March 2017
Former FCC Legislative Affairs Deputy Director Sean Conway Joins Wilkinson Barker Knauer
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 15:44In Defense of Cultural Criticism in Trump’s America
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Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 15:44Trump has been pushing fake news for years, Obama’s former press secretary says
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 15:44Why a commercial about tax policy will run during SNL this week
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time,
Thursday, March, 30, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and
Friday, March 31, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-03-01/pdf/2017-03970.pdf
The agenda is expected to include the following items:
- Presentation relating to impacts of federal hiring restrictions on the cybersecurity workforce,
- The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) plans for incorporating voting systems as critical infrastructure,
- The use of bug bounties in the US Government,
- Presentation on Cybersecurity Framework and the US Government,
- Discussions with OMB on current and planned policy for cybersecurity,
- Actions and activities to prevent Distributed Denial of Service Attacks,
- Presentation on DHS’s Mobility Study,
- Panel discussion/presentation on National Telecommunications and Information Administration Internet of Things report,
- Discussion on Ransomware and lessons learned from invited panelists, and
- Updates on NIST Information Technology Laboratory’s Computer Security Division
Senate Armed Service Committee
Thursday, March 2, 2017 Add to my Calendar
09:30 AM
http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/17-03-02-cyber-strategy-an...
Witnesses
General Keith B. Alexander, USA (Ret.)
CEO And President, IronNet Cybersecurity
Dr. Craig I. Fields
Chairman, Defense Science Board
Honorable James N. Miller
Member, Defense Science Board And Former Under Secretary Of Defense For Policy
Mr. Matthew C. Waxman
Liviu Librescu Professor Of Law, Columbia University Law School
House Science Committee
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
10:00 AM
http://docs.house.gov/meetings/SY/SY00/20170301/105630/HMKP-115-SY00-201...
See legislation and amendments at http://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=105630
Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century: Threats, Challenges, and Opportunities
House Committee on Armed Services
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
10:00am
https://armedservices.house.gov/legislation/hearings/cyber-warfare-21st-...