House Republicans Look to Block FCC Action on Net Neutrality
Republicans in the House of Representatives are attempting to limit the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) ability to act on network neutrality.On May 28, Representative Bob Latta (R-OH)...
View ArticleUSPTO and NTIA Continue Efforts to Reform DMCA Notice-Takedown Process
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) continue to conduct meetings with stakeholders to discuss possible...
View ArticleSenate Bill Aims to Strengthen National Cybersecurity and Communications...
On June 24, Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE), introduced S. 2519, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration...
View ArticleED Delays Deadline for State Authorization Compliance for In-State Institutions
On June 24, the Department of Education (ED) published a notice in the Federal Register postponing state authorization compliance until July 1, 2015, for higher education institutions operating within...
View ArticleAppellate Court Reverses Ruling on E-Reserves at Georgia State University
On October 18, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit unanimously reversed a district court ruling in Cambridge University Press et al. v Carl V. Patton et al., a case in...
View ArticleEDUCAUSE Submits Letter to NIST on the Agency’s Cybersecurity Framework
On October 10, EDUCAUSE submitted a letter to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in response to the agency’s Request for Information (RFI) on the implementation of its...
View ArticleEDUCAUSE Submits Net Neutrality Reply Comments and Participates in FCC...
On September 15, EDUCAUSE and eleven other higher education associations submitted reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the agency’s current Open Internet Order and network...
View ArticlePolicy Presentation at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
At EDUCAUSE’s 2014 Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, Jarret Cummings, the association’s director of policy and external relations, and its policy and government relations advisors, Josh Ulman and...
View ArticleNTIA & USPTO Host Fifth Forum on DMCA Notice-Takedown Process
On October 28, the Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force, comprised of the National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA) and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),...
View ArticleCongress Passes Cybersecurity Bills in Lame Duck Session
Congress has passed four cybersecurity bills in the final days of the 113th Congress. The bills largely codify existing federal agency activity, but they are seen as major steps for cybersecurity,...
View ArticleDMCA Notice and Takedown Multi-stakeholder Forum Continues its Efforts
On December 18, the Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force, composed of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the US Patent and Trademark Office...
View ArticleNew Congress Holds Hearings, Introduces Net Neutrality Legislation
On January 21, the new Congress quickly stepped into the net neutrality debate. The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and...
View ArticleSenate Holds Hearing on NIST Cybersecurity Framework
On February 4, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing, entitled “Building a More Secure Cyber Future: Examining Private Sector Experience BLOG EDUCAUSE Library Items...
View ArticlePresident Pushes Student Digital Privacy Act
On January 12, President Obama unveiled the Student Digital Privacy Act, which is legislation meant to safeguard student data at the K-12 level. Announced along with several cybersecurity initiatives,...
View ArticleCongress and White House Push for Federal Data Breach Notification Legislation
Data breach notification has been at the forefront of the agenda for the new Congress as well as the executive branch in 2015. Both Democrats and Republicans alike are calling for federal standards...
View ArticlePresident Issues EO Promoting Cyber Threat Information Sharing, Congress...
Information sharing on cyber threats between the public and private sector is a major issue for both Congress and the Obama Administration this year. Legislation has already been introduced in...
View ArticlePresident’s Budget Allocates $14 billion for Cybersecurity
On February 2, President Obama released his $4 trillion proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016 in which he called for a 10 percent increase in cybersecurity spending to better protect federal and private...
View ArticleED Releases Guidance, Training Video on Protecting Student Privacy in Online...
On February, 26, the Department of Education (ED) released a 10-minute training video and model terms of service BLOG EDUCAUSE Library Items Discussions read more
View ArticlePresident Releases Draft Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
On February 27, President Obama released draft legislation, the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2015, promoting the use of codes of conduct by companies who want to protect customers’ data...
View ArticleCongress Seeks Proposals for New Student Privacy Legislation, FERPA Updates
On April 29, Representatives Luke Messer (R-IN) and Jared Polis (D-CO) introduced the Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015, H.R. 2092. Focused on elementary and secondary education,...
View ArticleData Breach Notification Legislation on the Agenda for 114th Congress
Data breach notification is a hot issue in Washington, DC, with multiple bills introduced in Congress. On April 14, 2015, Representatives Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced H.R....
View ArticleInformation Sharing Legislation Moves in Both Chambers of Congress
Three bills have been introduced in Congress that are intended to improve information sharing on cybersecurity threats and analysis between the public and private sector. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC)...
View ArticleLegislation Introduced to Help Public Track Success of Students in Higher Ed...
House and Senate versions of the Student Right to Know Before You Go Act (H.R. 2518 and S. 1195) have been introduced in Congress with the intent of providing potential and current students, parents,...
View ArticleSenate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on HEA Reauthorization
Jen Ortega serves as a consultant to EDUCAUSE on federal policy and government relations. She has worked with EDUCAUSE since 2013 and assists with monitoring legislative and regulatory proposals across...
View ArticleU.S. Reps. Rokita and Fudge Introduce Legislation to Safeguard Student...
Jen Ortega serves as a consultant to EDUCAUSE on federal policy and government relations. She has worked with EDUCAUSE since 2013 and assists with monitoring legislative and regulatory proposals across...
View ArticleSenate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on ECPA Reform Legislation
Jen Ortega serves as a consultant to EDUCAUSE on federal policy and government relations. She has worked with EDUCAUSE since 2013 and assists with monitoring legislative and regulatory proposals across...
View ArticleED Unveils New Initiative to increase Federal Financial Aid to Nontraditional...
Jen Ortega serves as a consultant to EDUCAUSE on federal policy and government relations. She has worked with EDUCAUSE since 2013 and assists with monitoring legislative and regulatory proposals across...
View ArticleDisability Scholars Develop Guidelines for Accessibility in Digital Books
Jen Ortega serves as a consultant to EDUCAUSE on federal policy and government relations. She has worked with EDUCAUSE since 2013 and assists with monitoring legislative and regulatory proposals across...
View ArticleFCC Considering Regulating Municipal Broadband Network Projects
On June 10, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler issued a blog post encouraging consumer advocacy groups and individuals to file comments on whether or not a Tennessee state law...
View ArticleSenate and House Preparing for Higher Ed Reauthorization
At the end of June, both Senate Democrats and House Republicans began drafting and introducing legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, which was most recently reauthorized in 2008. The...
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