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• Senator Presses On Cybersecurity; House and Senate Block Veteran- and STEM-Friendly Bills

  by Elizabeth Hyman on Wednesday, September 26, 2012

  Tags: IT Security , Veterans , Advocacy , government IT , Tech Workforce

  • Sen. Jay Rockefeller solicits info on cyberthreats.
  • Senate blocks a $1 billion veterans jobs bill.
  • House of Representatives blocks legislation easing retaining foreign workers educated in STEM fields.

  Sen. Jay Rockefeller is sending letters to CEOs of Fortune 500 companies in order to understand how companies handle cyberthreats and what they believe the government ... Read More

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• 2012 Priorities: Filling IT Jobs, Supporting Small IT Biz, Securing Tech

  by Elizabeth Hyman on Tuesday, January 24, 2012

  Tags: Small Business Owners , public advocacy , Member Connections , IT Security , smallbiz , Advocacy , Cloud , Hyman , government IT , IT Workforce , ITsecurity , Member News , Tech Workforce , Cloud/SaaS , taxes

  2012 promises to be an interesting year in Washington, D.C., with the upcoming presidential election dominating the political scene. Members of Congress will be anxious to wrap up the session so they can get home to campaign for reelection.  This means that the calendar will be compressed and legislative achievements will be limited.
  
  That said, ... Read More

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• Cybersecurity May Escape DoD Budget Cuts

  by Elizabeth Hyman on Tuesday, January 17, 2012

  Tags: public advocacy , mobility , IT Security , Strickling , DoD , Advocacy , Hyman , vanroekel , government IT

  A look at the week of January 17 in public advocacy for the IT channel:  This week, the Department of Defense announced that budget cuts would focus on troops rather than cyber technology.  Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel announced a new roadmap for government mobile technology purchases and use.  Some officials believe that increasing the ... Read More

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• U.S. Competitiveness Report Calls for Investments in Tech Ed

  by Elizabeth Hyman on Wednesday, January 11, 2012

  Tags: reid , public advocacy , IT Security , Advocacy , Cloud , Hyman , Klobuchar , government IT , IT Workforce , Tech Workforce , Cloud/SaaS , Rogers , education

  A look at the week of January 9 in public advocacy for the IT channel: With Congress on recess until the end of January, Beltway publications have been focusing on the 2012 legislative agenda.  National Journal gives an overview of where cyber and cloud legislation currently stands in both houses and what to expect when ... Read More

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• Demand for Health IT Professionals Continues To Rise

  by Elizabeth Hyman on Wednesday, December 21, 2011

  Tags: public advocacy , IT Security , healthcare IT , Advocacy , Hyman , government IT , Network , health IT

  A look at the week of December 19 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, Fierce Health IT reports that health IT professionals are some of the most in-demand members of the workforce.  The Hill listed network protections as one of Congress’s top priorities for 2012.  Federal CIO Steven Van Roekel wants to ... Read More

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