April 2006

The New America Foundation cordially invites you to a Capitol Hill briefing:
“Serious Games”

Date/Time:
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006
1 – 2:30 p.m. (refreshments will be served)

Location:
188 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.

Featured Speakers:
Kay Howell
Executive Vice President, Federation of American Scientists

Lawrence K. Grossman



Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Phoenix Park Hotel Ballroom
520 North Capitol Street, NW

8:30 am — 11:00 am
8:30 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast

Join National Journal's Technology Daily for a front-line discussion on the state of telecommunications policy. Tune into recent developments on House and Senate legislation designed to modernize the nation's telecommunications laws. Panelists will delve into flashpoint issues like high-speed wireless technologies, video franchising and network neutrality.



Today's Quote

"We would like to get the populace engaged, and the issue on which the populace is engaged is network neutrality," said Art Brodsky, a spokesman for Public Knowledge -- which is playing a lead role in pushing for neutrality rules. Technology companies such as Amazon.com, eBay, Intel and Microsoft also support the net neutrality rules. House leaders "are not giving the momentum we have built up a chance to build up," Brodsky said. "The real question is whether there will be an up-or-down floor vote on network neutrality."

Telecom Bill Likely To Hit House Floor Next Week

TELECOM BILL LIKELY TO HIT HOUSE FLOOR NEXT WEEK
[SOURCE: Technology Daily, AUTHOR: Drew Clark]

Landrieu Lifts Hold on FCC Nominee

LANDRIEU LIFTS HOLD ON FCC NOMINEE
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]

U.S. broadband booms, but impacts lag

US BROADBAND BOOMS, BUT IMPACTS LAG
[SOURCE: IDG News Service, AUTHOR: Stephen Lawson]

The BBC's Risky Game of Space Invaders

THE BBC'S RISKY GAME OF SPACE INVADERS
[SOURCE: Financial Times, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]

Telecom Group wants more US Airwaves for Disasters

TELECOM GROUP WANTS MORE US AIRWAVES FOR DISASTERS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Jeremy Pelofsky]

Homeland Security Will Embed Reporters

HOMELAND SECURITY WILL EMBED REPORTERS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Reporters will be embedded with the government during natural disasters, according to a plan outlined by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at the Radio-Television News Directors Association convention in Las Vegas. Chertoff said that it is not a battleground so "we're not going to be censoring information." But he also said that he doesn't want "interference with our physical operations," according to RTNDA.

NSA spying comes under legal, political attack

NSA SPYING COMES UNDER LEGAL, POLITICAL ATTACK
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Declan McCullagh]