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The Federal Commercial Policy activities of TechAmerica are overseen by a new Commercial Federal Policy Committee. All Federal Policy Committees report into this committee. The Federal Policy Committees are where the day-to-day policy and communications on commercial federal policy

Policy Issues/ Committees || Innovation Now || Staff

Advocacy: Dan Mote, President, University of Maryland, College Park; The Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; House Science Committee Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN); and Christopher W. Hansen, CEO, TechAmerica (L-R)

Federal: Policy Issues

The committee infrastructure is as follows:

Commercial Federal Policy Committee
ARRA (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act) / Stimulus
Cloud Computing (joint with Public Sector (PS))
E-Commerce & Telecommunications
Energy & Smart Grid (joint with PS)
Environmental
Government Market / Procurement Policy
Health IT (joint with PS)
Immigration
Information Security
Intellectual Property
PAC (joint with PS)
Privacy Task Group (working group of E-Commerce and Telecom and Information Security Committees)
Small Business Policy Council
Tax & Fiscal Policy

These Committees work on the key legislative, regulatory and legal issues that confront the industry. What follows is a series of one pagers on each of these committees and what professionals what might be interested in participating.

Innovation Now: Learn More

In the 21st century, our health, education, economy, national and homeland security and environment are all dependent on innovative technologies and policies. Innovation Now is a campaign by the technology community designed to spur our nation's leaders to enact a comprehensive Technology Agenda for America.

Staff Contact Info: Get Involved Today

Joshua S. Lamel (bio)
Senior Vice President, Commercial Policy & Government Affairs
202.682.4420
josh.lamel@techamerica.org

Liesyl Franz (bio)
Vice President, Information Security Programs and Global Public Policy
202.682.4434
liesyl.franz@techamerica.org

Marie Lee
Vice President & Counsel, Tax Policy
202.682.4448
marie.lee@techamerica.org

Bartlett Cleland
Senior Director, Policy
703.626.8478
bartlett.cleland@techamerica.org

Eric Ebenstein
Manager and Counsel, Domestic Policy
202.682.4439
eric.ebenstein@techamerica.org

Mira Guertin
Manager and Counsel, Technology Policy
916.443.2720
mira.guertin@techamerica.org

Hamed Ghaemi
Administrative Assistant
202.682.4455
hamed.ghaemi@techamerica.org

For additional information on TechAmerica's federal government affairs activities, please contact Josh Lamel, Senior Vice President, Federal Government Affairs, at 202.682.4420.

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