September 2009
Congresswoman Introduces Broadband Affordability Act
Sep 28, 2009 | Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced legislation last week that would expand the Universal Service Fund's (USF) Lifeline Assistance program to Read More
Improving the U.S. Immigration Process with E-Gov Tools
Sep 28, 2009 | The Obama administration views technology as an important tool for improving government efficiency and customer service, but can e-government improve something Read More
Commerce Dept Launches New Programs to Help Entrepreneurs
Sep 25, 2009 | U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced yesterday that his agency will open an Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to help Read More
Today is OneWebDay
Sep 22, 2009 | Founded in 2006 by Susan Crawford, who now serves as President Obama's Special Assistant for Science, Technology and Innovation Read More
FCC Proposes Net Neutrality Principles; Launches OpenInternet.Gov
Sep 21, 2009 | In a speech this morning at the Brookings Institution, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Julius Genachowski formally declared his intent Read More
FCC Takes Broadband Hearings on the Road
Sep 17, 2009 | As part of its mandate to develop a national broadband plan for Congress by February, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Read More
FTC Plans Privacy Workshops
Sep 16, 2009 | The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced plans to host a series of free public workshops about digital privacy, beginning Read More
U.S. CIO's News Conference on Cloud Computing and Apps.gov
Sep 15, 2009 | At a press conference this morning at NASA's Ames Research Center, U.S. federal CIO Vivek Kundra demoed the new Apps.gov Read More
Intel Appeals EU Decision; Sewell Heads to Apple
Sep 15, 2009 | It's been a little over four months since the European Commission's massive $1.4 billion antitrust fine against Intel, but there's Read More
Judges Sides with Video Site in Copyright Case
Sep 14, 2009 | A U.S. District court judge has issued a ruling that may have implications for the ongoing $1 billion copyright battle Read More
Podcasts from Tech Policy Summit
Sep 14, 2009 | We received an inquiry from someone asking where to find the podcasts from our last Tech Policy Summit conference, Read More
Google Introduces Data Liberation Front
Sep 14, 2009 | An engineering team at Google that calls itself the Data Liberation Front (no relationship to the Technology Liberation Front that Read More
