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Nearly two years ago, in June of 2012, the legislature and governor of the fourth largest state in the union eliminated and defunded the State of Florida鈥檚 Agency for Enterprise Information Technology 鈥揳nd it did away with the position of its State Chief Information Officer (CIO). 聽At the time, politicians felt that the agency was an unnecessary public expenditure 鈥� one which the state could not afford [...]
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As U.S. and EU trade negotiators meet this week in Brussels for the next round of 鈥淭-TIP,鈥� we urge both sides to place particular emphasis on the 鈥楶鈥�, the Partnership aspect of the undertaking.聽 Clearly, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership presents a significant opportunity to enhance and expand one of the most important bilateral trade relationships in history. One of the primary goals [...]
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A draconian legislative proposal in California threatens to undermine the freedom and flexibility of the state to acquire the best technologies available 鈥� many of which are created in California. SB 828, authored by state Sens. Ted Lieu (D) and Joel Anderson (R), proposes the overly restrictive "4th Amendment Protection Act." The bill prohibits companies contracting with federal agencies that collect [...]
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While the president鈥檚 proposed fiscal year 2015 (FY15) budget takes no dramatic turns for federal IT policy, we here at the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS) think that it does usher the government toward a matured plan to increase efficiency and productivity using today鈥檚 most innovative technologies. While many of the IT priorities can be gleaned from the summary below, it is important that the [...]
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This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider HR 2126, "Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014,"聽formerly the 鈥淏etter Buildings Act of 2013,鈥� which will help the federal government harness information technologies and data centers for improved energy performance and efficiency.聽 The bill, which will save federal resources and therefore taxpayer dollars, should pass easily, and it deserves [...]
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In our increasingly connected world, too often the nation鈥檚 classrooms are an afterthought.聽 Many schools are at or near bandwidth capacity and are relying on outdated hardware, not to mention teachers who are forced to do more teaching with fewer resources.聽 It鈥檚 against this backdrop that we鈥檙e reminded that too few students are given the chance to explore digital tools in the classroom.聽 And that鈥檚 [...]
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As the world鈥檚 security experts, including many U.S. government officials, gather in San Francisco this week to attend the RSA Conference, it鈥檚 an appropriate time to discuss the ways our federal government is working to strengthen its cybersecurity posture as it relates to acquisition planning and contract administration. The federal government depends on technology to provide services to citizens [...]
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DATELINE BRASILIA -- Brazil鈥檚 Congress has delayed a vote yet again this week on a bill that could have some decidedly negative ramifications for the Internet and the global digital economy. In the months following the NSA surveillance revelations, Brazil鈥檚 Marco Civil da Internet, originally a type of constitution for Internet users, has been peppered with provisions that could cripple the growth [...]
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91快活林 congratulates today鈥檚 release of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework.聽 The process that went into developing this Framework has been a model for how the public and private sectors can work together to serve the national interest. 聽In effect, the U.S. Government leveraged a tremendous amount of stakeholder input in an open, transparent, and collaborative [...]
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Back in 1996, when the Internet was still a nascent idea in most American homes, Congress enacted a major re-write of our telecommunications laws.聽 Among the many provisions in the new law was a contentious proposal to increase Internet connectivity in American classrooms and libraries.聽 E-Rate, as the program is known, was launched in 1997 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with the singular [...]
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