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European Parliament Vote On Data Protection Proposal Constitutes A Missed Opportunity, Say Industry Groups
Important improvements still needed in continuing reform effort by EU institutions Strasbourg, 12 March 2014 – The Industry Coalition for Data Protection (ICDP), a group of 16 associations representing thousands of European and international companies who are building, delivering and advancing the digital experience, expressed regret at the outcome of the European Parliament’s Plenary vote…
TechAmerica Mourns the Loss of Federal Contracting Giant Ray Oleson
TechAmerica today expressed condolences on the passing of Ray Oleson, current Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder of Salient Federal Solutions. Shawn Osborne, President and CEO of TechAmerica offered this statement on behalf of TechAmerica’s staff and members who worked with Mr. Oleson as part of the TechAmerica Government Advisory Board. “It was an absolute…
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Happy 25th Birthday to the World Wide Web!
Today marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most influential communication mediums in human history: the World Wide Web. As is the case with most groundbreaking innovations, the work that went into developing the World Wide Web is often overshadowed by the results of its invention. So today, on the 25th anniversary of the…
The industry’s take on federal IT acquisition reform
Originally posted by Government Matters The House passed FITARA for the second time last week. The bill, co-sponsored by Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), would fundamentally reform the way government buys technology. Uncle Sam spends more than $80 billion on I.T. each year. Mike Hettinger, senior vice president of the public sector…
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OPM unveils IT plan to improve federal retirement operations and recruitment
Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta announced a new strategic IT plan Tuesday that she said will help the agency “recruit, retain and honor a world-class federal workforce.”
States wrestle with developing, restricting drones
More than 35 states are considering drone legislation this year, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures: The bills include ways to attract an industry that could generate billions and restrictions on drone use and data collection.
