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3% Contractor Withholding Repealed
President Obama's signature marks the end of a five year effort by TechAmerica to repeal this onerous law...
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TechAmerica Opposes Latest Internet Sales Tax Bill
TechAmerica opposes the latest Internet sales tax bill introduced in Congress by Senators Enzi (R-WY), Durbin (D-IL) and Alexander (R-TN)...
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January 2012: Press Releases

01/31/12 TechAmerica Welcomes Startup America Legislative Agenda
Washington, DC – TechAmerica’s acting President & CEO Dan Varroney issued this statement following the announcement by the President that he will be sending the Startup America Legislative Agenda to Congress. “Whether it’s a garage, a basement, or a dorm room, every business has humble beginnings. It’s not about where you start. It’s where you [...]

01/31/12 TechAmerica Praises Governor Quinn’s Announcement of Funding for Illinois-Based Tech Businesses
New Advantage Illinois Program Supports Job Growth and Innovation Chicago, IL – At a press conference today in Chicago, TechAmerica praised Governor Quinn and the Invest Illinois Venture Fund for supporting two Illinois-based technology companies. The state’s $575,000 investment in Buzz Referrals and AuraSense Therapeutics will help leverage $10.5 million in private indirect investment through [...]

01/30/12 TechAmerica Recognizes Four California Legislative Technology Champions for 2011
Sacramento, CA — TechAmerica, the leading national technology trade association, today announced that four legislators will receive its California Technology Champion Award. The Champions for 2011 are: Assemblywoman Nora Campos (D – San Jose) Senator Anthony Cannella (R – Ceres) Assemblyman Jerry Hill (D – San Mateo) Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski (D – Fremont) This award [...]

01/27/12 TechAmerica: Aneesh Chopra Has Made An Indelible Mark on Tech Policy
Washington, DC – TechAmerica’s acting President & CEO Dan Varroney issued this statement following the announcement that U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra will depart his position at the White House. “We’ve had the pleasure of working with Aneesh for many years during both his tenure as CTO and his leadership in the commonwealth of [...]

01/26/12 TechAmerica Europe Congratulates Vice-President Kroes on launch of a European Cloud Partnership
Davos, Switzerland – This statement was released today by TechAmerica Europe’s Managing Director James Lovegrove following Vice President Kroes’, the European Commissioner for Digital Agenda, invitation to public authorities and industry to create a European Cloud Partnership. “TechAmerica in both Europe and the United States has made the global deployment of cloud technologies a top [...]

01/25/12 TechAmerica Europe: Proposed EC Data Regulation Need “Further Improvement”
Brussels, BE- This statement was released by TechAmerica Europe’s Managing Director James Lovegrove following the announcement of the  European Commission’s proposed new data protection regulation. “TechAmerica Europe welcomes the efforts of the Commission to lay down new, modernised rules for the future of data protection in Europe. Moves toward greater harmonisation and simplification of the [...]

01/24/12 TechAmerica CEO: “Let’s Keep U.S. Technology Companies Most Competitive in the World”
Washington, DC – TechAmerica’s acting President & CEO Dan Varroney issued this statement following the President’s State of the Union address. “The President’s speech had a lot for the tech industry to applaud this year – support for entrepreneurs and the next wave of innovation, productivity, job creation and economic growth. Yes, Mr. President, innovation [...]

01/20/12 Nominations Open for TechAmerica Financial Star Awards
Open to Tech Finance Execs in the Los Angeles area Washington, DC –TechAmerica Los Angeles today announced that nominations for the “Financial Stars” awards are now being accepted.  The award honors finance executives from technology, aerospace, biotech or other tech-related companies that are based in the Los Angeles, CA area. “While the technology industry is [...]

01/20/12 TechAmerica: IP Protection Must Not Be At The Expense Of Tech Industry
Washington, DC – TechAmerica’s acting President & CEO Dan Varroney issued the following statement on the recent developments surrounding the Protect IP Act in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House. “As the most IP intensive industry in the world, the technology sector believes that the protection and enforcement of IP [...]

01/13/12 Ensuring Rapid Trade Response Must Be A Top Priority In Any Agency Reorganization, says TechAmerica
Washington, DC – TechAmerica today welcomed the President’s proposal to consolidate government trade and commerce agencies with the aim of increasing efficiency and eliminating redundancies but cautioned against any changes that would hamper response to international actions affecting American business. “Streamlining government to ensure that it is responsive, and less expensive, to taxpayers is a [...]

December 2011: Press Releases

12/17/11 TechAmerica Praises Governor Quinn for Signing Legislation to Restore R&D Tax Credit Incentives & Net Operating Loss Deduction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2011 Contact: Ed Longanecker 630.890.2015 or Ed.Longanecker@TechAmerica.org Chicago, IL –TechAmerica today praised Illinois Governor Pat Quinn for signing into law legislation that extends the Illinois R&D tax credit for five years and restores the corporate income tax operating loss deduction. The new law also extends the Illinois Economic Development for [...]

12/16/11 TechAmerica Welcomes WTO Agreement That Expands Government Procurement Opportunities
Washington, DC – TechAmerica today applauded the revision of the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) that will expand U.S. supplier’s access to bid for contracts with other GPA signatories through expansion of covered government entities and services. “This agreement is a step towards leveling the playing field for American government suppliers by standardizing [...]

12/15/11 Continuing Resolution – Déjà vu All Over Again
Washington, DC – As another government shutdown looms, TechAmerica called on Congress to pledge to do away with Continuing Resolutions in 2012. “To quote one of my favorite Yankees, this is déjà vu all over again. We have seen a shocking number of Continuing Resolutions in 2011 and are on the threshold of another, or [...]

12/15/11 TechAmerica: Proposed Change to Ethics Rule Would Stifle Public Engagement
Washington, DC – TechAmerica is joining a growing chorus of business and citizen activist organizations that are challenging the Administration’s move to shut down the ability of these groups to exchange ideas with government officials. “We understand the intention of this proposal but the consequences are crippling to the creation of good policy that can [...]

12/13/11 TechAmerica Applauds Illinois Legislature for Extending R&D Tax Credit & Restoring Net Operating Loss Deduction
Chicago, IL – Today the Illinois General Assembly voted in favor of legislation that extends the R&D Tax Credit for an additional five years with a carryforward option for unused credit. The legislation also restores the corporate income tax operating loss deduction and offers additional incentives for businesses in Illinois. “We thank the Illinois General [...]

12/13/11 TechAmerica Heralds Provision that Will Allow Government Contractors to Compete With Private Sector Companies for Highest Caliber of Talent
Washington, DC – As the country works to make the federal government more responsive and efficient, TechAmerica heralded the inclusion of a provision in the 2012 Defense Authorization bill that allows government contractors to offer talented employees’ salaries that are competitive with the private sector and commensurate with those businesses that aren’t restricted by public [...]

12/9/11 Digital Assent, ViziTech USA and OFS Fitel Among Winners at the 2011 Spirit of Endeavor Awards
Bob Chism, Stewart Rodeheaver and Darnell Washington Take Individual Honors for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Industry Leadership ATLANTA, GA – Digital Assent LLC, ViziTech USA and OFS Fitel were among the big winners in the 2011 Spirit of Endeavor awards held this morning at TWELVE Atlantic Station. Bob Chism, chief technology officer for Concurrent; Stewart Rodeheaver, [...]

12/8/11 TechAmerica Welcomes Major Steps Forward in Government IT Reform
FedRAMP Will Help Move the Federal Government to Cloud and Could Deliver Nearly $1 Billion in Cost Savings Washington, DC – TechAmerica today welcomed the release of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), the update on the Administration’s “25 Point Plan” and the release of the draft Shared Services Strategy. “Today was a [...]

November 2011: Press Releases

11/29/11 TechAmerica Applauds the House Passage of Critical Immigration Reform Legislation
Washington, DC – TechAmerica today applauded the House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 3012, the “Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act.” The bill will eliminate the per country numerical limitations for employment based permanent resident visas (“green cards”) as well as adjust the per country limitation on family visas. “The House of Representatives today took a [...]

11/21/11 TechAmerica Disappointed in Supercommittee Failure
Washington, DC – TechAmerica registered its disappointment with today’s announcement that the Supercommittee failed to reach even a modest agreement on deficit reduction measures. “This is truly disappointing that the Supercommittee could not come to even modest agreement about how to get our debt under control.  This was the time for big thinking, for shedding [...]

11/21/11 3% Withholding Repealed
3% Contractor Withholding Repealed President Obama's signature marks the end of a five year effort by TechAmerica to repeal this onerous law

11/18/11 Tech Industry Leaders Call on Supercommittee to “Go Big”
Washington, DC – In a show of unity true to the nature of the industry, TechAmerica member executives have joined together to call on the members of the Congressional Supercommittee to “Go Big” and tackle the deficit in a way that puts the country back on the path to “long-term economic growth and stability” and [...]

11/18/11 TechAmerica: “A Federal Government Run by Continuing Resolution Is Unacceptable”
Washington, DC – With the end of fiscal year 2011 in sight, TechAmerica’s acting President and CEO Dan Varroney registered his strong disapproval with Congress continuing to have the U.S. federal government operate under a Continuing Resolution.  Last night, Congress yet again passed a Continuing Resolution to temporarily keep the government running until December 16, [...]

11/16/11 3% Withholding Tax Repeal Clears Last Congressional Hurdle
Washington, DC – TechAmerica’s Executive Vice President, Public Sector, Olga Grkavac issued this statement following the House’s passage of the amended 3 percent withholding tax repeal. The bill is now on its way to the White House for the President’s signature. “We’ve been working to repeal this law since it was first passed and are [...]

11/16/11 TechAmerica Opposes “Over Broad, Vague” SOPA Legislation
Washington, DC –TechAmerica, U.S. technology industry’s largest advocacy organization, today expressed opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), citing the legislation as too broad and too vague. The legislation, discussed today before the House Judiciary Committee, if passed as introduced, would drastically affect the entire technology industry in very fundamental ways including severely impacting [...]

11/14/11 TechAmerica, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, Technology Executives Open NASDAQ Stock Market
TechAmerica & Illinois Governor to Open NASDAQ 50+ Illinois high-tech executives, TechAmerica, and Gov. Pat Quinn to convene in New York City to open NASDAQ on Nov 15

11/13/11 Progress on TPP Critical to Tech Industry
Agreement Would Open Critical Markets to U.S. Companies in the Pacific Rim Washington, DC – TechAmerica acting President and CEO Dan Varroney today praised the work of trade negotiators at the APEC Summit for pursuing strong free trade objectives in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. Finalizing the TPP would be a vital step towards reducing [...]

11/10/11 TechAmerica Thrilled with Senate Passing 3 Percent Withholding Repeal
3% Withholding Repeal Passes Olga Grkavac, Executive Vice President , Public Sector, releases statement regarding the Senate's passage of the repeal of the 3% withholding law.

11/9/11 TechAmerica Opposes New Legislation That Places Unfair Economic Burden on our Nation’s Online Retailers
TechAmerica Opposes Latest Internet Sales Tax Bill TechAmerica opposes the latest Internet sales tax bill introduced in Congress by Senators Enzi (R-WY), Durbin (D-IL) and Alexander (R-TN)

11/9/11 America’s Premier Tech Investor Conference Counts Another Successful Year
The 2011 Classic Counts Another Successful Year The financial conference, co-sponsored by NASDAQ OMX, provided an opportunity for 150 tech-focused investors to hear first-hand from growing companies

11/7/11 Senate Takes Important Step Forward in Repeal of 3%
Senate Takes Important Step Forward in Repeal of 3% U.S. Senate invokes cloture on H.R. 674, clearing another procedural hurdle to repealing this law, which would cost our government more to implement than it would generate

11/7/11 TechAmerica’s Classic Financial Conference Announces Qualcomm CFO William Keitel as Luncheon Speaker
San Diego, CA – TechAmerica’s premier financial conference, The Classic, has kicked off in San Diego, bringing together high-tech investors with growing tech companies. Over the forty year history, The Classic has featured some of the leading thinkers in tech. This year is no different. We are pleased to announce that Qualcomm, EVP and CFO [...]

11/3/11 New Bill Will Help Bring Back U.S. High Tech Satellite Jobs
TechAmerica Applauds introduction of H.R. 3288 Washington, DC – TechAmerica today welcomed the introduction of the Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2011, which will restore the President’s ability to determine what export restrictions should apply to commercial satellites and related components but would strictly prohibit any such exports to China, Iran, [...]

11/2/11 Senators Take Decisive Action to Support Online Retailers
TechAmerica Applauds introduction of S. Res. 309 Washington, DC – TechAmerica’s Senior Vice President for Federal Government Affairs, Kevin Richards applauded today’s introduction of a sense of the senate resolution which calls on Congress to not enact any new legislation allowing state governments the authority to impose new tax burdens on our nation’s online businesses. [...]

11/2/11 TechAmerica Commends Dan Gordon for His Contributions as OFPP Administrator
Washington, DC – TechAmerica Senior Vice President for National Security and Procurement Policy, Trey Hodgkins released the following comment on the announcement of Dan Gordon’s departure.  Mr. Gordon is the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). “Dan Gordon’s departure is a loss for the government.  Dan was always open to hearing all [...]

11/1/11 Time for the Senate To Act on Three Percent
TechAmerica Joins Senator Scott Brown to Call for Action to Repeal Onerous Law Washington, DC – At a press conference on Capitol Hill today, TechAmerica’s Senior Vice President for Federal Government Affairs, Kevin Richards, made the following comment: “We overwhelmingly heard from the House and unequivocally from the White House on this issue and it’s [...]

October 2011: Press Releases

10/27/11 Momentum Grows on Three Percent Withholding Repeal
Momentum Grows on 3% Withholding Repeal The overwhelming passage by the House of Representatives underscores TechAmerica's message

10/25/11 TechAmerica Statement on Presidential Support of Repeal of Three Percent Withholding
Washington, DC –TechAmerica released this statement following the announcement that the President will support the House bill to repeal the three percent withholding law. “We are thrilled to hear that the President is supporting the House bill on repealing the three percent withholding law, which is a completely illogical law. We are hoping for quick, [...]

10/21/11 TechAmerica Applauds Senator Leahy for Pledging Action this Session on Updating Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Washington, DC – In light of the 25th anniversary of the landmark Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), TechAmerica welcomed the news that Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, intends to have the committee consider his bill, S. 1011, the ECPA Amendments Act of 2011, before the end of the year. “We [...]

10/21/11 TechAmerica Disappointed in Senate Inaction on 3% Withholding Tax
Hopeful for Bipartisan Action Soon Washington, DC – TechAmerica’s Executive Vice President, Public Sector, Olga Grkavac today registered her disappointment with the Senate’s failure to move to debate on the three percent withholding tax during their Thursday night session. “The Senate has missed an opportunity to take off the books a law that costs more [...]

10/13/11 TechAmerica Applauds Ways and Means Committee for Taking First Step to Eliminate Money Wasting Law
Washington, DC – TechAmerica’s Executive Vice President, Public Sector, Olga Grkavac today applauded the House Ways and Means Committee for taking decisive action to repeal the three-percent withholding law. “We applaud the House Ways and Means committee for taking an important step in eliminating the three-percent withholding law – a law that costs more to [...]

10/12/11 TechAmerica Hails Passage of Free Trade Agreements
Washington, DC – TechAmerica praised both the House and the Senate for their leadership in passing legislation to implement the U.S. Free Trade Agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama. “With this vote, Congress has made it possible for U.S. exporters to have full access to these critical markets by eliminating most tariffs on high tech [...]

10/6/11 TechAmerica Supports Hagan/McCain Repatriation Bill
Washington, DC – TechAmerica today welcomed the introduction of the Foreign Earnings and Reinvestment Act by U.S. Senators Kay Hagan (D-NC) and John McCain (R-AZ). The bipartisan bill, if passed would temporarily allow companies to return profits earned overseas to the U.S. at a temporarily reduced tax rate. “While the nation’s top tax reform priority [...]

10/6/11 TechAmerica Welcomes FCC Proposal on Universal Service Fund and Intercarrier Compensation Reforms
Washington, DC – TechAmerica today welcomed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski’s announcement of proposed changes to the Universal Service Fund and intercarrier compensation system. “USF and ICC reform is long overdue and the Commission has taken an important step with the proposal put forward today.  Ensuring that every corner of this country can leverage [...]

10/5/11 TechAmerica Mourns the Passing of Steve Jobs
TechAmerica Mourns the Passing of Steve Jobs Steve Jobs’ trailblazing, milestone contributions to the world of technology and to our nation are immeasurable

10/5/11 TechAmerica Statement On House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force Recommendations
Washington, DC – TechAmerica released the following statement from Liesyl Franz, Vice President, Cybersecurity and Global Public Policy. “The recommendations reflect a deliberative, thoughtful and consultative approach to enhancing our nation’s cybersecurity posture, and we commend Congressman Thornberry and Members of the Task Force for including industry input especially in the area of critical infrastructure [...]

10/4/11 State CIOs say that times are changing
Denver, CO – State government chief information officers (CIOs) say their political clout grew stronger in 2011. The reason: IT is key to dealing with fiscal shortfalls and better service to citizens. A survey report of the CIOs of 48 states, the District of Columbia and two territories shows this to be a year of [...]

10/2/11 TechAmerica Announces Daniel A. Varroney as Interim CEO
TechAmerica Announces Daniel A. Varroney as Interim CEO Mr. Varroney brings his extensive leadership experience in the private sector, public sector, and Capitol Hill to TechAmerica.

September 2011: Press Releases

09/26/11 TechAmerica’s Leading High-Tech Financial Conference Sponsored by NASDAQ OMX
Washington, DC –TechAmerica announced today that NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ: NDAQ), the world’s largest exchange company, is the presenting sponsor of TechAmerica’s The Classic, the leading financial conference for high-tech companies and technology-focused investors. The Classic serves as a premier financial catalyst for growth and innovation, enabling today’s leading tech companies to tap into capital, bolster [...]

09/21/11 TechAmerica Testifies Before House Armed Services Committee
TechAmerica Testifies Before House Armed Services Committee The Department of Defense’s extraordinarily long lead time in procurement does not lead to cutting edge technology being available to the Department

09/20/11 TechAmerica Welcomes the Open Government Partnership National Action Plan
Washington, DC – TechAmerica President and CEO, Phil Bond welcomed the new steps the President is taking with the U.S. National Action Plan to make government more open and transparent but urged the Administration to be thoughtful as it implements the initiatives. “A number of elements in the President’s plan are pro-innovation and we are [...]

09/20/11 TechAmerica Announces Recipients of 2011 Technical Fellowship Awards
Washington, DC – TechAmerica proudly announced today that five outstanding government industry leaders have been selected to become part of the TechAmerica Fellowship Program. Established in 2003, the TechAmerica Technical Fellowship Program identifies and recognizes outstanding professionals in government and industry. “By establishing this community of outstanding technical achievers, the Technical Fellowship Program reinforces the [...]

09/19/11 TechAmerica Commends Senators Baucus and Hatch for the Introduction of the Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help (GROWTH) Act
Washington, DC – TechAmerica President and CEO, Phil Bond, enthusiastically welcomed the introduction of the Greater Research Opportunities With Tax Help (GROWTH) Act by Senators Baucus and Hatch. The bill includes a provision to make the Research and Development tax credit permanent. “R&D is the lifeblood of our industry and the R&D tax credit is [...]

09/13/11 TechAmerica Added to Illinois Governor’s Internet Privacy Task Force
Bolsters Team Charged with Arming Illinois Against Cyber Attacks Chicago, IL – TechAmerica today announced that TechAmerica Midwestern Executive Director, Regional Vice President, Ed Longanecker has been appointed to Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s Internet Privacy Taskforce, the first of its kind in the nation. The taskforce will examine what the state can do to prepare [...]

09/8/11 TechAmerica’s Statement on President Obama’s Address to Congress on the Administration’s American Jobs Plan
President Obama’s Jobs Address to Congress The President’s plan offered some reason for hope for the technology industry, addressing some of the fundamental issues required for the industry to continue to flourish

August 2011: Press Releases

08/29/11 TechAmerica Applauds Inclusion of Repeal of Three-Percent Withholding Tax in House Republican Agenda
Encourages Prioritization of Other Key Technology Priorities to Incentivize U.S. Job Creation Washington, DC – TechAmerica President and CEO, Phil Bond, released the following statement upon the announcement by U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader, Eric Cantor (R-VA), that House Republican leaders will include the repeal of the three-percent withholding tax on all invoices for [...]

08/24/11 TechAmerica and the Cloud Security Alliance Join Forces to Expand Cloud Offerings to Members
Washington, DC – As the leader in cloud computing policy, TechAmerica is proud to announce that a formal relationship has been formed with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a thought-leader in cloud security. This agreement leverages the strengths of both organizations to expand member benefits. A unique benefit is that TechAmerica members will be able [...]

08/22/11 TechAmerica Urges States and Localities to Embrace Innovation in Major Programs, Streamline Support Functions
Leading Technology Association Releases Policy Priorities for State and Local Government Technology Washington, DC – In all corners of the country, state and local government (SLG) officials are gathering to discuss government budgets and the challenging fiscal conditions in which they must continue to operate.  In light of these constraints, TechAmerica’s State and Local Government [...]

08/17/11 Leading Tech Trade Associations Oppose Internet Sales Tax Bill
Washington, DC – In a letter to Congressional leaders, TechAmerica joined with 21 other prominent technology associations in opposing recently introduced legislation that would impose significant cost burdens on Internet-enabled businesses across the nation. The group calls on the leadership in the Senate and House to “not consider” S. 1452 and H.R. 2701 saying “the [...]

08/4/11 TechAmerica Welcomes New Federal CIO
Washington, DC – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond, released this statement following the news that Steven VanRoekel has been appointed as the next Federal Chief Information Officer. “We applaud the President for moving so quickly to fill this critical position with the appointment of Steven VanRoekel and allowing for a seamless transition from the [...]

08/2/11 TechAmerica: Debt Ceiling Deal is an Opportunity for New Congressional Committee to Promote Technological Innovation as a Catalyst to Solve Nation’s Fiscal Challenges
Washington, DC – In a statement following the President’s signing of the debt-ceiling increase, TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond encouraged lawmakers to be forward thinking as they embark on the next phase of shaping our fiscal policy. “The technology industry is encouraged by the compromise that was reached by Congress and the Administration to [...]

July 2011: Press Releases

07/29/11 TechAmerica Commends Move to Reform Universal Service Fund
Washington, DC – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond commended today’s announcement by key U.S. telecommunications companies of the  America’s Broadband Connectivity plan, which would reform the Universal Service Fund and the current intercarrier compensation regime to focus on broadband deployment. “The America’s Broadband Connectivity Plan is a necessary, and eagerly awaited, first step to [...]

07/15/11 TechAmerica Testifies at House Homeland Security Hearing
TechAmerica Testifies at House Homeland Security Hearing Jim Williams, a thirty-year veteran of the Federal Government, provided the committee with TechAmerica recommendations that will help DHS expedite the rate at which they can implement new technologies

07/12/11 TechAmerica Joins Call for Immediate Action on a Bi-Partisan Resolution to Debt Ceiling Negotiations
Washington, DC – In a letter sent to the White House and Congressional leaders today, TechAmercia joined scores of businesses and associations, including the Business Roundtable and CEOs such as John Chambers of Cisco and Robert Greifeld of NASDAQ, in urgently calling for a resolution to the debt limit impasse and for a “long-term, predictable [...]

07/11/11 TechAmerica Announces Addition to State Government Affairs Team for Northwestern States and Alaska
Sacramento, CA – TechAmerica today announced that Kelly McKechnie has been hired as Director, State Government Affairs for Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. An accomplished government affairs professional, McKechnie most recently served as Government Affairs Analyst for Western Growers where she represented California and Arizona commodity growers before the California State [...]

07/8/11 TechAmerica Salutes NASA Legacy
Washington, DC –Phil Bond, President and CEO of TechAmerica, released the following statement on the occasion of the last space shuttle launch: “Over the last 30 years, all Americans have watched in awe each time a NASA shuttle has taken off for space.  Being the leader in space exploration has been a source of national [...]

June 2011: Press Releases

06/27/11 TechAmerica Applauds California’s new Secretary of Technology
Washington, DC – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond released the following statement on the appointment of Carlos Ramos as California’s new Secretary of Technology and Chief Information Officer. “By elevating this position to Cabinet-level and creating the California Technology Agency, California is poised to lead the nation in responsive and efficient government. With the [...]

06/27/11 WGU, TechAmerica Join to Help Members Earn IT, Business Degrees Online
Online university offers application fee waiver, tuition discounts, and scholarship opportunities to employees of TechAmerica’s 1,000 member companies SALT LAKE CITY, UT – (June 27, 2011) Western Governors University and TechAmerica have announced a partnership that will make it even more affordable for individuals to earn one of WGU’s 13 bachelor’s degrees and four master’s [...]

06/23/11 TechAmerica Calls for Return to Streamlined Government Contracting
Washington, DC – In a filing with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council, TechAmerica called for the withdrawal of a proposal of new, burdensome and redundant contractor reporting saying, “We respectfully encourage the FAR Council to withdraw these proposed rules and consider other options that would be less costly to the taxpayer, create less of [...]

06/21/11 Ray Lane, Managing Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and HP Chairman, to Receive TechAmerica’s Highest Honor
Washington, DC – TechAmerica today announced that it will honor Ray Lane as the 2011 recipient of the David Packard Medal of Achievement Award, the organization’s highest honor. Presented during TechAmerica’s Medal of Achievement and Innovator Awards 53rd Annual Dinner, October 11 in Menlo Park, CA, the Medal of Achievement Award recognizes significant contributions to [...]

06/16/11 TechAmerica: Vivek Kundra has provided vision and energy to revolutionize the federal government approach to IT.
Contact: Stephanie Craig at 202.682.4443 or Stephanie.craig@techamerica.org Washington, DC (June 16, 2011) – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond, released this statement following the news that the first United States Chief Information Officer, Vivek Kundra is leaving government this summer: “The appointment of the first U.S. Chief Information Officer was a major step forward and [...]

06/14/11 TechAmerica: White House Smart Grid Plan “Major Step Forward”
White House Smart Grid Plan TechAmerica is pleased that the White House has taken this major step forward to making a Smart Grid a reality in the United States

06/10/11 TechAmerica Announces New Communication Leadership
Contact:         Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org TechAmerica Announces New Communication Leadership Washington, DC (June 10, 2011) – TechAmerica today announced that Stephanie Craig has joined the organization as the new Communications Director. “Stephanie has a wealth of experience in both the political and business arenas that will help her tell the TechAmerica story, and [...]

06/9/11 TechAmerica Leads Call for Return to Transparency in Procurement
Contact:         Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org TechAmerica Leads Call for Return to Transparency in Procurement Washington, DC (June 9, 2011) – TechAmerica, along with five other members of the Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations (CODSIA), are calling on the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to quit relying on interim rules to implement [...]

06/3/11 Key TechAmerica Priorities included in House Republicans’ Technology Agenda
Contact:         Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Key TechAmerica Priorities included in House Republicans’ Technology Agenda “Technology Roadmap”  Resonating on Capitol Hill Washington, DC (June 3, 2011) – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond applauded the release of the House Republican Technology Working Group priorities for the 112th Congress, which mirror TechAmerica’s “Technology Roadmap”. “The [...]

06/1/11 TechAmerica Expresses Strong Support for “Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011”
Contact:         Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org  Washington, DC (June 1, 2011) – TechAmerica sent a letter today to U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), expressing strong support for the “Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011”. The letter commends [...]

May 2011: Press Releases

05/31/11 TechAmerica Response to Appointment of John Bryson as Secretary of Commerce
Contact:            Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (May 31, 2011) – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond issued the following statement today following President Obama’s announcement that John Bryson, formerly chairman and CEO of Edison International, will be the next secretary of commerce. Bryson will replace Gary Locke, who has been [...]

05/26/11 TechAmerica Commends House GOP’s Growth Plan
Contact:            Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (May 26, 2011) – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond praised House Republican Leadership for today’s release of The House Republican Plan for America’s Job Creators: Empowering Families, Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs. Today’s announcement by House Republicans recognizes the urgent need by Congress to address [...]

05/25/11 TechAmerica CEO Testifies Before U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
TechAmerica Testifies Before the U.S. Congress Phillip J. Bond, President & CEO of TechAmerica, testified on May 25th before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity

05/18/11 TechAmerica Applauds Introduction of ECPA Reform Legislation
Contact:            Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (May 18, 2011) – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has introduced S. 1011, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments of 2011. Originally adopted in 1986, ECPA remains the primary federal law governing law enforcement access to electronic communications [...]

05/16/11 TechAmerica Commends Obama Administration for Release of International Cyberspace Strategy
Contact: Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (May 16, 2011) – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond issued the following statement in response to today’s release of the Administration’s International Cyberspace Strategy. “TechAmerica applauds the Obama Administration for its development of a strategic approach to addressing the global element of cybersecurity. Cyberspace [...]

05/12/11 TechAmerica Commends Historic Release of the Administration’s Proposal for National Cybersecurity Legislation
A Proposal for National Cybersecurity Legislation TechAmerica applauds the significance of a U.S. President for the first time in our nation’s history offering a legislative proposal to address our national cybersecurity priorities

05/9/11 TechAmerica Applauds Delay of Burdensome Three-percent Withholding Tax
Contact:         Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC – On Friday, the Internal Revenue Service published the final rule to implement the three-percent withholding tax on all invoices for goods or services procured by government entities at any level. The effective date of this regulation is May 9, 2011. Compliance with this law will [...]

05/5/11 TechAmerica Cybersecurity CxO Council Holds Meetings Urging Passage of Sound Cybersecurity Legislation
Contact:         Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (May 5, 2011) – The TechAmerica Cybersecurity CxO Council met in Washington yesterday with senior Administration officials and Members of Congress including House and Senate leadership in an effort to urge Congress to expedite passage of sound cybersecurity legislation. The senior executive group, comprised of [...]

05/4/11 Leveraging Technology to Improve Government Service is Theme of 21st Annual Survey of Federal CIOs
Contact:         Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (May 4, 2011) – Success in the federal government’s information technology (IT) world has more to do with leadership and good management than with hardware, software and communication networks, according to the 21st Annual Survey of Federal Chief Information Officers (CIO) released today by TechAmerica [...]

April 2011: Press Releases

04/27/11 TechAmerica Response to OMB Briefing on Federal IT Restructuring
Contact:         Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (April 27, 2011) – The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) hosted a briefing today to discuss efforts underway to transform government technology, cut waste and improve services to the public. The event served an update on Vivek Kundra’s 25-point plan for federal IT restructuring, which was announced in December. [...]

04/12/11 TechAmerica Insight on the Introduction of Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011
Contact:         Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (April 12, 2011) – Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) today introduced the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights of 2011. TechAmerica appreciates the Senators’ desire to ensure consumers can engage in interstate commerce and trust that their information will be treated properly, but [...]

04/6/11 TechAmerica Response to Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Contact:         Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (April 6, 2011) – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. and Colombia reaching a deal on a Free Trade Agreement. “Expanding trade with Colombia will give U.S. tech companies a competitive edge in that region [...]

March 2011: Press Releases

03/29/11 TechAmerica Highlights Importance of High-Skilled Immigration Reform
The Importance of High-Skilled Immigration Reform TechAmerica urges the 112th Congress to make high-skilled immigration reform a major legislative priority by supporting policies that enable access to high-skilled foreign nationals in the technology industry

03/14/11 TechAmerica Heralds OMB Support for Delay of Contractor Withholding; Tech Industry Calls for Ultimate Repeal
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (March 14, 2011) – On the heels of Administration support for delay of an onerous and unnecessary three-percent contractor withholding, the technology industry today again called for its delay and ultimate repeal. “It’s gratifying to hear that the Administration [...]

03/8/11 Global Tech Industry Unites in Push for Expanded Information Technology Agreement
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (March 8, 2011) - TechAmerica today applauded an ambitious new effort to reduce tariffs by expanding coverage of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), a longstanding international pact that has increased trade in information technology products worldwide. “We’re especially pleased [...]

03/8/11 Coalition Spells out Public-Private Cybersecurity Partnership in New White Paper
Contact:         Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (March 8, 2011) – An unprecedented coalition of industry and civil liberties organizations today released a white paper advocating a strong public-private partnership to strengthen cybersecurity. TechAmerica, The Business Software Alliance, The Center for Democracy and Technology, The Internet Security Alliance, and the U.S. [...]

03/3/11 TechAmerica Leads Technology Industry in Support of National Strategy for Online Identity Management
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (March 3, 2011)   –  In a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt and NIST Director Patrick Gallagher today, TechAmerica and a group of technology trade associations and technology companies wrote that the [...]

03/2/11 TechAmerica Warns of Severe Economic Impact in Face of Possible Government Shutdown
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (March 2, 2011) - TechAmerica late yesterday warned Congress that “the debate over government funding and the looming possibility of a government shutdown has brought business between contractors and the federal government to a virtual standstill” and has the potential [...]

February 2011: Press Releases

02/22/11 TechAmerica Hosts CEO Roundtable with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Chicago, Ill.(February 22, 2011) - TechAmerica and executives from Illinois’ leading innovators met with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn last week to discuss technology and economic development priorities for the state. The meeting was part of TechAmerica’s ongoing efforts to provide visibility to [...]

02/18/11 TechAmerica Statement on NTIA Broadband Data Map
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (February 17, 2011)  –  TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond today issued the following statement applauding the National Telecommunications and Information Administration broadband data map and accompanying report “Digital Nation: Expanding Internet Usage”:  “We welcome the news that the [...]

02/15/11 TechAmerica Reaction to State Department Cybersecurity Coordinator Appointment
  Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC(February 15, 2011) - In a speech delivered today at George Washington University outlining an expanding U.S. policy to promote open access to the Internet worldwide, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the appointment of Christopher Painter to lead [...]

02/15/11 TechAmerica Applauds Proposal to Repeal 3% Tax Withholding Law
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington DC (February 15, 2011) - The technology industry today expressed vigorous support for legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would repeal a burdensome three percent tax withholding requirement for contractor payments made by all levels of government. [...]

02/14/11 TechAmerica Reacts to FY 2012 Budget Proposal
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (February 14, 2011) – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond issued the following statement in response to the President’s FY 2012 budget proposal. “The technology industry sees the President’s proposal as a strong start for innovation in the FY [...]

02/14/11 TechAmerica Statement on Administration’s Cloud First Announcement
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (February 14, 2011) - TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond today issued the following statement applauding policies recently announced by the Obama Administration aimed at pushing federal departments and agencies to cloud-based information technology solutions. “We’re pleased to [...]

02/3/11 TechAmerica Files Tax Reform Comments with House Ways and Means Committee
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (February 3, 2011) – TechAmerica, in formal comments to the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, today pushed for fundamental tax reform aimed at developing a globally competitive tax system and cautioned against any interim proposals that [...]

January 2011: Press Releases

01/28/11 TechAmerica Praises Commerce Privacy Framework
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC  (January 28, 2011) – On International Data Privacy Day, TechAmerica applauded the Department of Commerce for its efforts to promote industry-driven privacy policies in comments on the department’s recent green paper on Internet privacy. “Indeed, the [Dynamic Policy] Framework, [...]

01/26/11 TechAmerica Comment on House High Tech Caucus Leadership
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (January 26, 2011) – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement that Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) has been named the new incoming co-chair of the bi-partisan House High Tech Caucus. [...]

01/26/11 TechAmerica Statement on Senate Cyber Security Resolution
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC ( January 26, 2011) – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond issued the following statement on a resolution introduced today in the Senate calling for new comprehensive cybersecurity. “The Technology industry applauds the leadership on [...]

01/25/11 TechAmerica Comment on the 2011 State of the Union Address
TechAmerica Comment on the 2011 State of the Union Address We heartily agree with the President that if we are to win the future, our nation’s focus must be on accelerating entrepreneurship, innovation, global competitiveness and job creation

01/19/11 TechAmerica Calls for Open Forums on Trusted Identities in Cyberspace; Advocates for Key Outcomes of National Strategy
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC  – TechAmerica today said the technology industry looks forward to taking the lead in implementing the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace as soon as it is finalized and announced its intention to convene a series of public forums on trusted identities in cyberspace. Multiple [...]

01/14/11 TechAmerica Announces New Government Affairs Leadership
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC  – TechAmerica today announced three key new hires to lead its federal, state and international lobbying efforts. Christopher Badgley will take the reins of TechAmerica’s market-leading State Government Affairs program as senior vice president after two years at the helm of advocacy efforts for the Pharmaceutical [...]

01/7/11 TechAmerica Statement on Announcement of New National Office for Trusted Identity Strategy
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC  – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond issued the following statement following the unveiling today of the National Program Office for the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace at the Department of Commerce. Bond made the comments following the announcement by Secretary of Commerce Gary [...]

01/4/11 TechAmerica Hails New USITO Managing Director Roberts
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC  – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond today released the following statement hailing the new managing director of the U.S. Information Technology Office (USITO) in Beijing, Matt Roberts: “Matt Roberts brings a wealth of both business and government relations experience to the USITO in Beijing. Having lived [...]

December 2010: Press Releases

12/21/10 TechAmerica Statement on China Currency Reform Act
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond today issued the following statement expressing strong opposition to passage of the China Currency Reform Act (HR 2378) now being considered by the Senate: “While we agree that China needs to move more quickly to allow market forces to [...]

12/20/10 TechAmerica Calls for Reauthorization of America Competes
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC –  TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond today issued the following statement urging the U.S. House of Representatives to re-authorize the America Competes Act as a vote scheduled for tomorrow nears. “America Competes authorizes critical spending and coordination for basic research and science, technology engineering and [...]

12/17/10 TechAmerica Praises Enactment of Tax Measures
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC –  TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond today released the following statement praising Congress and President Obama for passing important economy-boosting tax measures across the board, including the long-expired R&D tax credit, write-offs for business future investments, and green energy tax incentives. “We applaud Congress and [...]

12/16/10 TechAmerica Applauds Changes to Technology Supply Chain Provision in Defense Authorization Bill
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC –  TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond today issued the following statement expressing industry’s appreciation for improvements in technology supply chain security language that the House has incorporated into a draft defense authorization bill (sec. 806) from the Senate version. The language enables the Department of [...]

12/16/10 TechAmerica Applauds Commerce Privacy Report
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond issued the following statement praising the U.S. Department of Commerce green paper issued today on privacy and innovation in the Internet economy. “The Department of Commerce recognizes that innovation is the solution to privacy protection rather than the problem. [...]

12/15/10 TechAmerica Calls for Passage of Tax Cut Extension Compromise
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC – TechAmerica today praised the Senate for extending many important tax provisions, individual income tax rates, the long-expired R&D tax credit, write-offs for business investments, and green energy incentives. “The Senate made the right decision for honing our competitive edge in the global economy by extending [...]

12/15/10 TechAmerica Calls on Senate to Cut Insourcing Language from Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC –  TechAmerica today wrote members of the U.S. Senate asking them to strip language in Section 741 of a draft Omnibus Appropriations bill that would require federal agencies to insource work performed by private sector contractors. TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond said in the letter [...]

12/14/10 TechAmerica Comments on Commerce Digital Copyright Proceeding
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC – TechAmerica has filed comments with the Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force urging that online piracy and related digital copyright infringement is “best approached through voluntary cooperation and collaborative efforts among all interested stakeholders, rather than through frozen-in-time technology mandates that can rapidly be [...]

12/9/10 Tech Industry Praises Details, Timeline of OMB IT Plan
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC – TechAmerica today praised the aggressive timeline released by OMB for revolutionizing federal government IT management and acquisitions. The plan mirrors the pace and proposals recommended in October by TechAmerica Foundation’s Commission on Government Technology Opportunity in the 21st Century (GTO-21). “This roadmap represents a nearly [...]

November 2010: Press Releases

11/23/10 TechAmerica Applauds EU, U.S. for Cyber Focus at Lisbon
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (November 23, 2010) – TechAmerica commends President Obama and the European Union for the establishment of a EU-U.S. Working Group on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime as an important outcome of the EU-U.S. Summit in Lisbon. “TechAmerica has long advocated [...]

11/19/10 Tech Industry Lauds OMB Plan for Improving Federal IT
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (November 19, 2010) – The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) framework for improving large federal IT implementations could revolutionize federal technology with strong support from Congress, TechAmerica said today in a letter to the leadership of the House [...]

11/16/10 TechAmerica’s Space Enterprise Council Joins Call for NASA Funding
Contact:           Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC – TechAmerica’s Space Enterprise Council this week joined with more than 40 other companies and organizations in a letter to Congressional appropriators urging them to maintain the $19 billion that President Barack Obama requested for the National Aeronautics [...]

11/15/10 Tech Industry Calls for Action in Lame Duck Session
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC – TechAmerica today called upon the 111th Congress take concerted action in support of American innovation before adjourning for good. The Association asked leaders on both sides of the aisle to cooperate to strengthen and extend the long-expired Federal [...]

11/10/10 New TechAmerica Report Helps States and Local Governments Address Pressing Financial, Managerial, and Technology Challenges
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC – In conjunction with TechAmerica’s State & Local Government Board meeting, TechAmerica today released a report, “Why Think Enterprise? State and Local Government Options for Reducing Costs and Improving Services.” The report, the second from TechAmerica’s Public Sector [...]

11/5/10 TechAmerica’s AeA Classic Capital Building Conference Celebrates 40th Anniversary Matchmaking Event between High-Tech and Investors
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC – Executives from U.S. technology companies from across the country will travel to San Diego next week in search of investment opportunities and enhanced Wall Street visibility as part of the 40th anniversary of the TechAmerica AeA Financial [...]

October 2010: Press Releases

10/12/10 TechAmerica Announces Recipients of 52nd Annual David Packard Medal of Achievement and Innovator Awards
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC – TechAmerica today announced the winners of its 52nd annual David Packard Medal of Achievement and Innovator Awards, which honors individuals for their contributions to the technology industry. Since 1959, the event has featured TechAmerica’s highest award, the [...]

September 2010: Press Releases

09/17/10 Tech Industry Pushes for Critical Cybersecurity Reforms Before Elections
Contact:           Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC - The U.S. technology industry today called upon the U.S. Senate to pass a vote on several popular cybersecurity reforms before breaking later this month — even if time runs out for passage of comprehensive legislation. “TechAmerica supports [...]

09/13/10 TechAmerica Reacts to Administration’s Announcement to Fund Recovery Act Projects
Contact:           Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC - TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond in a statement hailed the Obama Administration’s announcement today that it will fund 35 Recovery Act projects worth a total of $482 million to expand public computing centers and broadband access. [...]

09/8/10 TechAmerica Applauds Obama’s Support for Better R&D Tax Credit, Capital Investment Incentives
President Obama Proposes a Better R&D Tax Credit On September 8, TechAmerica expressed strong support for a stronger and permanent federal research and development (R&D) tax credit such as the one proposed by President Barack Obama in a speech today.

09/3/10 TechAmerica Reacts to Administration’s Consideration of Pre-Midterm Tax Proposals
Contact:           Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (September 3, 2010) - The following statement can be attributed to TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond, following today’s press reports on the Administration’s consideration of pre-midterm tax proposals to spur job creation. “Based upon early accounts, it [...]

August 2010: Press Releases

08/23/10 TechAmerica Reaction to List of Federal IT Projects Under Review
Contact:           Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC  – TechAmerica issued the following statement by President and CEO Phil Bond in response to a list of federal technology projects under review by the Obama Administration that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released this morning. [...]

08/20/10 TechAmerica Signs Request to Halt Government Insourcing
Contact:           Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (August 19, 2010) – TechAmerica today joined an industry coalition in requesting the President to order a moratorium of all efforts to in-source work currently performed by private sector companies. The letter called for the Administration to use [...]

08/17/10 TechAmerica Applauds WTO Rejection of EU Tariffs on High-Tech Products
Contact:           Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC – TechAmerica today issued the following statement lauding a World Trade Organization (WTO) decision upholding a U.S. claim that the European Union (EU) violated its WTO tariff commitments by imposing duties on some high-tech products. “Ambassador Kirk and [...]

08/12/10 TechAmerica Statement on Border Security Bill Provision Raising Visa Fees
Contact:           Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (August 12, 2010) – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond issued the following statement on a provision in the emergency border security supplemental appropriations bill passed on Aug. 10 by the U.S. House of Representatives, and pending in [...]

08/10/10 TechAmerica Cautions DOD over Sec. Gates’ Efficiency Initiatives
Contact:           Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (August 10, 2010) - TechAmerica today said the technology industry applauds Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates’ motives in launching a series of initiatives designed to make defense spending more efficient, but cautioned that some aspects of the [...]

08/5/10 TechAmerica to Host United States/Mexico Technology Summit
Contact:            Allison Lowe, HCK2 for TechAmerica Texas at 972.499.6631 or Allison.lowe@hck2.com Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or Anne.savoie@techamerica.org Dallas, Texas – TechAmerica, partnering with the Dallas Regional Chamber and University of North Texas will host the first United States/Mexico Technology Summit – an unparalleled opportunity for the business community to enhance its companies’ international performance [...]

08/4/10 TechAmerica Urges the U.S. Senate to Reconsider Provisions to Modify International Tax Laws in Medicaid and Education Assistance Bill
Contact:           Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC  (August 4, 2010) – TechAmerica in a letter to the U.S. Senate today requested Senators consider the potential impact of including provisions for international tax revisions in its consideration of H.R. 1586. The Senate achieved cloture this morning [...]

July 2010: Press Releases

07/30/10 TechAmerica Applauds Illinois Governor Pat Quinn for Digital Textbook Legislation
Contact:           Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Naperville, Ill. – TechAmerica applauds Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois Legislature for signing into law Senate Bill 3547, which expands the definition of textbooks in all Illinois statutes to allow for the use of electronic textbooks and the technological [...]

07/27/10 State CIOs Promote Business Innovation and Request Reform in NASCIO/TechAmerica/Grant Thornton Survey
State CIOs Promote Business Innovation TechAmerica, NASCIO, and Grant Thornton's CIO Survey report emphasizes the need to upgrade IT governance and strengthen central IT organizations

07/27/10 TechAmerica Applauds Passage of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act in the U.S. House of Representatives
Contact:           Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC – TechAmerica today issued the following statement in response to passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (H.R. 3101): “TechAmerica applauds the bipartisan House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership [...]

07/15/10 TechAmerica Submits Privacy Comments in FCC Broadband Proceeding
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC  – TechAmerica in comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today advised the Commission to tread carefully on privacy in its broadband classification Notice of Inquiry. “TechAmerica appreciates the importance of Internet privacy, but given the numerous [...]

07/12/10 TechAmerica Files Comments on FCC’s Planned Connect America Fund
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamericafoundation.org Washington, DC (July 12, 2010) – In comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today, TechAmerica called for the creation of a Connect America Fund that supports ubiquitous broadband deployment, respects innovation in broadband technology, and focuses investments on anchor [...]

07/7/10 TechAmerica Calls WTO Ruling a Win for Fair Commercial Trade
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamericafoundation.org Washington, DC (July 7, 2010) – United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk recently announced that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel confirmed that decades of subsidies provided by the European Union (EU) and certain member states to Airbus [...]

June 2010: Press Releases

06/30/10 TechAmerica Reaction to OMB Freeze on Financial IT Programs
TechAmerica Reaction to OMB Freeze on Financial IT Programs We are concerned that an across the board freeze -- of an undetermined duration -- would mean greater costs for taxpayers and less competition for the government's business

06/23/10 TechAmerica Applauds Illinois Governor Pat Quinn for New R&D Law
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamericafoundation.org Naperville, Ill. (June 23, 2010) – TechAmerica today applauded Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois Legislature for signing into law Senate Bill 3655, which contains provisions to incentivize research and development (R&D) activities in Illinois. These provisions will provide a [...]

06/22/10 TechAmerica Applauds Balanced Approach of Intellectual Property Enforcement Plan
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamericafoundation.org Washington, DC (June 23) – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond today issued the following statement on the release of the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement by the Obama Administration’s Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Victoria Espinel. “We embrace [...]

06/15/10 Tech Greets Jobs Bill Vote with Mixed Feelings
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (June 15, 2010) – TechAmerica today said it worries that a jobs bill being debated in the U.S. Senate could be a wash for recovery if leadership does not remove proposed corporate tax revisions that would hamper American [...]

06/10/10 Cybersecurity Bill Strengthens Government-Industry Cooperation but New Regulations Would Carry Unintended Consequences
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC – New cybersecurity legislation proposed by Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) incorporates important cooperation with the private sector in cybersecurity efforts but also proposes regulations that would apply to much of cyberspace [...]

06/3/10 Tech Industry Applauds the State Senate for Rejecting Confusing California Wireless Labeling Legislation
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC  (June 3, 2010) – TechAmerica’s Kim Allman, Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs, issued the following statement after Thursday’s defeat of SB 1212 in the California State Senate. The legislation sought to impose confusing warning label regulations on [...]

May 2010: Press Releases

05/28/10 TechAmerica Calls Extenders Package ‘Mixed Bag’ for Innovation
Tax Extenders Package ‘Mixed Bag’ for Innovation TechAmerica supports many of these provisions but we have serious concerns with the international tax offsets proposed

05/5/10 TechAmerica Applauds Progress of New Federal Cybersecurity Bill
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC — TechAmerica in a letter today praised a House subcommittee for advancing legislation designed to strengthen federal information security management while calling for key improvements to the bill before passage. The letter was sent to House Subcommittee on [...]

April 2010: Press Releases

04/22/10 TechAmerica Warns Against Flaws in Proposal to Safeguard Unclassified Information
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC  (April 22, 2010) – TechAmerica today voiced a firm warning to the Defense Acquisition Regulations (DAR) Council that the existing proposal to protect unclassified information would further risk the security of government information while placing excessive burdens solely [...]

04/22/10 TechAmerica Foundation Appoints Interim Staff Leadership
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (April 22, 2010)  – Matthew Kazmierczak has been appointed to the position of senior vice president and interim director of TechAmerica Foundation in light of the planned departure of TechAmerica Foundation President Christopher W. Hansen. Hansen will leave [...]

04/21/10 TechAmerica Supports Bill to Improve IT Acquisitions at DOD
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC  (April 21, 2010) – TechAmerica today said it supports proposed legislation before the House Armed Services Committee that would improve the Department of Defense’s (DOD) acquisitions of information technology and services. “With a minor tweak here and there, [...]

04/21/10 TechAmerica Announces New Policy Hires
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (April 21, 2010) –  TechAmerica today announced it has made two new additions to its public policy, government relations and regulatory team expanding the Association’s reach on issues of import to the industry and the country’s innovation economy. [...]

04/14/10 Tech Companies Watching Carefully for Changes to E.U. Environmental Regulations
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC  (April 14, 2010) – Technology companies worldwide are taking interest in the European Union’s proposed recast of Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulations, TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond said in a statement issued today. Changes to the [...]

04/7/10 TechAmerica and Assembly Member Tom Torlakson Host 2010 Education Technology Exposition
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Sacramento, CA (April 7, 2010) – Assembly member Tom Torlakson (D-Contra Costa) and TechAmerica announced that they will be hosting the 2010 Education Technology Exposition today, April 7, between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Capitol’s North steps. The [...]

March 2010: Press Releases

03/30/10 TechAmerica Applauds Takai’s Appointment as DOD CIO
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC — TechAmerica today praised President Obama’s appointment of  Teresa “Teri” Takai for Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Department of Defense, citing her record of leading change across [...]

03/26/10 TechAmerica Statement Following Defeat of Maine Proposal for Warning Labels on Cell Phones
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC  – TechAmerica’s Kim Allman, Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs, released the following statement after both houses of the Maine legislature turned down a proposal to require warning labels on cell phones and other wireless devices: “We are [...]

03/25/10 TechAmerica Repeats Call for FISMA 2.0
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (March 24, 2010) — TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond today urged members of the U.S. House of Representatives to work with the technology industry to improve and pass the recently introduced Federal Information Security Management Amendments Act [...]

03/23/10 Tech Industry Looks for Continued Improvements in New Draft of Proposed Cybersecurity Act of 2010
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (March 23, 2010) — TechAmerica, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC) today hailed Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-WVA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) for their leadership in cybersecurity but expressed concerns that the latest [...]

03/23/10 Transparency, Cloud Emerge as Priorities for Federal CIOs in 20th TechAmerica/Grant Thornton CIO Survey
Contact:        Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (March 23, 2010) — Chief Information Officers (CIO) in departments and agencies across the federal government are embracing a new role in helping to open government to the American people while continuing to struggle with unending security, infrastructure [...]

03/17/10 TechAmerica Comments on Proposed DOD Withholding Rule
TechAmerica Comments on Proposed DOD Withholding Rule TechAmerica rejects the need for a proposed regulation that would withhold at least 10 percent of all payments to any contractor deemed to have a deficiency in its business systems

03/15/10 TechAmerica Comments on Proposed Health IT Rules
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC – TechAmerica issued the following statement and formal comments on proposed rules for incentives that will be provided to professionals and providers investing in and using certified electronic health record (EHR) technology under last year’s American Recovery and [...]

03/12/10 TechAmerica Oregon Announces Oregon Technology Awards 2010 Finalists
Contact: Barry Katcher, McClenahan Bruer Communications for TechAmerica Oregon, at 503.546.1003 or barry@mcbru.com Jennifer Bosze, Executive Director, TechAmerica Oregon, at 503.624.3608 or jennifer.bosze@techamerica.org Portland, OR (March 12, 2010) – TechAmerica Oregon announced today the finalists for the 2010 Oregon Technology Awards. This year’s winners will be announced at the Oregon Technology Awards event on May [...]

03/11/10 TechAmerica Reacts to President’s Comments on Export Control Reform
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC — TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond issued the following reaction to today’s remarks by President Barack Obama on reforming U.S. export and encryption controls: “We are encouraged by the President’s sustained focus on reforming our outdated export [...]

03/10/10 TechAmerica Applauds Passage of Temporary R&D Tax Credit Extension
TechAmerica Applauds Passage of Temporary R&D Tax Credit Extension This extension provides temporary relief for many of the companies that depend on it to support more than 100,000 well-paying jobs

03/9/10 TechAmerica Statement on Maine Cell Phone Bill LD 1706
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC  (March 9, 2010) – TechAmerica issued the following statement today on a Maine bill addressing cell phones and other wireless devices sold in the state. The bill has moved forward in the Maine legislature following a vote in [...]

03/3/10 TechAmerica Statement Praising Obama Administration for Posting Details of Cybersecurity Initiative
TechAmerica Praises President Obama on Cybersecurity This is a promising sign that true partnership between the government and private sector such as we have been seeking for years could be on the way

03/2/10 TechAmerica Statement on Maine Wireless Warning Bill
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (March 2, 2010) — TechAmerica’s Kim Allman, Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs, issued the following statement on a bill under discussion at a hearing in the Maine legislature today that would require misleading warning labels for cell [...]

03/1/10 TechAmerica Calls Upon Senate to Improve Upon House-Passed R&D Credit Extension
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC — TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond issued the following statement today urging the Senate to pass a stronger, permanent research and development tax credit as part of an extenders package under consideration this week. The current Senate [...]

February 2010: Press Releases

02/25/10 TechAmerica Calls for Improvements to DOD IT Acquisitions, Information Assurance
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Washington, DC (February 25, 2010) — If government is to ensure our national security in the 21st century, it must be a better buyer of information technology and learn to cooperate better with industry to protect its information and systems, TechAmerica [...]

02/22/10 TechAmerica Foundation Unveils the American Technology Awards, “The Termans”
Contact:        Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (February 22, 2010) – The TechAmerica Foundation today announced the 2010 American Technology Awards, “The Terman Awards”.  Honoring technology products and services, they are the premiere awards which will recognize the “best of” in technology across the board [...]

02/4/10 TechAmerica Applauds House Passage of Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
TechAmerica Applauds House Passage of Cybersecurity Enhancement Act With this vote, the House has taken us a step closer to improving America’s future cybersecurity posture

02/4/10 TechAmerica Applauds House Passage of Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (February 4, 2010) – TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond issued the following statement today regarding the passage of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009 [H.R. 4061] in the U.S. House of Representatives: “With this vote, the House [...]

02/2/10 TechAmerica Supports Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009 [H.R. 4061]
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (February 2, 2010)  – TechAmerica today said it supports the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009 [H.R. 4061] up for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives tomorrow, calling passage of such legislation a step that would “help [...]

January 2010: Press Releases

01/28/10 TechAmerica Reacts to State of the Union with Quick Wins for Jobs
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC  (January 28, 2010) – TechAmerica today issued the following reaction to President Obama’s State of the Union Address, offering specific do’s and don’ts for developing jobs legislation. “We were encouraged by the President’s focus on jobs and growing [...]

01/21/10 TechAmerica Statement on Clinton Internet Freedom Speech
TechAmerica Statement on Clinton Internet Freedom Speech TechAmerica agrees that a single, secure and uncensored Internet is critical both for human rights and global prosperity and that this principle should be an active matter of U.S. foreign policy

01/20/10 Hansen Named President of TechAmerica Foundation, CEO Emeritus of TechAmerica
Hansen Named President of TechAmerica Foundation Christopher W. Hansen will transition to the role of president of TechAmerica Foundation and CEO Emeritus of TechAmerica. Phil Bond will assume the role of TechAmerica's president and CEO.

01/19/10 TechAmerica Announces New State and Local Government Division Board Leadership
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC – TechAmerica today announced the new leadership of its State and Local Government (SLG) Division’s Board of Directors and an expanded Executive Committee of the board.  This newly constituted Executive Committee will guide TechAmerica’s state and local government [...]

01/14/10 TechAmerica Statement on Reported Chinese Cyber Snooping Campaign
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC  – TechAmerica today issued the following statement in response to reports of a broad political, industrial and defense espionage campaign originating from China. “Reports of cyber attacks from China are not news to the cyber security community,” said [...]

01/14/10 TechAmerica Applauds White House Meeting on Potential of Technology in Government
Contact:          Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (January 14, 2010) – TechAmerica today applauded the President for convening the White House Forum on Modernizing Government, a meeting between tech-savvy leaders in industries across the economy and government deputy secretaries to discuss bringing the transformative power [...]

01/12/10 Technology Association of Georgia and TechAmerica Join Forces
Contact:            Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Tino Mantella at 404-920-2027 or tmantella@tagonline.org Atlanta, GA (January 12, 2010) – The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and TechAmerica today announced an agreement that expands the member benefits available to companies belonging to both associations by establishing TAG as [...]

01/6/10 TechAmerica Introduces Dennis Stolkey of HP U.S. Public Sector to the Executive Committee
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (January 6, 2009) – TechAmerica announced today that Dennis Stolkey, senior vice president of U.S. Public Sector, HP Enterprise Services, has joined the executive committee of its board of directors. “Dennis has a strong record of service to [...]

December 2009: Press Releases

12/22/09 TechAmerica Applauds Selection of Schmidt as Cyber Coordinator
TechAmerica Applauds Selection of Schmidt as Cyber Coordinator TechAmerica, on December 22, applauded the President's appointment of Howard Schmidt as the first White House Cybersecurity Coordinator

12/22/09 TechAmerica Applauds Selection of Schmidt as Cyber Coordinator
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.savoie@techamerica.org Washington, DC (December 22, 2009) – TechAmerica today applauded the President’s appointment of Howard Schmidt as the first White House cybersecurity coordinator, calling the selection of someone with both government and industry expertise a “very strong signal that this Administration [...]

12/18/09 TechAmerica Europe, Industry Leaders Urge Further Progress Post-COP15
TechAmerica Europe, Industry Leaders Urge Further Progress Post-COP15 Key industry leaders encourage further progress toward international consensus and renewed their call for greater recognition of high tech’s critical role in mitigating climate change

12/16/09 TechAmerica Discourages New Buy American Restrictions
Contact:           Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Washington, DC  (December 16, 2009) – TechAmerica today joined a broad industry coalition in writing Congress to oppose the addition of any new misnamed “Buy American” procurement restrictions to jobs legislation currently under development on Capitol Hill. “Buy American has [...]

12/15/09 Tech Industry Seeks Seat at the Table on IP Enforcement, Privacy
Contact:         Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri Savoie at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Washington, DC  (December 15, 2009) – TechAmerica today asked the Administration to include the technology industry in discussions on enforcing privacy and intellectual property laws scheduled to begin today with a high-level roundtable attended by entertainment executives and other stakeholders. [...]

12/11/09 TechAmerica Applauds Defense in House of Small Business Exemption from SOX 404
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC (December 11, 2009) - TechAmerica today applauded members of the House of Representatives for upholding a proposed exemption of small public companies from certain regulations passed under Sarbanes-Oxley in 2002. “This is a clear recognition that small companies drive the US economy, and any excessive costs borne [...]

12/11/09 TechAmerica Statement on Selection of New California Assembly Speaker
John A. Pérez Selected as Speaker of the CA Assembly TechAmerica announces on December 11 that we are thrilled to congratulate Assembly member Perez on his election to Speaker

12/11/09 Tech Industry Calls for Agreement at COP15 Recognizing this Unique Sector as Vital Solution to Climate Change
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org James Lovegrove at + 32  478 789 545 or james.lovegrove@techamerica.org Executive Presentations, Release of Whitepaper Scheduled for 11 Dec.   Copenhagen, Denmark (December 11, 2009) – TechAmerica Europe today called for an agreement at the United Nations COP 15 Climate Change Conference that explicitly recognizes the role information and [...]

12/9/09 TechAmerica Statement on Passage of House Extenders Package
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC (December 9, 2009) - TechAmerica President Phil Bond today offered the following statement on passage in the House of Representatives of a tax extenders passage that extends the current research and development (R&D) Tax Credit by one year: “We applaud any progress in Congress before the [...]

12/1/09 TechAmerica Calls for Congress to Establish National Framework for VoIP and IP Services
TechAmerica Calls for Congress to Establish National Framework for VoIP and IP Services TechAmerica, on December 1, led a coalition of leading companies and trade associations calling for Congress to assert federal jurisdiction over regulation of IP based services

November 2009: Press Releases

11/23/09 TechAmerica Announces 2009 Abacus Cool Tech Award Finalists
Contact:          Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Jennifer Gabriel at 407.513.4703 or jennifer.gabriel@techamerica.org TechAmerica Announces 2009 Abacus Cool Tech Award Finalists Orlando, FL (November 23, 2009) - Now in its 14th year, the TechAmerica Abacus Awards continue to recognize high-tech leaders who have made a significant contribution to the technology industry in Florida. This [...]

11/18/09 TechAmerica Applauds Passage of Small Business Loan Legislation
Contact:           Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC (November 18, ,2009) – TechAmerica today applauded the House of Representatives for authorizing new federal financing for small technology firms. “This proposal is very well targeted toward companies that drive American innovation and are working to help solve some [...]

11/18/09 U.S. Industry Calls for Continued International Internet Governance Talks
U.S. Industry Calls for Continued Int'l Internet Governance Talks TechAmerica VP Liesyl Franz speaks on behalf of a broad U.S. industry delegation at the 4th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

11/10/09 TechAmerica Foundation Report Highlights Benefits of Low Cost Domestic Sourcing
Contact: Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC (November 10, 2009) – For over two decades, sourcing for services across both IT and Business Process sectors has gone global, with services providers from various countries offering a multitude of competencies. The globalization of service delivery has caused vigorous [...]

11/10/09 120,000 Jobs, $16 Billion at Risk with Expiration of R&D Tax Credit
Contact: Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC – More than 100,000 good paying jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity and treasury revenue projected for 2010 would be placed at risk if the R&D Tax Credit is left to expire as scheduled at the end of [...]

11/9/09 TechAmerica, Illinois Executives Open NASDAQ Stock Market
Illinois Executives Open NASDAQ Stock Market Leading high-tech executives from Illinois join TechAmerica in New York City to open the NASDAQ on November 10

11/9/09 TechAmerica Taps Allman to Run State Government Affairs
TechAmerica Taps Allman to Run State Government Affairs On November 9, TechAmerica brought new leadership to the technology industry’s only 50-state government affairs network by hiring Kim Allman

11/4/09 TechAmerica Applauds Committee Passage of Small Business Exemption from Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404
Contact: Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC (November 4, 2009) – TechAmerica today applauded a House committee for voting to exempt small public companies from certain regulations passed under Sarbanes-Oxley in 2002. “This is well timed. In a down economy, we do not want regulatory compliance gobbling [...]

11/3/09 TechAmerica Applauds Governor Quinn for Creating Illinois Economic Recovery Commission
Contact:           Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Ed Longanecker at 630.282.4332 or ed.longanecker@techamerica.org Oakbrook Terrace, IL (November 3, 2009) – TechAmerica Midwest today applauded Governor Pat Quinn for creating the Illinois Economic Recovery Commission. Established to furnish Governor Quinn with business intelligence, information, and advice in a number of areas such as infrastructure, education, [...]

11/2/09 Tech Industry Grows Restless in Wait for White House Cybersecurity Chief
Contact:           Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC (November 2, 2009) – TechAmerica has called on President Obama to appoint a cyber security coordinator in the White House “at the earliest possible opportunity.” The Association wrote in a letter to the President that while he tends to [...]

October 2009: Press Releases

10/29/09 TechAmerica’s AeA Classic Financial Conference to Focus on Attracting Institutional Investors in a Challenging Environment
Contact:          Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Santa Clara, CA (October 29, 2009) – For nearly 40 years, the TechAmerica AeA Classic has been the premier financial conference, continuing to provide public technology companies with a time and cost effective venue to showcase their business models to key [...]

10/27/09 TechAmerica Applauds Smart Grid Investments
TechAmerica Applauds Smart Grid Investments On October 27, TechAmerica issued a statement applauding the Obama administration for announcing it will spend $3.4 billion in stimulus funds to support smart grid projects

10/27/09 TechAmerica: Proposed CFPA Authority ‘Overbroad’
Contact:          Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 27, 2009) – TechAmerica today joined a broad coalition of communications and technology industry groups in expressing serious concerns that legislation authorizing the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) could regulate large segments of the economy unrelated to [...]

10/26/09 TechAmerica Recognizes Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield as California High Tech Legislator of the Year
Contact: Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Sacramento, CA (October 26, 2009) - TechAmerica today announced that Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield has been awarded its California High Tech Legislator of the Year Award for 2009.  This esteemed award recognizes significant contributions to support the recovery of the high-tech industry in California during the 2009 Legislative Session. [...]

10/23/09 Space Program Critical to American Innovation, Competitiveness
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 22, 2009) – TechAmerica today applauded two Congressional panels for this week examining America’s space program, which the association said is “critical to American innovation and competitiveness.” “For decades, NASA has been at the forefront of innovation and technology,” [...]

10/19/09 Puerto Rico’s Tech Exports Up by $107 Million in 2008
High-Tech Exports from Puerto Rico Have Growth Six Years Straight Press Contact: Maryann Fiala, (407) 513-4704, maryann.fiala@techamerica.org Orlando, FL (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International [...]

10/19/09 Ohio’s Tech Exports Rise $247 Million in 2008
Ohio Exported $3.6 Billion of High-Tech Goods in 2008 Contact: Ed Longanecker, (630) 282-4332, ed.longanecker@techamerica.org Oakbrook Terrace, IL (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, [...]

10/19/09 Wisconsin High-Tech Exports Up $148 Million in 2008
Tech Exports from Wisconsin Up 57 Percent Since 2002 Contact: Ed Longanecker, (630) 613-7174, ed.longanecker@techamerica.org Oakbrook Terrace, IL (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, [...]

10/19/09 Report Cites 59 Percent of Idaho’s Exports Are High-Tec
Idaho Technology Exports Total $3 Billion in 2008 Contact: Jennifer Bosze, Executive Director, TechAmerica Oregon, at 503.624.6050 or jennifer.bosze@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of [...]

10/19/09 District of Columbia’s Tech Exports Up 70 Percent
DC’s High-Tech Exports Total $150 Million in 2008 Contact: Maryann Fiala, (407) 882-2425, maryann.fiala@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, covers all [...]

10/19/09 New Mexico High-Tech Exports Up $95 Million in 2008
New Mexico Tech Exports Account for 63 Percent of State’s Total Exports Contact: David Thomas, (408) 987-4200, david.thomas@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech [...]

10/19/09 Maryland’s Tech Exports Up $104 Million in 2008
14 Percent of Exports from Maryland Are High-Tech Good Press Contact: Maryann Fiala, (703) 276-2778, maryann.fiala@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, [...]

10/19/09 Michigan’s Tech Exports Total $2.2 Billion in 2008
Michigan Ranks 10th Nationally in Industrial Electronics Exports Contact: Ed Longanecker, (630) 282-4332, ed.longanecker@techamerica.org Oakbrook Terrace, IL (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, covers [...]

10/19/09 Virginia’s Tech Exports Total $3.8 Billion in 2008
20 Percent of Virginia’s Total Exports are Tech Exports Contact: Maryann Fiala, (407) 882-2425, maryann.fiala@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, covers [...]

10/19/09 Arizona’s High-Tech Exports Rank 7th in Nation
Arizona Ranks 4th in Semiconductor Exports, 6th in Tech Export Concentration Contact: David Thomas, (408) 987-4200, david.thomas@techamerica.org Scottsdale, AZ (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International [...]

10/19/09 Missouri’s High-Tech Exports Up 14 Percent in 2008
Consumer Electronics Exports Double in 2008 Contact: Ed Longanecker, (630) 613-7174, ed.longanecker@techamerica.org Oakbrook Terrace, IL (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, covers all 50 [...]

10/19/09 Florida’s Tech Exports Grow by Over $1 Billion
5th Straight Year of Growth Places Florida 3rd in Total Tech Exports Contact: Maryann Fiala, (407) 513-4704, maryann.fiala@techamerica.org Orlando, FL (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech [...]

10/19/09 Colorado’s Tech Exports Total $2.9 Billion in 2008
Colorado Ranks 7th in Tech Export Concentration with 37 Percent of All State Exports Contact: Jeff Clark, (512) 474-4403, jeff.clark@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview [...]

10/19/09 California’s Tech Exports Down $3 Billion in 2008
California Ranks 1st in Exports in Six of the Eight High-Tech Sectors Contact: Kevin Carroll, (858) 452-9288, kevin.carroll@techamerica.org Irvine, CA (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech [...]

10/19/09 Massachusetts’ Tech Exports Up $81 Million in 2008
Massachusetts Ranks 4th Nationally in High-Tech Exports, with $9.5 Billion in 2008 Contact: Anne Doherty Johnson, (781) 938-1925, anne.doherty.johnson@techamerica.org Woburn, MA (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of [...]

10/19/09 Minnesota’s Tech Exports 9th Highest in Nation
28 Percent of Minnesota’s Exports Are High-Tech Goods Contact: Peter Lindstrom, (952) 230-4555, PLindstrom@mhta.org Minneapolis, MN (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, covers all [...]

10/19/09 Pennsylvania’s Tech Exports Up $271 Million in 2008
Tech Exports from Pennsylvania Have Grown Five Straight Years Contact: Maryann Fiala, (703) 276-2778, Maryann.Fiala@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, covers [...]

10/19/09 Washington State’s Tech Exports Increase for Sixth Consecutive Year
Washington High-Tech Exports Total $3.5 Billion in 2008 Contact: Kevin Pedraja, Sterling Communications for WTIA, at 206-388-5758 or kpedraja@sterlingpr.com Seattle, WA (October 20, 2009) TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, [...]

10/19/09 Tech Exports from Texas Rise $117 Million in 2008
Texas Ranks 1st Nationwide in Communications Equipment and Electronic Components Exports Contact: Jeff Clark, (972) 386-6540, jeff.clark@techamerica.org Dallas, TX (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International [...]

10/19/09 California’s Tech Exports Down $3 Billion in 2008
California Ranks 1st in Exports in Six of the Eight High-Tech Sectors Contact: Kevin Carroll, (858) 452-9288, kevin.carroll@techamerica.org Los Angeles, CA (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of [...]

10/19/09 Connecticut’s Tech Exports Total $1.9 Billion in 2008
Tech Exports in Connecticut Increased 72 Percent from 2002 to 2008 Contact: Anne Doherty Johnson, (781) 938-1925, anne.doherty.johnson@techamerica.org Woburn, MA (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech [...]

10/19/09 Georgia Tech Exports Up $31 Million in 2008
High-Tech Exports Total $2.8 Billion in 2008 Contact: Maryann Fiala, (407)882-2425, maryann.fiala@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, covers all 50 states, [...]

10/19/09 California’s Tech Exports Down $3 Billion in 2008
California Ranks 1st in Exports in Six of the Eight High-Tech Sectors Contact: David Thomas, (408) 987-4200, david.thomas@techamerica.org Santa Clara, CA (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of [...]

10/19/09 North Carolina’s Tech Exports Up $204 Million in 2008
Tech Exports Support 15,700 Jobs in North Carolina Contact: Maryann Fiala, (407) 882-2425, maryann.fiala@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, covers all [...]

10/19/09 70 Percent of All Exports from Vermont Are High-Tech Goods
Vermont’s High-Tech Exports Total $2.6 Billion in 2008 Contact: Anne Doherty Johnson, (781) 938-1925, anne.doherty.johnson@techamerica.org Woburn, MA (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, covers [...]

10/19/09 Report Cites Oregon’s 2008 High-Tech Exports Grow $1.7 Billion
Oregon Is Now Ranked 6th in the Nation in High-Tech Export Growth Contact: Jennifer Bosze, Executive Director, TechAmerica Oregon, at 503.624.6050 or jennifer.bosze@techamerica.org Lake Oswego, OR (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates [...]

10/19/09 Technology Exports See Double-Digit Decline in First Half of 2009
Drop Follows One Percent Gain in 2008 to Total $223 Billion Press Contact: Anne Caliguiri, 703.284.5305, Anne.Caliguiri@techamerica.org Research Contact: Josh James, 202.682.4422, Josh.James@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 20, 2009) – After realizing modest gains in 2008, U.S. high-tech exports declined steeply in the first two quarters of 2009, according to a TechAmerica Foundation report released today [...]

10/19/09 Utah’s Tech Exports Up $1 Billion in 2008
Utah’s Tech Exports Rose by 98 Percent to total 2.1 Billion Contact: Jeff Clark, (512) 474-4403, jeff.clark@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International [...]

10/19/09 California’s Tech Exports Down $3 Billion in 2008
California Ranks 1st in Exports in Six of the Eight High-Tech Sectors Contact: Kevin Carroll, (858) 452-9288, kevin.carroll@techamerica.org San Diego, CA (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of [...]

10/19/09 Tech Exports in Illinois Up Fifth Straight Year
Illinois Ranks 8th with $7.1 Billion in High-Tech Exports Contact: Ed Longanecker, (630) 282-4332, ed.longanecker@techamerica.org Oakbrook Terrace, IL (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, [...]

10/19/09 New Hampshire’s High-Tech Exports Up 65 Percent in 2008
Tech Exports Account for 42 Percent of New Hampshire’s Total Exports Contact: Anne Doherty Johnson, (781) 938-1925, anne.doherty.johnson@techamerica.org Woburn, MA (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech [...]

10/19/09 New York’s Tech Exports Up $81 Million in 2008
New York’s Tech Exports Are 5th Highest Nationwide Contact: Maryann Fiala, (407) 882-2425, maryann.fiala@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, covers all [...]

10/19/09 New Jersey’s Tech Exports Up Seven Percent in 2008
High Tech Exports Support 19,900 Jobs in New Jersey Press Contact: Maryann Fiala, (703) 276-2778, maryann.fiala@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International Trade, [...]

10/19/09 Indiana’s Exports Up $39 Million in 2008
Indiana Ranks 9th in the Nation for Consumer Electronics Exports Contact: Ed Longanecker, (630) 613-7174, ed.longanecker@techamerica.org Oakbrook Terrace, IL (October 20, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released its annual report detailing national and state trends in the international trade of high-tech goods. The report, Trade in the Cyberstates 2009: A State-by-State Overview of High-Tech International [...]

10/14/09 TechAmerica Applauds Announcement of IT Provisions in Healthcare Reform Bill
Contact:           Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC (October 14, 2009)– TechAmerica today issued the following statement praising the Senate Finance Committee for approving a healthcare reform package that draws on the power of information technology to help ensure health insurance for all Americans and to improve [...]

10/13/09 TechAmerica Applauds Governor and Legislature for Supporting the Advancement of Digital Textbooks in California Classrooms
Contact:          Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Sacramento, CA (October 13, 2009) – TechAmerica applauds California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for signing two pivotal education technology bills that will move California forward in terms of greater technology immersion in the classroom. The bills, AB 1398 (Blumenfield) and SB 247 (Alquist), were both sponsored by TechAmerica, and [...]

10/5/09 TechAmerica Hosts Executive Roundtable with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn
Contact:   Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Ed Longanecker at 630.282.4332 or ed.longanecker@techamerica.org Oakbrook Terrace, IL (October 5, 2009) – TechAmerica and executives from Illinois’ leading innovators met with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn today to discuss technology and economic development priorities for the state. The meeting, hosted by Motorola’s Co-Chief Executive Officer, Greg Brown, [...]

September 2009: Press Releases

09/29/09 TechAmerica: Transparency Proposals Carry Unintended Consequences
Contact:      Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC (September 29, 2009) – TechAmerica today told a Congressional committee that unintended consequences of proposed new and expanded federal contract databases could discourage companies from offering commercial technology solutions to government agencies, reducing competition and limiting innovation in government. [...]

09/29/09 Survey Finds Consensus on Healthcare IT Advantages; Full Benefits Depend on Educated Workforce
Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Washington, DC (September 29, 2009) – Healthcare reform may have Americans divided on the best way forward, but broad consensus exists around one strategy for cutting costs, increasing access and improving quality:  healthcare information technology (HIT).  A new survey commissioned by the Career College Association and TechAmerica and [...]

09/28/09 TechAmerica Announces 2009 Innovator Awards Recipients
Contact Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Santa Clara, Calif. (September 28, 2009) – The 50th annual TechAmerica Innovator Awards and Benefit celebrates the innovators of technology for their contribution to our industry and society. Every year the recipient of the David Packard Medal of Achievement and now the [...]

09/23/09 TechAmerica Concerned by Contractor Debarment Proposal in ACORN Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2009 Contact: Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Washington, DC – TechAmerica today said it was concerned by a provision attached to legislation moving through Congress that would effectively debar any federal contractor indicted for filing fraudulent information with the government, without waiting for [...]

09/22/09 Tech Industry Sees Two Percent Job Loss in 1st Half of 2009
Contact:       Anne Caliguiri at 703.284.5305 or anne.caliguiri@techamerica.org Charlie Greenwald at 202.682.4443 or charlie.greenwald@techamerica.org Tech Industry Sees Two Percent Job Loss in 1st Half of 2009 Over the Past Year, Tech Lost Jobs at a Slower Rate than the U.S. Private Sector Washington, DC (September 22, 2009) – TechAmerica Foundation today released a new report based [...]

09/21/09 TechAmerica Reacts to President Obama’s Strategy for American Innovation
Washington, DC (September 21, 2009) – TechAmerica today issued the following statement following the release of President Obama’s Strategy for American Innovation. “The release of the Strategy for American Innovation from a President with a record of recognizing the importance of technology to our society is an important step forward for this Administration,” said TechAmerica [...]

09/16/09 TechAmerica Applauds Announcement of IT Provisions in Healthcare Reform Bill
Washington, DC (September 16, 2009) – TechAmerica today issued the following statement praising Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baccus (D-Mont.) for announcing a healthcare reform package that draws on the power of information technology to help ensure health insurance for all Americans and to improve the efficiency and quality of care. “We look forward to [...]

09/14/09 TechAmerica Welcomes Capgemini U.S. CEO to Its Commercial Sector Board
Technology Executive Understands the Critical Role of the Private Sector in Advancing Technology in the United States Washington, DC (September 14, 2009) – TechAmerica announced today that Lanny Cohen, CEO, Capgemini, US, LLC, has joined its Commercial Sector Board, which promotes the interests of U.S. technology companies by facilitating business in commercial markets, promoting strategic [...]

July 2009: Press Releases

07/23/09 TechAmerica Florida Announces 2009 Abacus Awards
Orlando, FL (July 21, 2009) – TechAmerica Florida today announced a call for nominations for its annual Abacus Awards, which recognize high tech leaders who have made a significant contribution to the state of the technology industry in Florida. This year for the first time, TechAmerica Florida will partner with the South Florida Technology Alliance. [...]

07/14/09 Tech Industry Applauds Broadband Policy Progress
Washington, DC (July 14, 2009) –The technology industry today applauded Congress for recent measures designed to encourage greater deployment of broadband Internet services and encouraged lawmakers to avoid one-size-fits-all solutions in future legislation. “We view the deployment of high capacity broadband as a key investment that will spur America’s competitiveness well into the 21st century,” [...]

07/13/09 TechAmerica Midwest Applauds Technology Investments in Illinois Capital Plan
Oakbrook Terrace, IL (July 13, 2009) – TechAmerica Midwest today applauded Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois Legislature for passing a capital improvement plan that includes more than $300 million in funding for technology and science initiatives. “Innovation must be the cornerstone of the new Illinois economy, and our leaders in Springfield clearly grasp that,” [...]

June 2009: Press Releases

06/30/09 TechAmerica Brings Enhanced Services to America’s Tech Community through the Space Enterprise Council
New Partnership Offers Tech and Space Communities Forum for Increased Collaboration Washington, DC (June 30, 2009) – TechAmerica today announced that it will host the Space Enterprise Council, a leading authority on issues affecting the domestic space industry.  The two organizations will cooperate on policy issues important to the space industry and technology community as [...]

06/24/09 TechAmerica Applauds the Passage of Texas Children’s Online Safety Act
Senator Florence Shapiro’s Senate Bill 689 Signed Into Law Provides Operators of Online Social Network Sites Valuable Tools in the Fight Against Predators Austin, TX (June 24, 2009) – TechAmerica applauds Governor Rick Perry for signing into law Senate Bill 689, Senator Florence Shapiro’s landmark online safety legislation which will require registered sex offenders to provide [...]

06/18/09 TechAmerica and TECNA Join Forces to Streamline and Simplify Representation of U.S. Tech Industry
Alliance Opens Door for Coordination of Services, Advocacy and Events for Technology Companies Across the USA; Commitment to Evolve Relationship into a Powerful Grassroots to Global” Leadership for Technology and Innovation Industry Washington, DC (June 18, 2009) – TechAmerica and TECNA (the Technology Councils of North America) jointly announced today that they have signed an [...]

06/17/09 TechAmerica Calls for Caution in Government Procurement and Acquisition Reform
In Testimony, TechAmerica President Warns of Unintended Consequences; States Industry’s Commitment to Providing Technologies for Effective Reform Washington, DC (June 17, 2009) – In testimony today before the House Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, TechAmerica President Phil Bond highlighted the opportunities within government to increase [...]

06/17/09 U.S. Tax System Must Support, Not Hinder International Competitiveness of American High-Tech Companies
New TechAmerica Report on Tax Deferral System Says Increased Tax Burden on Struggling Companies Would Hurt U.S. Innovation Economy Washington, DC (June 17, 2009) – TechAmerica today released a new report which argues that recent proposals seeking to limit tax deferral and increase the tax burden on U.S. foreign affiliates in the name of encouraging [...]

06/4/09 TechAmerica Weighs in on Recovery Act Requirements
Technology Community Files Comments on Reporting Requirements, “Buy American” Provisions and GAO and OIG Access to Contractor Employees Washington, DC (June 3, 2009) - – In three separate filings, TechAmerica this week weighed in on various interim regulations governing spending under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the “Recovery Act”). Reporting Requirements Regarding an Interim [...]

06/3/09 America’s Technology Community Honors Nancy Pelosi as Legislator of the Year
Speaker Championed Technology and Innovation Initiatives that Accelerate U.S. Economic Recovery, Ensure Future American Technology Leadership Washington, DC (June 3, 2009) – The Task Force on the Future of American Innovation, which TechAmerica founded and co-chairs, last night honored House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) with its Legislator of the Year Award. Craig Barrett, retired-Chairman of [...]

May 2009: Press Releases

05/29/09 America’s Technology Community Lauds President Obama’s Commitment to Cyber Security
TechAmerica Lauds President Obama’s Commitment to Cyber Security On May 29, TechAmerica offered strong praise for the release of the Obama Administration’s 60-Day Cyber Security Review

05/13/09 TechAmerica Hosts 23rd Annual Tech Summit, the High-tech Industry’s Premier California Lobby Day
Now in its 23rd year, the TechAmerica Tech Summit provides TechAmerica member companies with an opportunity to interface with key decision makers in California and discuss the relationship between the high-tech industry and the state.

05/11/09 TechAmerica Announces New Board of Directors and Executive Committee
New Board Reflects Economic Power and Geographical Reach of America’s Leading Technology Association Washington, DC (May 11, 2009) – TechAmerica announced today the appointment of its new Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Henry (Hank) Steininger, managing partner of Grant Thornton’s Global Public Sector practice, will Chair TechAmerica’s new Board of Directors. Peter J. Boni, [...]

05/8/09 State Government Affairs SVP Roxanne Gould to Depart TechAmerica
Washington, DC (May 8, 2009) – TechAmerica today announced that Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs Roxanne Gould is leaving the association to lead public policy activities in the western states for Dell Inc., a long-time TechAmerica member company. The association will begin an immediate search to replace Gould, whom TechAmerica CEO Christopher Hansen credited [...]

05/8/09 TechAmerica Oregon Announces 2009 Oregon Technology Awards Winners
More than 400 guests attended this year’s awards program to acknowledge the technical, business and community achievements of all the finalists Lake Oswego, OR (May 8, 2009) – TechAmerica Oregon (formerly the Oregon Council of AeA) announced at a ceremony last evening the winners of this year’s Oregon Technology Awards. The winners represent the top [...]

05/5/09 TechAmerica Calls for White House Cyber Advisor and Improvements to Federal Information Security
Association Calls for Stronger Partnership between Government and Private Sector Washington, DC (May 5, 2009) – TechAmerica today called upon lawmakers to improve the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), to authorize a White House Cybersecurity Advisor and to expand and strengthen cooperation between the government and the private sector, which owns more than 80 [...]

05/4/09 TechAmerica Comments on Proposed Corporate Tax Reforms
Washington, DC (May 4, 2009) – In reaction to tax reforms proposed today by the Administration, TechAmerica President Phil Bond said the following: “The President’s tax plan represents one step forward and two steps backward for the U.S. technology industry. While it clearly recognizes the importance of research and development to America’s innovation economy, the [...]

April 2009: Press Releases

04/28/09 TechAmerica President Testifies before Senate Subcommittee on Using Technology to Improve Agency Efficiency; Spark Innovation to Keep America Competitive
TechAmerica President Testifies before U.S. Senate On behalf of member companies nationwide, Phil Bond, President of TechAmerica, testified this afternoon before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on "Government 2.0: Advancing America into the 21st Century and a Digital Future."

04/28/09 TechAmerica Applauds Congressional Focus on Cybersecurity
Washington, DC (April 28, 2009) – TechAmerica today praised Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE) for his leadership in addressing key aspects of an emerging cybersecurity strategy in his proposed Information and Communication Enhancement Act of 2009, but cautioned that some provisions in the bill could have unintended consequences. The association expressed support for provisions in the [...]

04/22/09 TechAmerica Releases Report on Enhancing Energy Efficiency
Smart Technology Will Create New Industries and American Jobs Washington, DC (April 22, 2009) – To coincide with Earth Day, TechAmerica, formed by the merger of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and AeA, released a report endorsing the widespread use of information and communication technologies to enhance energy efficiency. The report is the [...]

04/18/09 Tech Industry Hails Choice for CTO
Washington, DC (April 18, 2009) – Calling the move a “breakthrough for technology policy,” TechAmerica hailed President Barack Obama for tapping Aneesh Chopra to serve as the nation’s first Chief Technology Officer (CTO). TechAmerica President Phil Bond said: “The Administration started with a strong job description for fostering innovation in this country and then went [...]

04/3/09 TechAmerica Welcomes Congressional Focus on Cybersecurity, Expresses Reservations About Rockefeller Bill
Pledges to Convene Public- and Private-Sector Leaders for Dialogue on National Cybersecurity Strategy Arlington, VA (April 3, 2009) – Hailing the move as addressing a critical national issue, TechAmerica today praised Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) for introducing the Cybersecurity Act of 2009. While TechAmerica expressed reservations about some details of the [...]

04/2/09 High Skilled Talent Remains Critical to America’s Continued Innovation Leadership
While H-1B Visa Applications Likely to be Lower This Year, Need for Highly Educated Workers Remains Washington, DC (April 2, 2009) – As the filing period for Fiscal Year 2010 H-1B visa applications opened this week, TechAmerica took the opportunity to remind policy makers of the critical importance of foreign-born, highly educated professionals to America’s [...]

04/2/09 TechAmerica Calls for Caution on New Federal Procurement Rule
GSA Should Allow Federal Agencies Flexibility in Negotiating Supply Contracts Arlington, VA (April 2, 2009) – TechAmerica submitted comments to the General Services Administration (GSA) on its proposed new rule that would provide regulations and guidance on the use of the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program. The FSS program provides federal agencies with a simplified [...]

March 2009: Press Releases

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Critical to Wisconsin Economy
Wisconsin Ranks 3rd in the Nation in Electromedical Equipment Manufacturing Employment Oakbrook Terrace, IL (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Washington Economy
Washington Has More Software Publishers than any State in the Nation Lynnwood, WA (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Virginia Economy
Virginia Has the Nation’s Highest Concentration of Tech Workers Washington, DC (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. Fourth quarter [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Utah’s Economy
Computer Systems Design & Related Services Added Jobs for 5th Consecutive Year in 2007 Salt Lake City, UT (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Texas Economy
Texas Is the Nation’s Second Largest Cyberstate Dallas, TX (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. Fourth quarter data show [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Vital to Puerto Rican Economy
Puerto Rico Was the 6th Largest Cyberstate by Electromedical Equipment Manufacturing in 2007 Orlando, FL (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Pennsylvania Economy
Pennsylvania is the 9th Largest Cyberstate by Tech Employment Clark, NJ (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. Fourth quarter [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Oregon Economy
Tech Industry Remains Vital to Oregon Economy Oregon’s Semiconductor Sector Is 3rd Largest in the Nation with 25,900 Jobs Lake Oswego, OR (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Ohio Economy
Computer Systems Design and Related Services Led 2007 Employment Growth Oakbrook Terrace, IL (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to North Carolina Economy
Job Growth Led by Computer Systems Design and Engineering Services Alpharetta, GA (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. Fourth [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to New York Economy
New York’s Tech Industry Adds 2,700 jobs in 2007 Albany, NY (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. Fourth quarter [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to New Mexico Economy
New Mexico Has 4th Highest Concentration of Tech Workers in the Nation Scottsdale, AZ (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to New Jersey Economy
New Jersey Is the 8th Largest Cyberstate by Tech Employment in 2007 Clark, NJ (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to New Hampshire Economy
New Hampshire Ranks 9th by Employment Concentration Woburn, MA (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. Fourth quarter data show [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Missouri Economy
Engineering Services Sector Led Tech Growth in 2007 Oakbrook Terrace, IL (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. Fourth quarter [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Minnesota Economy
Computer Systems Design and Related Services Led Growth in 2007 Washington, DC and Roseville, MN (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Michigan Economy
High-Tech Manufacturing Adds Jobs in 2007 Oakbrook Terrace, IL (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. Fourth quarter data show [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Massachusetts Economy
Massachusetts Boasts 2nd Highest Concentration of High-Tech Workers in the Nation Woburn, MA (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Maryland Economy
Maryland Has the 5th Highest Concentration of Tech Industry Workers of All Cyberstates Washington, DC (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Kansas Economy
Kansas Has Nation’s Fastest Tech Employment Growth Rate in 2007 Oakbrook Terrace, IL (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Indiana’s Economy
High-Tech Services Drive Indiana Tech Employment Growth in 2007 Oakbrook Terrace, IL (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. Fourth [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Illinois Economy
Illinois High Tech Industry Adds Jobs in 2007 Oakbrook Terrace, IL (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. Fourth quarter [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Idaho Economy
Idaho Tech Industry Wages More Than Twice State’s Private Sector Wage Lynnwood, WA (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Bright Spot in Georgia Economy
Georgia Breaks into the Top Ten Cyberstates by Tech Employment Alpharetta, GA (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. Fourth [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Florida’s Economy
Florida Is the 4th Largest Cyberstate by Tech Employment Orlando, FL (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. Fourth quarter [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to D.C. Economy
D.C. Is 6th Ranked Cyberstate by Concentration of Tech Workers Washington, DC (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. Fourth [...]

03/31/09 D.C. Capital Region Retains Status as Major High-Tech Hub
Virginia Has the Highest Concentration of Tech Workers in the Country; Maryland Is 5th; DC is 6th Washington, DC (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Critical to Connecticut Economy
Jobs Growth Led by Strong Gains in Computer Systems Design Sector Woburn, MA (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Colorado Economy
Colorado Ranks 3rd in the Nation in Concentration of High-Tech Workers Broomfield, CO (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to California Economy
California High-Tech Workers Earn Highest Wage in the Nation – $107,100 San Diego, CA (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to California Economy
California High-Tech Workers Earn Highest Wage in the Nation – $107,100 Irvine, CA (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to California Economy
California High-Tech Workers Earn Highest Wage in the Nation – $107,100 Woodland Hills, CA (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to California Economy
California High-Tech Workers Earn Highest Wage in the Nation – $107,100 Santa Clara, CA (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech [...]

03/31/09 Tech Industry Remains Vital to Arizona Economy
Arizona Is the 4th Largest Cyberstate by Semiconductor Employment Scottsdale, AZ (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. Fourth quarter [...]

03/31/09 U.S. High-Tech Industry Adds Jobs for Fourth Straight Year in 2008
77,000 Jobs Added in 2008; Job Losses Hit in Fourth Quarter Washington, DC (March 31, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of AeA and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), today released its 12th annual Cyberstates report, which includes a first-ever supplement with a 3rd and 4th quarter breakdown of 2008 tech employment. [...]

03/24/09 TechAmerica Calls on States and Localities to Overhaul Procurement Practices, Remove Legal Impediments to Technology Innovation and Partnership with the Private Sector
Washington, DC and Arlington, VA – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and AeA, today released a white paper calling on state and local governments to revamp their procurement processes to facilitate innovation and improved services for citizens in partnership with the private sector. The paper, the first [...]

03/20/09 TechAmerica Oregon Announces Oregon Technology Awards 2009 Finalists
More than 60 nominations received in five categories comprising top picks in System/Hardware, Software, Tech-Services, Emerging Companies, and Products Lake Oswego, OR – TechAmerica Oregon (formerly the Oregon Council of AeA) announced today the finalists for the 2009 Oregon Technology Awards. This year’s winners will be announced at the Oregon Technology Awards event on May [...]

03/12/09 TechAmerica Applauds Key Cybersecurity Appointment Philip Reitinger Brings Experience and Skills Needed to Protect Federal Networks from Cyber Threats
Washington, DC and Arlington, VA – TechAmerica today praised Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano for appointing Phil Reitinger as deputy undersecretary of the National Protections Program Directorate (NPPD). In that position, Reitinger will be responsible for protecting federal networks from cyberattack, an issue of great importance to TechAmerica members. “Phil Reitinger is [...]

03/10/09 TechAmerica Opposes Proposed Wisconsin Electronic Recycling Legislation Industry Concerned Over Costly and Unsustainable Recycling Model
Oakbrook Terrace, IL – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and AeA, opposes Wisconsin’s proposed electronic recycling legislation as it puts forth unrealistic, unnecessary, and unsustainable requirements on electronics manufacturers. Currently, the proposed bill would require that manufacturers recycle 80% of the products that were sold in the [...]

03/10/09 TechAmerica Announces Merger with Illinois Defense Industry Association (IDIA) Focus on Expanding Public Sector Resources for Illinois Technology and Defense Industry
Oakbrook Terrace, IL – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and AeA, and the Illinois Defense Industry Association (IDIA) announced today that they have officially consolidated activities to strengthen their focus on providing the Illinois technology and defense industry access to resources to grow their public sector business, [...]

03/9/09 2009 Georgia Technology Policy Leadership Awards Announced Two State Representatives and Local Technology Executive Honored
Alpharetta, GA – Georgia State representatives Amos Amerson (R-Dahlonega) and Bob Smith (R-Watkinsville), along with Atlanta technology executive Robert Horne, president of CCC Inc., are the 2009 recipients of the Georgia Technology Policy Leadership Awards. The Technology Policy Leadership Awards are given annually to government officials and technology executives who demonstrate exceptional support of the [...]

03/3/09 TechAmerica Presents 2008 Medal of Achievement Award to Intel President and CEO
Santa Clara, CA and Washington, DC and Arlington, VA – TechAmerica – formed by the merger of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and AeA – announced today that Paul S. Otellini, President and CEO of Intel Corporation, will be the 49th recipient of the Medal of Achievement Award, formerly called the AeA Medal [...]

February 2009: Press Releases

02/24/09 TechAmerica and Grant Thornton Release 19th Annual Survey of Federal CIOs
Federal IT Infrastructure and Management are high on the List of Priorities for 2009 Washington, DC and Arlington, VA (February 24, 2009) – Information security remains the greatest challenge facing Federal Chief Information Officers, according to the 19th Annual CIO Survey released today by TechAmerica, formed by the merger of the Information Technology Association of [...]

02/18/09 TechAmerica Orange County issues High-Tech Innovation Awards call for nominations
Annual event recognizes local groundbreaking companies, individuals and products that are driving innovation and winning global competition at the 2009 “Inventing the Future” signature event Irvine, Calif., (February 18, 2009) – TechAmerica, formed by the merger of the Information Technology Association of America and AeA, formerly the American Electronics Association, today issued a call for [...]

January 2009: Press Releases

01/27/09 The Technology Association of America Urges Congressional Support of Information Technology in Delivery of Health Care
Washington, DC and Arlington, VA (January 27, 2009) – In a letter sent to House and Senate leaders today, The Technology Association of America, formed by the merger of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and AeA, formerly the American Electronics Association, urged Congress to support provisions that encourage the adoption and use of [...]

01/22/09 FAR Council Urged to Reconsider Rulemaking on Faulty IT Products
Threat of Unlimited Liabilities Would Hurt Government and Contractors Washington, DC and Arlington, VA (January 22, 2009) – Concerned with a lack of definition, unlikely effectiveness and negative impact on the federal government, small business and other contractors, The Technology Association of America has asked the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Council to return to the [...]

01/9/09 Reaction to President-elect Barack Obama’s Presentation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan at George Mason University on January 8, 2009
Washington, DC and Arlington, VA (January 9, 2009) - The following quote can be attributed to Phil Bond, President, The Technology Association of America, in response to President-elect Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. “The technology industry applauds President-elect Barack Obama’s objectives to invest in health information technology, expand access to broadband technology for [...]

01/7/09 NASDAQ OMX AeA Illinois Tech Index Outperforms Market
Illinois Technology Index Shows Stronger Performance in Turbulent Economy Oakbrook Terrace, IL (January 7, 2009) – AeA, the nation’s largest high-tech trade association representing all segments of the high-tech industry, announced today that the NASDAQ OMX AeA Illinois Tech Index (Nasdaq ILTI) outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.INDU), S&P 500, and NASDAQ Composite Index [...]

December 2008: Press Releases

12/18/08 AeA Recognizes Marty Singer with Executive Leadership Award PCTEL Chairman and CEO Praised for Contributions to Technology Industry
Oakbrook Terrace, IL (December 18, 2008) – AeA, the nation’s largest technology trade association representing all segments of the high-tech industry, announced today that it has presented Marty Singer, PCTEL Chairman and CEO, with the AeA Executive Leadership Award to recognize his dedication, leadership, and countless contributions to the high-tech industry. “Marty has committed significant [...]

12/12/08 AeA, ITAA Executives Urge Action on Tech Priorities in Economic Stimulus Package
Washington, DC and Arlington, VA (December 12, 2008) – On behalf of their respective member companies nationwide, Christopher Hansen, AeA’s President and CEO, and Phil Bond, ITAA’s President and CEO, sent the below letter to President-elect Barack Obama’s Transition Team yesterday, urging action on tech priorities in the Economic Stimulus Package. The same letter is [...]

12/9/08 AeA, ITAA Announce Merger
Merger Brings Together Nation’s Leading Technology Trade Associations to Create Lobbying Powerhouse Washington, DC and Arlington, VA (December 9, 2008) – The Boards of Directors of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association) and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) announced today that they have each approved the merger of the two trade associations’ memberships [...]

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