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CCIA Welcomes Release Of Republicans’ Immigration Standards
January 30, 2014
Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) welcomes the release of the House Republican Conference’s “Standards for Immigration Reform.” In its Preamble, the le...
U.S. Government Continues To Examine Copyright
January 29, 2014
My last post described how all three branches of the U.S. government are considering copyright reform. And they’re all still at it.
The IP Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee has held tw...
CCIA’s Response To President Obama’s State of the Union Statements On Innovation
January 29, 2014
Washington – President Obama began his State of the Union address calling on Congress to focus on creating new jobs, not new crises. He said the nation that “goes all in on innovation” is the on...
Independent Federal Privacy Board Concludes Bulk Data Collection Illegal
January 23, 2014
Washington – An independent federal privacy watchdog group is issuing its 238-page report today, which finds the government’s program to collect bulk metadata is illegal and should end, according ...
President Announces Changes To NSA Surveillance Program
January 17, 2014
Washington – President Obama announced changes to the way the government collects and stores bulk metadata on citizens and foreigners’ electronic communications during a speech at the Department o...
Encouraging Signs from House Republican Leadership on Immigration
January 17, 2014
With the second session of the 113th Congress under way, there are encouraging signs that high-skilled immigration reform could find some traction in 2014. When the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensiv...
CCIA Issues Written Statement For Senate Finance Trade Hearing
January 16, 2014
Washington – As the Senate Finance Committee considers bipartisan legislation to authorize the Obama administration’s Trade Promotion Authority, it held a hearing Thursday “Advancing Congress’...
Federal Court Strikes FCC’s Open Internet Rule On Technicality
January 14, 2014
Washington – A federal appeals court has struck down the FCC’s Open Internet rule on a technicality because the FCC did not employ the right statutory authority when it adopted its open Internet o...
CCIA Applauds New Congressional Focus on Digital Online Trade
January 9, 2014
Washington – Today leadership of the Senate Finance and House Ways & Means Committees introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at authorizing Trade Promotion Authority for the Administration. T...
Major Study Sheds Light On Online Privacy, Security Values, Behavior
December 20, 2013
Washington, D.C. – A new poll released today by the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) found that Internet users are highly concerned about the theft of personal and financia...
CCIA Welcomes NSA Surveillance Recommendations in Report To White House
December 18, 2013
Washington – More steps to reform NSA surveillance are on the table today as the White House has released the report it received from the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communication...