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On February 25, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will hold an industry listening session to gather stakeholder feedback and perspectives on various aspects of the National Strategy to Secure 5G (“National Strategy”) and Implementation Plan, including input into principles for fostering global 5G vendor diversity and open, interoperable architectures. The National [...]
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Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) has become an emerging force in today’s society. While some strides have been made over the past few years in this space, the U.S. still has significant work to do to become a land of equal opportunity for all. This summer’s Black Lives Matter protests and the Covid-19 pandemic, put the social injustices and inequities that Black Americans face in the U.S. on [...]
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ITI CEO Jason Oxman speaks with Chris Padilla, Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs at IBM, on the need for bipartisan 'good government' reforms, IBM's policy priorities for the Biden-Harris administration, how the U.S. can begin to address racial inequality, and much more. Listen to the full conversation on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify. -
Every time we discuss diversity and inclusion, we’re taking a small step on the path toward racial and social justice, not only in the STEM and technology industries but in the world at large. This week, I joined the Information Technology Industry (ITI) podcast Download on Tech for a conversation with Gianna Williams, a Frederick Douglass Scholar at American University. Williams, one of five student [...]
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American University student and Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholar Gianna Williams interviews James Hayes, Vice President of Global Government Affairs at Tenable, on diversity in tech, Hayes' experience as a Black man in cybersecurity, and what tech can do to make the industry more diverse, inclusive, and innovative. Listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.
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A current increase in global demand for semiconductors or ‘chips’ is outpacing both supply and manufacturing capacity, resulting in several sectors - from autos to healthcare to energy to consumer products and devices - facing a shortage in this foundational hardware. The increased demand for chips is the result of both increased demand for devices that enable our work- and learn-from-home environment [...]
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On January 20, the Biden-Harris Administration will assume control of a tumultuous policy landscape. The ongoing SolarWinds breach and the ongoing cyber threats in the wake of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol pose significant challenges and painstakingly demonstrate the importance of a streamlined and strategic approach to federal information security. The Biden-Harris Administration has the [...]
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This article was originally published on New America and was re-published here with permission. In October, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) released a long-awaited draft of the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL, translation here), a milestone in China’s years-long effort toward a comprehensive privacy and data governance regime. If enacted, not only would the law reshape privacy law [...]
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If one thing is clear from the past four years, it’s that U.S. federal government operations have been anything but “business as usual.” Recently, several White House Executive Orders have unilaterally shifted major requirements for federal agencies and their contractors. One of the most troubling measures is Executive Order (EO) 13950: Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping, which applies to all federal [...]
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In January 2021, Joe Biden will assume the responsibilities of the U.S. Commander-in-chief. Among the many national security challenges the new administration will face is the rapid proliferation of threats to the information and communications technology (ICT) supply chain, which can lead to costly IP theft and erode the United States’ worldwide technological influence to the benefit of its adversaries. [...]
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