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When the House and Senate return for an expected 鈥榣ame duck session鈥� after the election, one of the proposals they plan to focus on will be the FY15 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). To speed up the proverbial legislative sausage making, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees are pre-conferencing their separate proposals now because it is unlikely the Senate could complete passage [...]
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A little more than six months after the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (Framework) version 1.0, the agency issued a request for information (RFI) to get feedback from stakeholders鈥� on their experiences with the Framework and their recommendations on next steps.聽 NIST is seeking input, and sharing responses, [...]
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Soon I will have the privilege of visiting South Africa for the first time. I will be meeting with government and business leaders, as well as students, to talk about the opportunities and possibilities a free and open Internet will offer Africans. I am very excited about this opportunity. While I arrive as a newcomer, South Africa is not a stranger to me. As president of the Information Technology [...]
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On October 8, 2014, information communications technology (ICT) industry representatives and governments from Japan, the United States, and Europe held a meeting to discuss problematic policies known as 鈥淔orced Localization Measures.鈥� Dozens of representatives from some of the world鈥檚 leading technology companies gathered in Tokyo to discuss the challenge of forced localization measures, which harm [...]
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In the wake of scandals involving disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and a culture of 鈥減ay to play鈥� deals in which political contributions were exchanged for government contracts, state lawmakers and Governor Pat Quinn in 2009 enacted several pieces of reform legislation intended to stop similar fraud and abuse.聽 聽However, problems quickly became apparent with some of the more extreme [...]
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With Prime Minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 arrival on the political scene in India and now his arrival in our nation鈥檚 capital this week, the winds of change may be blowing in ways that point to a new beginning.聽 Coming into office on the heels of an historic landslide electoral victory in May, Mr. Modi鈥檚 promise of change is long overdue.聽 Mr. Modi, himself, may be the first Indian prime minister who really [...]
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Global industry has weighed in today with a strong statement of support for bringing the negotiations to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) to a conclusion before the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies meet in Beijing on November 10-11.聽 The ITA is a World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement that eliminates tariffs on tech products but [...]
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When the Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT) proposed a new Standard Information Technology (IT) Contract Template in August, the agency also invited industry partners to offer their views for streamlining and improving the state鈥檚 procurement process.聽 Maryland鈥檚 effort is encouraging, as the information technology sector not only offers widespread system flexibility and cost savings, [...]
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Today the House of Representatives approved two bipartisan bills, the EPS Service Parts Act of 2014 (H.R. 5057) and the E-Label Act (H.R. 5161), that will help electronic device users continue to power their devices and even take advantage of the device鈥檚 technology to enhance their appearance. The EPS Service Parts Act of 2014, introduced by Reps. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Paul Tonko (D-NY), extends [...]
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The annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) taking place in Istanbul, Turkey, this week reminds us how important the future of the Internet is.聽 The once routine meeting of experts and regulators has grown in profile to take center stage in the debate over governance of the online world. 聽 聽 The Internet is a thriving and vibrant engine for cultural and economic growth of unprecedented potential in [...]
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