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Next up in our series looking at the potential Republican Party vice presidential candidates is the freshman U.S. Senator from Florida, Marco Rubio. Even before he arrived in Washington in 2010, Senator Rubio was already seen by many as a rising star in his party and national politics. Let’s look at where he stands on issues of importance to the tech community. Senator Rubio has been an outspoken [...]
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We continue our look at the people reported to be on Governor Mitt Romney’s shortlist for a running mate, and where those women and men stand on job-creating issues that matter to the tech community. Today, we focus on Rob Portman, the junior U.S. Senator from Ohio, and former United States Trade Representative (USTR) and Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under President George [...]
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As speculation swirls about who Governor Mitt Romney will select as his running mate, we are taking a closer look at the oft-reported shortlist, and highlight their stances on the issues that are important to the tech community. We begin with former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty. And be sure to chime in with your thoughts on who would make the best running mate for Governor Romney. At the end of [...]
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ITI and our member companies take cybersecurity very seriously. We have to; protecting people when they are online underpins a major portion of our innovation economy. Consider the everyday applications that we all rely on -- online banking, social networking, picture sharing, health care systems access, music and movies, real-time weather and traffic reports. Cybersecurity helps to protect the [...]
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Will the Senate pass a cybersecurity bill? That’s the major question looming this week as the time for congressional action in 2012 shrinks. While the House of Representatives passed a package of cybersecurity bills with bipartisan support, Senators seem to be struggling to find their own bipartisan agreement that can win the support of at least 60 members – the key threshold to pass just about any [...]
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ITI supports the four cybersecurity bills being voted on by the House of Representatives on Thursday, April 26th, because they help improve our personal security. As we rely more on our computers, smart phones, and tablets for work, entertainment, banking, shopping and communicating, new breeds of cybercriminals, hacktivists, and rogue nations have become as adept at exploiting the vulnerabilities [...]