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House Votes To Create Privacy Officers At DHS
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
http://www.aclu.org/privacy/gen/39116prs20090324.html
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives passed legislation today that creates a privac...
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National Service Bill Signed Into Law Association for Career and Technical EducationOn April 21, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The new law greatly expands national-service program opportu...
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House Votes To Create Privacy Officers At DHS American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives passed legislation today that creates a privacy official for each division of the Department of Homeland Security (...
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ADE Houston Digital Empowerment Council The Alliance for Digital Equality’s Digital Empowerment Council (DEC) for the city of Houston, Texas was launched in February of 2008 with the support of Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis, along ...
ADE Detroit Digital Empowerment Council The Alliance for Digital Equality’s Digital Empowerment Council (DEC) for the city of Detroit, Michigan was launched in March of 2008. The Detroit DEC has 45 members. The Detroit DEC presented f...
House and Senate Adopt Budget Agreement American Public Health Association (APHA) The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate passed the conference report on the FY 2010 budget resolution by votes of 233â193 and 53â43, respectively. Th...
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The Nationâs C.T.O. Lays Out His Priorities New York Times By Saul HansellI had a chance to sit down this week with Aneesh Chopra, the newly confirmed chief technology officer of the United States. My first question, of course, was &ldquo...;
Alabama broadband initiative launches Web site Associated PressMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama\'s broadband initiative has launched a Web site that allows visitors to test the speed of their Internet connection and share stories about how high-sp...
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Blackburn introduces bill to block net neutrality TheHill By Kim HartRep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced legislation today to block the FCC from implementing net neutrality regulations, saying in a press release that the FCC\'s proposals \"iro...
FCC moves forward on net neutrality rule-making in unanimous vote Washington Post By Cecilia Kang With a unanimous vote to move forward on a rule-making process for how the federal government will police access to the Internet, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski won a ...
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Lawmakers Float Bill to Boost Rural Broadband InternetNews.com By Kenneth CorbinLawmakers are set to consider a measure next week to reform the federal subsidy paid to telephone companies to provide service to low-income and rural households to i...