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The Broadcasting Board of Governors will vote on a consent agenda consisting of the minutes of its June 6, 2018 meeting and a resolution honoring the 55th anniversary of Voice of America’s English to Africa Service. The Board will receive a report from the Chief Executive Officer and Director of BBG.
Witnesses
- The Honorable Makan Delrahim
Assistant Attorney General
Antitrust Division
U.S. Department of Justice
- The Honorable Joseph Simons
Chairman
Federal Trade Commission
At this meeting, the Disability Advisory Committee is expected to receive and consider reports and recommendations from its subcommittees.
The DAC may also receive briefings from FCC staff on issues of interest to the Committee and may discuss topics of interest to the committee, including, but not limited to, matters concerning communications transitions, telecommunications relay services, emergency access, and video programming accessibility.
This agenda may be modified at the discretion of the DAC Chair and Designated Federal Officer
Big Tech braces for hostile DC in Sept 5 Hearings
The Facebook/Google/Twitter trio are better prepared for this upcoming round of Congressional testimony on Sept. 5. Almost a year after the three companies first testified together in front of Congress for Russian meddling, the three social media giants will be returning to Capitol Hill to talk about censorship and election interference. Many recall CEO Mark Zuckerberg's positive performance during televised Facebook hearings in April following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, but the last time these three companies faced Congress together, the reviews were brutal.
FTC Announces Opening Session of Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
The Federal Trade Commission will begin its Hearings Initiative with two full-day sessions, co-sponsored with and held at the Georgetown University Law Center, on Sept 13 and 14, 2018. The Georgetown event will be the first in a series of hearings that will examine whether broad-based changes in the economy, evolving business practices, new technologies, or international developments might require adjustments to competition and consumer protection enforcement priorities of the Commission.
The Federal Trade Commission will begin its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century with two full-day sessions, co-sponsored with and held at the Georgetown University Law Center, on September 13 and 14, 2018.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will hold an executive session to consider legislative measures and nominations including:
- Nomination of Kelvin Droegemeier, of Oklahoma, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Nomination of James Morhard, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) hosts a cybersecurity roundtable at the University of California, Santa Cruz Silicon Valley campus. Representatives from tech companies including FireEye, ForeScout, Gigamon and Palo Alto Networks will discuss data breaches, the spread of misinformation online, cybersecurity policy and internet privacy. A brief Q&A will follow the event.
Community leaders, industry powerhouses, and policymakers come together at the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition's Annual Conference to build the future of broadband bit by bit. No other conference includes education, health, industry, and policy sectors uniting to discuss how broadband empowers the entire community. Join us as we dive into the nuts and bolts of E-rate, Rural Health Care, Broadband Infrastructure, and so much more.