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Members of the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS) and the tech sector at large were pleased to learn that California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has vetoed AB 522, a bill that would have created a statutory mandate for the Director of the Department of Technology to develop a standardized contractor performance assessment report system to evaluate the performance of a contractor on certain technology contracts [...]
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Despite the veto threat looming over it, there is reason to cheer that the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) came in ahead of the December timeframe observers have come to expect. More importantly, the conference report for the NDAA bill, H.R. 1735, that was passed by the House yesterday is chock full of forward-leaning provisions that change the way that the Department of [...]
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I’m on the ground in Geneva, Switzerland, as negotiators discuss the time periods for eliminating tariffs on technology products listed under the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA). Many critics say the WTO cannot keep up with evolving business and consumer dynamics around the world. The WTO’s Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations are increasingly irrelevant [...]
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An interim rule which went into immediate effect when it was released last month by the Department of Defense (DOD), DFARS Case 2013-D018 on Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services, has changed the way that contractors and suppliers report network penetrations to DOD. It imposes stricter regulations on how contractors can sell cloud computing services to DOD, including how [...]
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ITI released a letter commenting on the draft Innovation Promotion Act today. This bipartisan effort, led by Congressmen Charles Boustany, R-La., and Richard Neal, D-Mass., is a productive first step towards leveling the playing field for the United States in an increasingly competitive global environment. In recent years, ITI members have raised the alarm that our trading partners around the world [...]
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NEW YORK – Today I had the privilege of attending a high-level panel discussion entitled “Development in the Digital Age” in the context of the United Nations General Assembly meetings in New York, where the U.S. State Department launched its much-anticipated Global Connect initiative. For so many people, access to social and economic opportunities now depends on access to the Internet. Unfortunately, [...]
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The European Union’s plan to create a Digital Single Market (DSM), which would reduce barriers to digital trade and innovation within Europe, is at a pivotal phase. In the coming months, EU officials will hold a wide-ranging conversation with companies, public interest groups, and individual citizens regarding the details of this ambitious project. This week, European Commissioner for Digital Economy [...]
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This week India’s Prime Minister Modi comes to the United States. Unlike the Pope and China’s President Xi, the Prime Minister will not be spending time in Washington, D.C. Rather, he will devote much of his time to Silicon Valley, where he will be seeking to tap into the innovative entrepreneurialism of the region. As he did during his inaugural visit to the U.S. last year, Modi will once again fill [...]
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All over the world, smart technologies are revolutionizing urban life. They are making cities more livable (safer, healthier, more convenient, and more vibrant), more workable (more mobile, competitive, and innovative), and more sustainable (more energy efficient, resilient, and renewable). Ultimately, cities will become horizontal "Internet of Things” (IoT) platforms where individual applications [...]
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At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the Philippines, government officials, industry representatives (including ITI), academics, and other stakeholders have been discussing how to advance regional economic cooperation and break down barriers to trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. During the forum’s three weeks of meetings and sessions, these experts have been communicating [...]
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