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With just days left before Congress adjourns for the year, 91快活林 urges the Senate to pass H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014.聽 For the tech sector, passing this bill ensures the renewal and extension of the R&D tax credit, a successful tax incentive proven to stimulate investments and job growth.聽 More immediately, if Congress fails to pass extenders legislation it would trigger an immediate [...]
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The 91快活林聽(91快活林) submitted comments yesterday to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)鈥檚 Request for Comment on Automotive Electronic Control Systems Safety and Security.聽 As the use of electronics鈥攊ncluding networked systems鈥攊n motor vehicles continues to grow, industry and government stakeholders are contemplating related policy issues, [...]
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On December 5, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued its Update on the Cybersecurity Framework, summarizing stakeholder feedback on the 10-month-old, voluntary Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (鈥渢he Framework鈥�) version 1.0. The Framework is a tool to guide entities through steps to identify, protect, and defend their assets, and respond and recover [...]
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One year ago 91快活林 launched a new division called the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS) with the belief that adopting innovative technology across the U.S. public sector will help drive solutions for many of our most critical challenges. 聽Starting with little more than a great idea, we were a startup in the world of policy without any members and zero name recognition.聽 Like a startup we had the [...]
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After more than two years of negotiations, the effort to expand product coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) is now on the verge of a successful conclusion. Negotiators from the participating economies converge on Geneva on Thursday, Dec. 4, to begin what we hope will be a final round of talks at the World Trade Organization. Following a major breakthrough on the sidelines of last [...]
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With the 19th International Telecommunication Union鈥檚 (ITU) Plenipotentiary conference in Busan squarely in the rearview mirror, it is worthwhile to reflect on what I believe was an unqualified success at the ITU meeting -- the product of dynamic leadership, great preparation, and a highly motivated U.S. delegation.聽 Much was at stake going into 鈥淧P-14,鈥� as the ITU called the conference.聽 As you may [...]
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An op-ed published today in The Hill聽shares my perspective that when it comes to workforce diversity there is less of a Silicon Valley 鈥� D.C. 鈥渄isconnect鈥� and more of a shared challenge on crafting an inclusive workforce in both the tech sector and the corridors of power in our nation鈥檚 capital.聽 Instead of being bystanders, tech intends to lead. And that starts with the candor to own up to the problem [...]
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Over the past seven days, the United States Treasury is on pace to bring in more than $25.8 billion 聽without raising taxes, assessing penalties or fines, or imposing any other sort of burden on individuals, business, or foreign entities.聽 In fact, companies are clamoring to GIVE the federal government money.聽 Why you might ask?聽 Because the U.S. government learned in the 90s that it holds an extremely [...]
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Now that Election Day has passed, Congress has returned to the nation鈥檚 capital this month for a lame duck session to finish work on a list of must pass items in the short time remaining this year. Much has been said about the gridlock that has plagued Congress and left it with few accomplishments to show, but there is still an opportunity for lawmakers to pass a bill that will do a great deal to grow [...]
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In a little over a week, we will gather together with loved ones for a uniquely American holiday to give thanks across the country. Of the many things we are grateful for, trade may not be the first to come to mind, but with one out of every five U.S. jobs depending on trade, we actually should be thankful for it.聽 Over the past few decades trade has become a maligned issue. But the old talking points [...]
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