August 2007 - GovAffairs

Feds Seeking Input on Networking Research Plan

August 27, 2007/In: Policy, Research /by Peter Harsha

The National Coordinating Office for Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) — the ~$3 billion, 14 agency program that constitutes the federal effort in IT research and development — is looking for comment by the end of September on its draft plan for advanced networking research and development. Here’s the notice: We are […]

Women and IT in BizTech

August 8, 2007/In: Diversity in Computing /by MelissaNorr

The BizTech blog at the Wall Street Journal had a good post today on women in IT. Some of the comments by readers are interesting but some of them are clearly part of the problem. Check it out here.

President Will Sign COMPETES Act, Will Be Law Tomorrow!

August 8, 2007/In: American Competitiveness Initiative, Diversity in Computing, Funding, Policy, R&D in the Press /by Peter Harsha

It’s done! It’s done! By now, I expect that everyone has heard that both the House and Senate have agreed on the conference report for H.R. 2272, The America COMPETES Act and that the measure is headed to the President for his signature. Word comes from the White House today that the President will sign […]

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