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NTIA/RUS Decide on One More Round of Broadband Funding
Nov 10, 2009 | The two federal agencies in charge of the Recovery Act's $7.2 billion in broadband funding programs, USDA's Rural Utilities Service 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
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
U.S. CTO's Silicon Valley Visit
Aug 12, 2009 | Silicon Valley welcomed Aneesh Chopra to town last week for a series of events and meetings designed to introduce him to Read More
At Tech Policy Summit '09
May 12, 2009 | The 3rd annual Tech Policy Summit is underway at the San Mateo Marriott and, while registration is closed, there are Read More
Agenda for TPS: Broadband Innovation and Tech Policy Summit '09
May 6, 2009 | There are only a few days left until the opening of TPS: Broadband Innovation conference and the 3rd annual Read More
NTIA/RUS Seek Comment on Broadband Grants
Mar 12, 2009 | The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) have issued a notice Read More
Spending the Broadband Stimulus Dollars
Mar 10, 2009 | As might be expected, there were more questions than answers during today's inter-agency meeting on the broadband stimulus programs. Still, Read More
LinkedIn CEO: "Let Our Startups Bail Us Out"
Mar 4, 2009 | In case you missed it, LinkedIn chairman and CEO Reid Hoffman, wrote an op-ed that appeared in The Washington Post yesterday in Read More
Are You Ready for Some Stimulus?
Feb 10, 2009 | Now that the U.S. Senate has voted 61-37 to pass the economic recovery legislation, the Senate and House of Representatives Read More
Microsoft CEO's Talk to House Democrats
Feb 9, 2009 | In a speech last Friday at the U.S. House of Representatives' Democratic Caucus Retreat, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer weighed in Read More
Who's on the "People to Watch" list?
Feb 4, 2009 | Ars Technica has just unveiled its picks for the 2009 Tech Policy "People to Watch" list -- check out the Read More
Inside the Transition's Tech, Innovation and Government Reform Team
Jan 19, 2009 | With less than a day to go until the Inauguration, the Obama-Biden transition team released a video introducing its Technology, Read More
Divvying up the Stimulus Dollars
Jan 16, 2009 | The Wall Street Journal described the economic recovery package released by Democratic House leaders yesterday as a "potential bonanza for Read More
Gearing Up for 2009 & "Science We Can Believe In"
Dec 31, 2008 | I've been reminding myself to enjoy the slower-than-usual pace this week because there's no doubt that 2009 is going to Read More
News Breaks About Obama's Choice for Science Advisor
Dec 18, 2008 | The organizers of ScienceDebate 2008 applauded today's news that President-elect Barack Obama is planning to name Dr. John Holdren to Read More
Reid's Picks for Senate Committee Chairs
Dec 16, 2008 | According to The Hill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has announced whom he's recommended to chair the various U.S. Read More
Announcing the Tech Policy Predictive Market
Dec 10, 2008 | As we first mentioned on Twitter, we have been working on a new project in partnership with the Information Read More
Broadband, Tech to Play Key Role in Obama's Economic Recovery Plan
Dec 8, 2008 | The buzz over the weekend has been about President-elect Barack Obama's economic recovery plan to create 2.5 million new jobs. Read More
Competitiveness and the 'Venturesome Economy'
Nov 24, 2008 | Ask 10 different people why the United States -- or, specifically, Silicon Valley -- is a good place to innovate, and Read More
Tech Policy Summit Q&A With Raman Khanna
Nov 20, 2008 | As a general partner with venture capital firm ONSET Ventures, Raman Khanna has been an advisor and board member Read More
A Look at Broadband's Role in Online Education
Nov 19, 2008 | Susan Patrick, the president and CEO of the North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL), was among the speakers at Read More
Google CEO Eric Schmidt Talks Policy; What Will 2009 Bring?
Nov 18, 2008 | As chairman and CEO of Google, a company that's got a stake in everything from online advertising and video to Read More
Call for Nominations: People to Watch
Nov 18, 2008 | We are excited to officially announce the launch of the first 2009 Tech Policy Who's Who: People to Watch Read More
Prez Candidates on America COMPETES Act
Oct 20, 2008 | The Association for Women in Science and the Society of Women Engineers submitted a series of questions to both of Read More
Innovation 2008 Conference Underway
Oct 20, 2008 | ScienceDebate 2008, a grassroots coalition advocating for a presidential debate on science and technology issues, has teamed up with the Read More
A Last Look at the Final Debate
Oct 16, 2008 | Whenever the presidential candidates or their running mates mention technology or science in a debate or at a campaign rally, Read More
Technology's Education Gap
Oct 10, 2008 | Dan Warmenhoven, CEO of Silicon Valley data management company NetApp (formerly Network Appliance), has written an editorial titled "Technology's Education Read More
Innovation Economics' Role in Keeping the U.S. Competitive
Sep 25, 2008 | BusinessWeek's chief economist Michael Mandel wrote a cover story for the September 22nd issue of the magazine titled "Can America Read More
Senate to Hold Hearing on 'Why Broadband Matters'
Sep 9, 2008 | The Senate Commerce Committee, led by chairman Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI), will hold a full committee hearing next Tuesday, September Read More
Virginia Takes Lead in Net Safety Education
May 5, 2008 | According to The Washington Post, Virginia is taking the lead in promoting Internet safety education by incorporating online safety lessons Read More
Bill Gates' Visit to Capitol Hill
Mar 13, 2008 | During his testimony yesterday before the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Science and Technology, which celebrated its 50th anniversary, Read More
Companies Creating Home-Grown Engineers?
Mar 6, 2008 | There's an interesting article in today's Wall Street Journal about the lengths some companies are going to here in the Read More
New Data on CS Majors; Start of H-1B Season
Mar 5, 2008 | Data from the Computing Research Association (CRA) indicates that the number of undergraduates majoring in computer science at North American Read More
Program Uses Mobile Phones To Teach Math
Feb 4, 2008 | Qualcomm founder and chairman Dr. Irwin Jacobs was on CNBC earlier today talking about his company's $1 million investment in Read More
Gravel's Take on Tech
Dec 9, 2007 | TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington has released a transcript of his fifth presidential candidate interview -- this time, he spoke with Read More
Debating Workforce, H-1B Issues in Iowa
Dec 6, 2007 | Even though Iowa may not have a reputation as a hot bed for tech policy issues, according to Computerworld, some Read More
Barack Obama's Take on Tech
Nov 26, 2007 | A week after publishing his Q&A with former Sen. John Edwards, TechCrunch's Michael Arrington has published the transcript of an Read More
Teaching Copyright to Kids
Nov 20, 2007 | The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which represents the video game publishing industry, has developed an educational program called Join the Read More
John Edwards' Take On Tech
Nov 19, 2007 | TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington has published his latest presidential candidate Q&A -- this one with Democratic contender John Edwards. As we've done Read More
Cisco Bets Big on China
Nov 1, 2007 | Cisco Systems has announced that it is significantly stepping up its investment in China as part of a "multi-year innovation Read More
Editorial: Education Shortage is a Myth
Oct 26, 2007 | Improving math and science education has been a core issue for U.S. tech companies who see a need for more Read More
Congress Passes Competitiveness Bill
Aug 3, 2007 | Congress has voted in favor of competitiveness legislation that many tech industry associations have been backing. Both the House and Read More
Education Outsourcing?
Jul 16, 2007 | Esther Dyson, whose Release 0.9 blog is available at The Huffington Post, published a post yesterday called "Outsourcing Man Bites Read More
Follow-up Study on Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Jun 15, 2007 | In conjunction with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, researchers from Duke University and UC Berkeley have published a follow-up report Read More
New Report Assesses R and D Growth
Jan 25, 2007 | According to The Wall Street Journal, a new research report by Battelle Memorial Institute and R&D magazine predicts a "small Read More
Science and Tech Chair Reintroduces Education/Energy Bills
Jan 12, 2007 | The House Committee on Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN) announced the re-introduction of several pieces of legislation from Read More
IBM Announces University Collaboration
Dec 14, 2006 | In today's New York Times, Steve Lohr writes about a new collaboration between IBM and a group of seven U.S. Read More
Brain Drain or Brain Circulation?
Aug 30, 2006 | As part of its Newsmakers series, News.com published a Q & A today with the Dean of UC Berkeley's School Read More
E-Learning Hit By Patent Dispute
Aug 28, 2006 | An interesting article in BusinessWeek describes the controversy surrounding a patent awarded to e-learning software provider Blackboard Inc. earlier this Read More
What's Immigration Got to Do with It?
May 3, 2006 | With the immigration debate heating up in Congress and last Monday's protests in cities around the country, the question of Read More
