Liz Hyman Posts

CompTIA’s Elizabeth Hyman, executive vice president for public advocacy at CompTIA, penned an op-ed in the San Jose Mercury News on June 19 on “Why trade wars over tariffs are not the answer for tech.” The op-ed is below, and link available here.

Tomorrow, President Obama will deliver his fifth State of the Union speech, an opportunity to set forth a theme that will guide his administration’s agenda for the year. It is widely anticipated that the president will speak to the topic of economic opportunity and how to close a gap between those at the bottom of the economic ladder and those at the top. The IT sector has always had a role in this important discussion. The industry is a driver of the economy, with a steady stream of inno ...

The age-old question of whether the glass is half empty or half full does not have a simple answer this year when it comes to the federal tech policy agenda. On the half-empty side, in 2013 we experienced a 16-day shutdown of the federal government, a near miss of the most recent debt-ceiling deadline and the fewest bills ever signed into law during a Congressional session. Congress’ approval rating is below 10 percent and the president is not fairing much better. With the center of both p ...