U.S. policy makers must reinvigorate the nation’s global technology leadership through faster, more widespread broadband deployment, strengthening public education and supporting entrepreneurship and innovation, TechNet members said Tues. Ahead of its annual lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill, the group cited “profound changes in the global economy” that are putting America’s competitiveness at risk and unveiled a roadmap for the Bush Administration and Congress to follow.
U.S. policy makers must reinvigorate the nation’s global technology leadership through faster, more widespread broadband deployment, strengthening public education and supporting entrepreneurship and innovation, TechNet members said Tues. Ahead of its annual lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill, the group cited “profound changes in the global economy” that are putting America’s competitiveness at risk and unveiled a roadmap for the Bush Administration and Congress to follow.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued an interim final rule, effective March 7, 2005, which (i) outlines its licensing policy regarding transactions involving entities sanctioned by the State Department under three specified statutes, (ii) imposes a new license requirement for certain entities sanctioned by the State Department, and (iii) identifies one specific entity subject to this new license requirement, Tula Instrument Design Bureau of Russia.
The federal govt.’s firm commitment to broadband over power line (BPL) is demonstrated by the “unprecedented” attendance of 2 key officials at the FCC meeting at which rules for the technology were approved, said Bruce Franca, deputy chief of the Commission’s Office of Engineering & Technology. Franca said having NTIA Administrator Michael Gallagher and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission members at the meeting was a strong statement. Franca said the FCC worked especially closely with Gallagher, and when it got him on board “we really did take that to heart… That is not NTIA’s traditional position on Part 15 devices.” That agency rarely “finds a Part 15 device they like,” Franca told an FCBA BPL seminar last week in San Francisco. All in all, “We're in pretty good company with our enthusiasm for BPL.”
The federal govt.’s firm commitment to broadband over power line (BPL) is demonstrated by the “unprecedented” attendance of 2 key officials at the FCC meeting at which rules for the technology were approved, said Bruce Franca, deputy chief of the Commission’s Office of Engineering & Technology. Franca said having NTIA Administrator Michael Gallagher and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission members at the meeting was a strong statement. Franca said the FCC worked especially closely with Gallagher, and when it got him on board “we really did take that to heart… That is not NTIA’s traditional position on Part 15 devices.” That agency rarely “finds a Part 15 device they like,” Franca told an FCBA BPL seminar last week in San Francisco. All in all, “We're in pretty good company with our enthusiasm for BPL.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a draft of its fiscal year (FY) 2005-2010 Strategic Plan: Securing the Frontline.
Although he’s not a Commerce Committee member, freshman Sen. Salazar (D-Colo.) tackled broadband in his first foray into the legislative arena by introducing a bill Wed. that would establish a rural broadband office in the Commerce Dept. to coordinate federal spending on broadband deployment. In a Senate floor speech, Salazar said the bill would “help broadband providers keep pace with our rapidly changing technology” and call on Congress to “live up to its responsibility to fully fund rural utilities.” Text of the bill (S-497) shows that it calls for full funding of the Rural Utilities Service broadband loan program and would allow expensing of broadband deployment. The bill has no co-sponsors. Salazar is a member of the Agriculture, Energy & Veterans Affairs committees.
Although he’s not a Commerce Committee member, freshman Sen. Salazar (D-Colo.) tackled broadband in his first foray into the legislative arena by introducing a bill Wed. that would establish a rural broadband office in the Commerce Dept. to coordinate federal spending on broadband deployment. In a Senate floor speech, Salazar said the bill would “help broadband providers keep pace with our rapidly changing technology” and call on Congress to “live up to its responsibility to fully fund rural utilities.” Text of the bill (S-497) shows that it calls for full funding of the Rural Utilities Service broadband loan program and would allow expensing of broadband deployment. The bill has no co-sponsors. Salazar is a member of the Agriculture, Energy & Veterans Affairs committees.
Although he’s not a Commerce Committee member, freshman Sen. Salazar (D-Colo.) tackled broadband in his first foray into the legislative arena by introducing a bill Wed. that would establish a rural broadband office in the Commerce Dept. to coordinate federal spending on broadband deployment. In a Senate floor speech, Salazar said the bill would “help broadband providers keep pace with our rapidly changing technology” and call on Congress to “live up to its responsibility to fully fund rural utilities.” Text of the bill (S-497) shows that it calls for full funding of the Rural Utilities Service broadband loan program and would allow expensing of broadband deployment. The bill has no co-sponsors. Salazar is a member of the Agriculture, Energy & Veterans Affairs committees.
With 3 electronics waste (e-waste) bills introduced already this year, industry, state agencies and environmental groups believe Congress is catching up on the issue. But they say they don’t believe Congress will do enough this year to brake state-level momentum toward legislative fixes to the problem. At least 26 e-waste bills have been introduced in 16 states, a push state and environmental groups say will continue.