day review of federal cybersecurity efforts. Melissa Hathaway, Acting White House Cyberspace Director, indicated... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | April 24, 2009 at 09:17 PM
What on earth are anthropologists doing playing with mobile phones, asks Ken Banks, founder of kiwanja.net and creator of FrontlineSMS. “It’s widely recognised...Experientia From Putting People First | April 23, 2009 at 12:43 PM
On April 16 the Federal Trade Commission issued a proposed rule requiring entities to notify consumers in the event that the security of their electronic health... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | April 21, 2009 at 08:34 PM
April 23
Hearing:
The Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on recent developments... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | April 20, 2009 at 04:00 PM
Nokia’s IdeasProject website is intriguing. A content focused platform focused on high level discourse, it contains interviews with thought leaders in communications...Experientia From Putting People First | April 15, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Senator Rockefeller (D-West Virginia) introduced last week a bill that would increase the role of the federal government in cybersecurity. S. 773 (text not yet... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | April 7, 2009 at 08:40 PM
CONTENTS
[1] Newsletter Highlights
[2] Computing Groups Call for More Focus on Computing Education
[3] 2008 ACM Turing Award Recognizes Dr. Barbara Liskov
[4]... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | April 3, 2009 at 09:00 PM
Recovery.gov is one of the first deliverables of the massive funding package better known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Mandated by ARRA... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 31, 2009 at 08:13 PM
The new Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, indicated on Friday that there were many flaws and problems with the REAL ID law, which is intended to... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 30, 2009 at 08:48 PM
March 31
Markup:
The Research and Science Education Subcommittee of the House Science and Technology Committee will markup pending legislation, including the STEM... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 30, 2009 at 01:53 PM
The Bits blog at The New York Times recently ran an interview with Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA) the new Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 28, 2009 at 01:50 AM
This post will be the first in a monthly series to highlight policy-relevant articles in ACM's flagship publication, Communications of the ACM (CACM). There is... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 24, 2009 at 07:59 PM
As far as obscure government acronyms go, NITRD is a pretty good one. It stands for the National Information Technology Research and Development program. This... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 18, 2009 at 07:26 PM
March 17
Meeting:
The Election Assistance Commission will hold a meeting. One of the agenda items concerns voter registration databases.,
11 a.m., 1225 New York... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 16, 2009 at 03:50 PM
The Computing Research Association (CRA) is one of the most important advocacy organizations for computing research. It promotes the cause of computing research...Peter Lee From CSDiary | March 11, 2009 at 09:35 AM
MIT's Liskov, First U.S. Woman Ph.D. in Computer Science, Pioneered the Standard for Modern Programming Language and Software Reliability
ACM, the Association... From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | March 10, 2009 at 01:39 PM