From the New York Times — Bush Is Said to Seek More Money for Arts.
Bush is apparently poised to request $20 million for the NEA for FY 2005, an increase of $15 million over FY 2004. Interesting move for a GOP Administration in a very tight budget year….
On January 28, 2004, In Misc., By GeneSpafford
I believe we should devote some thought to the impact the draconian (and often useless and xenophobic) restrictions on foreign visitors and students is going to have on our profession. I keep seeing articles such as this one and it concerns me that nationally we may be hurting our research enterprise and alienating our friends. The Computing community is certainly not immune to this!
On January 27, 2004, In Policy, By Peter Harsha
Tech Daily (subscription required) reports from a Information Technology Industry council (ITI) luncheon that outsourcing of IT jobs will be a hot topic for lawmakers in the coming session.
ITI’s Ralph Hellmann said congressional staffers told him that populist lawmakers from both parties plan to use the issue to “take a whack” at the technology industry this election year.
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