Elizabeth Hyman Posts

A look at the week of August 15 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released a plan to improve U.S. cybersecurity by focusing on education. A new Treasury report finds fewer small businesses than previously thought. Unemployment in the IT sector remains much lower than the national average and employment is expected to grow rapidly. U.S. Agency Releases Cyber-Education Plan — The U.S. government will work to develop an “unrivaled” ...

A look at the week of August 15 in public advocacy for the IT channel:  This week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released a plan to improve U.S. cybersecurity by focusing on education.  A new Treasury report finds fewer small businesses than previously thought.  Unemployment in the IT sector remains much lower than the national average and employment is expected to grow rapidly.U.S. Agency Releases Cyber-Education Plan — The U.S. government will work to develop an "unrivaled ...

A look at the week of August 8 in public advocacy for the IT channel:  This week, cuts in the debt deal could hurt federal cybersecurity programs.  Steven VanRoekel, formerly of Microsoft, is the new White House CIO.  Experts offered predictions and advice on mobile security at the CompTIA Tech Summit on cybersecurity. Debt Deal Could Be a Blow for Cybersecurity — The $2.1 trillion debt-cap pact that Congress passed could hurt economic and national security as agencies postpone plans to invest i ...

A look at the week of July 25 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, a House subcommittee approved a data security bill.  The Obama Administration is moving forward with plans to close 40 percent of its IT data centers.  A Brookings reports reveals that cloud technology raises concerns about nebulous export control laws.House Panel Approves Data Security Bill — Republicans pushed a data security bill through a House subcommittee despite complaints from Democrats that the measure does ...

In this summer of debt ceiling brinksmanship, CompTIA’s Breakaway Conference comes to Washington, D.C., August 1-4.  While there is certainly quite a bit of drama taking place along the six-mile stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, Breakaway is looking to have a calm, constructive focus on policy issues that impact your business.  The co-located CompTIA Tech Summit on August 4th at Breakaway promises to deliver high-level panelists and thoughtfu ...

A look at the week of July 18 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) proposed creating a Senate committee on cybersecurity to draft comprehensive cybersecurity legislation.  A recent report shows the Internal Revenue Service has been remiss in notifying taxpayers when their information has been compromised.  Analysts believe federal agencies are likely to continue federal CIO Vivek Kundra’s cloud-first policy after he steps down next month.McCain Calls for Comm ...

In February, we shared information on efforts to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act. Recently, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) released a discussion draft of that legislation and was scheduled to hold a hearing to “mark up” the proposed legislation on June 29. That mark-up hearing has now been postponed until Wednesday July 20. We will keep you apprised of new developments and welcome your thoughts and reaction to the discussion draft. The legisl ...

A look at the week of July 4 in advocacy for the IT channel: This week the nation's largest organization of physician executives announced that it is running a training course designed to better help hospital executives adapt to the rapid changes in healthcare IT. A new research study released this week indicates that the recent spike in cybersecurity breaches is a product of increased disclosure rather than an actual increase in such incidents. The president of the Internet Security Alliance to ...

A look at the week of June 27 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, small medical practices adopting health IT systems are reporting that the lack of a standard code and software makes communicating between systems a challenge.  The Department of Homeland Security plans to release guidelines for organizations to avoid the most common types of cyberattacks.  Timothy F. Geithner, U.S. Treasury Secretary, told members of the House Small Business Committee that the Treasury wil ...

A look at the week of June 20 in public advocacy for the IT channel: Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) introduced a bill allowing foreign IT students to remain in the country after graduation. The first wave of healthcare IT trained professionals will graduate this spring, helping to address a major shortage of workers in this field. The White House hopes that news of recent cyberattacks will build public support for its comprehensive cybersecurity bill. The federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kund ...