Marilyn Wiley of Florida Atlantic University demonstrates the school's online course offerings, which were designed for the convenience of its students. A House subcommittee is reviewing legislation that would allow higher education institutions to expand their online distance-learning programs.
The practice of public-private competitions for information technology contracts does not account for best value to government customers, according to the Information Technology Association of America, Arlington, Va.
A new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies is recommending the government do away with all export controls on computer hardware, and instead form more partnerships with the IT industry to give the United States a competitive edge over potential adversaries.
A key House lawmaker is planning to introduce legislation that would require the government to use private-sector practices to improve the way agencies purchase information technology services.
Sens. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., and John McCain, R-Ariz., and Reps. Ellen Tauscher, D-Calif., and Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif., introduced a "sense of the Congress" resolution May 10, promoting the spread of international electronic commerce.
Legislation that would allow the Baby Bells to offer high-speed Internet access has passed a key test in the House, but it faces a long road ahead, including stiff opposition from competing legislation in the House and Senate.
With President Bush proposing only a 1 percent increase in spending on information technology in his 2002 budget, industry observers expect lawmakers to make many changes ? and possibly bolster IT spending ? during this year's budget process.
Despite legislation passed last year directing federal agencies to beef up security plans for their computer systems, they are falling short as cyberattacks continue to rise, representatives from the General Accounting Office and other organizations told Congress.
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., is trying to rally support to extend the moratorium on new Internet taxes, but acknowledges that passage likely will happen only as part of a compromise that includes broadening the states' authority to collect existing sales taxes on Internet transactions.
Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., introduced the Anti-Spamming Act of 2001 March 15 to crack down on senders of unwanted and unsolicited e-mail that clogs inboxes.
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., is trying to rally support to extend the moratorium on new Internet taxes, but acknowledges that passage likely will happen only as part of a compromise that includes broadening the states' authority to collect existing sales taxes on Internet transactions.
A House lawmaker wants to improve the government's management of its computer systems and networks by splitting the Office of Management and Budget into two separate departments, one for management and another for budgeting.
Senate leaders are grappling with how to balance the competing interests of free trade and national security as they shape new legislation to reform export controls on U.S. high-tech equipment and other technologies.
A group of 19 high-tech companies have formed a new Information Technology Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IT-ISAC) to cooperate on cybersecurity issues.
The nonprofit organization that oversees the assigning of Internet domain names and addresses is coming under fire from House critics, who question the fairness of the naming process.
