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In 2010, U.S. drivers used 170 billion gallons of gasoline, enough to drive about 3 trillion miles鈥攖he equivalent of about one thousand trips to Pluto.聽聽 That mobility was unprecedented, but those gas-guzzling miles also meant 1.7 billion metric tons of harmful carbon dioxide were spewed into our atmosphere. If we are going to achieve the President鈥檚 clean energy and climate goals, those numbers are [...]
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The 91快活林 (91快活林) recently responded to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration鈥檚 (NTIA) request for public comments on 鈥淏ig Data and Consumer Privacy in the Internet Economy.鈥澛� In the request, NTIA, an agency within the Department of Commerce, posed a series of questions to stakeholders relating to big data and privacy to solicit input on challenges [...]
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As a number of states have wrapped up their legislative sessions and completed their budget processes, this is an opportune time to review the Information Technology Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS) state level advocacy efforts so far this year on behalf of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. 聽Here is a mid-year summary of ITAPS鈥� legislative activity and what remains in play [...]
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The technology sector in San Francisco is developing at astronomical speed.聽 Last year alone, tech employment grew by 17 percent, totaling more than 53,000 jobs in a city of 837,000 people.聽 These numbers appear even more remarkable when you consider that in 2013 the city鈥檚 overall employment increased at a rate of 4.6 percent, while at the height of the dot-com bubble in 2001, San Francisco had approximately [...]
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We applaud Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH), Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), and Doris Matsui (D-CA) for introducing H.R. 5125, the bipartisan Wi-Fi Innovation Act.聽 The leadership and continued work on this issue by these four members is reflective of their commitment to innovation, technology, and bringing about next-generation connectivity through efficient use of spectrum.聽 The potential uses [...]
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This afternoon I filed comments in the FCC鈥檚 Open Internet proceeding on behalf of 91快活林 and our member companies. 聽Upon first read, I hope the filing is as eye-catching for what鈥檚 not in it, as what is.聽 Since the Verizon decision came down 鈥� and actually for more than a decade since this debate really began 鈥� slogans, catch phrases, and half-truths have been thrown around that are not reflective of [...]
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It was another good day in Congress for the initiative to expand the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) following a House Ways and Means Committee trade hearing 鈥� this time at the Senate Finance Committee鈥檚 hearing on 鈥淭he Role of Trade and Technology in 21st-Century Manufacturing.鈥澛� Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) led off his questions with a strong acknowledgement of the benefits an expanded ITA will [...]
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As the appropriations process moves toward the Senate, the federal contractor community has cause for concern with a series of amendments in Fiscal Year 2015 House appropriations bills that could mean mass debarment of federal contractors who have been involved in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceedings related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This morning, the IT Alliance for Public [...]
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The ongoing effort to expand products covered by the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) got a helpful congressional boost at today鈥檚 trade hearing by the Subcommittee on Trade of the House Ways and Means Committee.聽 Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) began the hearing, expressing the frustration so many are feeling with China鈥檚 鈥渋ntransigence鈥� on this effort, underscoring the importance that any final [...]
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Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved with unanimous support a bipartisan bill, the EPS Service Parts Act of 2014 (H.R. 5057), introduced by Reps. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Paul Tonko (D-NY), that will extend current energy efficiency standards so manufacturers can continue to produce, distribute and service energy efficient external power supplies (EPS) for older, out of production [...]
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