OMB Announces Consolidation of Federal Data
Centers |
7/20. Jeffrey Zients, Deputy Director for Management at the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), and Federal Chief Performance Officer, wrote a
piece titled "Shutting Down Duplicative Data Centers". It announces a
federal government plan to consolidate federal data centers.
Zients wrote that "in 2012, we will shut down 178 data centers, bringing us
to a total of 373 data centers that will be shut down by the end of 2012. We
are closing 195 data centers in this calendar year, of which 81 have already
been shut down. This represents substantial progress towards our goal of
shutting down more than 800 data centers by 2015".
He explained that "By shrinking our data center
footprint we will save taxpayer dollars, cutting costs for infrastructure, real
estate and energy. At the same time, moving to a more nimble 21st century model
will strengthen our security and the ability to deliver services for less."
Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) stated in a
release that "The American people are weary of a Federal government that
wastes scarce taxpayer dollars on assets it doesn't need. There's probably no
better example than the $80 billion we spend each year on information
technology. The Federal government has consistently thrown good money after bad
and built an IT infrastructure that is bloated, inefficient, and actually makes
it more difficult for the government to serve its citizens."
Sen. Carper (at right) added that "these first few rounds
may be the 'low-hanging fruit' or perhaps the fruit already on the ground. That's why it's so
important that we keep up this momentum and push forward on this initiative".
On Wednesday, July 27, Sen. Carper will host an event on Capitol Hill titled
"Cloud Computing and Federal Data Center Consolidation Thought Leadership". The
speakers will include Sen. Carper, Sen. Scott Brown
(R-MA), Vivek Kundra (OMB Federal Chief Information Officer), and others from government and
the private sector. See,
notice.
See also, S 801 [LOC |
WW], the
"Information Technology Investment Management Act of 2011", introduced by
Sen. Carper on April 12, 2011.
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EPA Releases Proposals Regarding Used
Electronics |
7/20. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) released a
document [34 pages in PDF] titled "National Strategy for Electronics
Stewardship". See also, EPA
release.
This document pertains to disposing of used electronics devices, including computers,
cell phones, and music players. It contains numerous proposals for "voluntary
partnerships" between government agencies and the electronics industry. It does not
propose mandates, except for the used electronics of federal government entities.
Representatives of the EPA, General Services
Administration (GSA), and electronics companies, including Dan Hesse of
Sprint and Michael Dell of Dell, participated in an event in Austin, Texas, to
announce and discuss this document.
Lisa Jackson, EPA
Administrator, stated in the EPA release that "The participation of industry
leaders like Dell, Sprint and Sony is absolutely essential to this effort, and
will help ensure that the work of the federal government -- the largest
electronics consumer around -- is protecting our people from pollution".
Nancy Sutley, Chairman of the
White House Council
on Environmental Quality (CEQ), stated in this release that "Through a strong
federal partnership, and coordination with manufacturers, retailers, recyclers,
State and local governments, and other stakeholders, the actions outlined here
will help address the potential health and environmental problems caused by the
mismanagement of discarded electronics".
Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) stated in a
release that this plan "leverages the purchasing power of the Federal
government to support responsible purchasing, management and recycling of
electronics within the Federal government". He wrote that it directs "Federal
agencies to buy, use, reuse and recycle their electronics responsibly".
Sen. Carper is a member of the Senate
Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (SHSGAC), and Chairman of
its Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management.
The Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA)
Walter Alcorn stated in a CEA
release
that "Electronics recycling is a national problem that deserves a national solution.
Today's announcement from EPA, GSA and CEQ echoes the principles our industry laid out this
spring with the eCycling Leadership Initiative".
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CCIA Releases Report on Cloud Computing and
Public Policy |
7/19. The Computer & Communications Industry
Association (CCIA) released a
paper [37 pages in PDF] titled "How Public Policy Can Enable Cloud Computing --
Driving Innovation, Investment & Job Creation Beyond the IT Sector".
The CCIA also hosted a panel discussion on July 19 on the subject. The speakers were
Michael Nelson (Georgetown University),
Phillip Berenbroick (CCIA), Sarah
Falvey (Google), Andrew Bridges (Winston &
Strawn), and Ed Black (CCIA).
Nelson, who moderated, is a professor at Georgetown University. He previously worked for
IBM. Before that, he worked in the Clinton/Gore White House. And before that, he worked for
the Senate Commerce Committee's (SCC) Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space.
Philip Berenbroick is an attorney at the CCIA. He stated that using cloud
service providers (CSP) offers users the advantages of cost savings, increased
reliability, and accessibility.
He also discussed several policy proposals. To further accessibility, he
advocated policies that further broadband deployment, and affordable broadband.
He emphasized Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reform of universal
service to cover broadband access, "dig once" legislation that requires
installation of fiber optic cable when federal facilities are built, and
providing more spectrum, and more efficient use of spectrum, for mobile
broadband, through more spectrum sharing and unlicensed use of spectrum, and
legislation that gives the FCC voluntary auction authority.
The CCIA report recommends not only "dig once" legislation, but also that "The
FCC should continue to work with state and local governments and the private
sector to improve policies for right of way and utility pole attachments for
fiber optic lines and tower site clearance antennas."
Bridges is an attorney in the San Francisco office of the law firm of
Winston & Strawn who counsels and
represents technology companies. He focused on issues involving the use of cloud
computing services for storage of copyrighted content, including secondary
liability of the service provider, statutory damages for copyright infringement,
and privacy of the users of the services.
He praised safe harbors, such as that enacted in the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (DMCA) and codified at
17 U.S.C. § 512. He noted that under the DMCA the user receives notice, and
can challenge the copyright holder, whereas a filtering system "takes the user
out of the equation".
He also said that statutory damages of up to $150,000 per work infringed "has
gone awry with companies with extremely broad user bases".
He said that "it has an absolutely chilling effect on start ups". He said,
regarding discussions between start ups and content companies, that "there are
really hard elbows being thrown under the basket", and that "it requires people
to pull back from real innovation".
The CCIA report recommends that "Congress should reexamine whether liability
limitations for online services are sufficiently robust to protect cloud providers from
being held responsible for content or alleged misconduct by users. If not, Congress should
undertake to reform third parties liability laws so as not to inhibit the industry."
It also advocates including safe harbor provisions in free trade agreements.
Falvey discussed that nature and advantages of cloud computing. She also
cautioned against legislation that would require storing data in the U.S. She
said that it would "feed fuel to the fire", leading other nations to enact
legislation requiring data to be stored within those nations. Nelson also
discussed the importance of transnational data flows.
Nelson said that data breach legislation would push companies to invest in
security, but that it must be done right. For example, he cautioned against
legislating that the cloud service provider (CSP) must provide the notice to
affected users following a breach, because this would require the company using
the service to disclose subscriber information to the CSP.
Nelson also said that "we need clarification" on law enforcement access to
data stored with a CSP, through reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA).
He said that we do not want people around the world thinking that data stored in the U.S.
is too accessible to law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
Ed Black added that the issue also involves access to stored data by divorce
lawyers and the county sheriff. He argued the "if the barrier is low ... you
undermine the trust and credibility of the system".
The CCIA report recommends that "Congress should reform the ECPA to clarify how
it applies to telecommunications carriers. Changes should make clear that ... use of a
telecommunications voice and data service is not a disclosure of data to the carrier for
purposes of data protection".
The report released at this event covers a much broader range of issues and
policy proposals than those discussed at this event.
It recommends updating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA),
18 U.S.C. § 1030, "so it is clearly applicable to cyber attacks on cloud
computing infrastructure".
It recommends that "The Federal Government should annually review censorship and
attacks on Internet freedom by trading partners and highlight such actions in trade reports,
as well as continue its recent advocacy for Internet freedom."
It recommends that "The Federal Government should adopt a cloud
computing model for data storage and IT." (On Wednesday, July 27,
Sen. Tom Carper
(D-DE) will host an event on Capitol Hill titled "Cloud Computing and
Federal Data Center Consolidation Thought Leadership".)
It recommends reform of patent law, and enforcement of antitrust and consumer
protection laws.
It recommends that the FCC expand it rules regulating broadband internet
access service (BIAS) providers to cover mobile access.
And, it recommends that "Congress should develop
a national framework to prevent states and jurisdictions from engaging in
multiple and discriminatory taxation of cloud computing services."
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Senate Approves Bill to Extend FBI
Director Mueller's Term |
7/21. The Senate passed S 1103
[LOC |
WW], a bill
to extend the term of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Director Robert Mueller by two years.
The House has yet to pass this bill. Mueller's ten year term
expires in under two weeks.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the Chairman of the
Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC), which oversees
the FBI, stated that "I am pleased that a bill passed the Senate today that will
maintain continuity of leadership at the FBI".
He added that "I hope the House will take up and pass this bill so that it can be
signed by the President, and the Senate can confirm Director Mueller's re-nomination, prior
to August 3, 2011, when Director Mueller’s current term expires".
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), the ranking
Republican on the SJC, stated that "This is an extraordinary step that the Senate has
taken. Thirty-five years ago Congress limited the FBI director's term to one, 10-year
appointment as an important safeguard against improper political influence and abuses of the
past."
However, he continued that "Director Mueller has proven his ability to run the FBI over the last 10
years and he has given assurances that he will remain available to Congress and
our constitutional responsibilities of oversight. I am glad the Senate was able
to reach an agreement that provides a one-time, short term extension of the FBI
Director’s term in a manner that is consistent with the Constitution. We live
in extraordinary times which make this move unfortunate, but necessary."
See, stories titled "Obama Wants to Extend Mueller's Term" in
TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No.
2,240, May 13, 2011, "Sen. Leahy Introduces Bill to Extend Mueller's Term" in
TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No.
2,246, May 27, 2011, and "Sen. Leahy Urges Senate to Pass Bill to Extend FBI
Director Mueller's Term" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,264, July 20, 2011.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Droney
and Other Judicial Nominees |
7/21. The Senate
Judiciary Committee (SJC) held an executive business meeting at which it
considered numerous judicial nominees. It approved Christopher Droney.
The SJC approved by voice vote the nomination of Christopher Droney to be a Judge of
the U.S. Court of Appeals (2ndCir). He has been a
Judge of the U.S. District Court (DConn) since
1997. Judge Droney, sitting by designation, joined in the
opinion of a three judge
panel of the Second Circuit in Arista Records v. Launch Media, holding that a webcasting
service is not an interactive service within the meaning of
17
U.S.C. § 114(j)(7). See also, story titled "Obama Nominates Droney for 2nd
Circuit" in TLJ Daily E-Mail
Alert No. 2,233, May 5, 2011.
The SJC yet again held over consideration of the nomination of Steve Six to be a Judge
of the U.S. Court of Appeals (10thCir). His
nomination is again on the agenda for the SJC's meeting of July 28. See,
notice.
The SJC also approved by voice votes four U.S. District Court nominees: Robert Mariani
(USDC/MDPenn), Cathy Bissoon (USDC/WDPenn), Mark Hornak (USDC/WDPenn), and Robert Scola (SDFl). |
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More People and
Appointments |
7/21. President Obama formally nominated
Maureen Ohlhausen
(Wilkinson Barker & Knauer)
to be a Commissioner of the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC), and
Roslyn Mazer to be Inspector
General (IG) of the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS). See, White House news office
release. The President announced his intent to make these nominations on July 19.
The Ohlhausen nomination is for a term of seven years beginning September 26, 2011. This is
the seat currently held by Commissioner
William Kovacic. See,
stories titled "Obama Picks Ohlhausen for FTC Commissioner" and "Obama Picks
Mazer for DHS Inspector General" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,264, July 20, 2011.
7/21. President Obama announced his intent to nominate
Sharon Long to be a member
of the President's Committee on the National
Medal of Science. See, White House news office
release. She is a biology professor at Stanford University.
7/21. David Blass was named Chief Counsel and Associate Director of the
Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of
Trading and Markets. See, SEC
release.
7/20. Dane Snowdon will join the National Cable
& Telecommunications Association (NCTA) as Chief of Staff, effective August 22, 2011. He
is currently VP for External & State Affairs at the CTIA.
He was Chief of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Consumer and Government Affairs
Bureau during the tenure of FCC Chairman Michael Powell, who is now head of the NCTA.
See, NCTA
release.
7/20. President Obama nominated
Michael Fitzgerald
to be a Judge of the U.S.. District
Court for the Central District of California. See, White House news office
release and
release. He is a partner in the small Los Angeles law firm of
Corbin Fitzgerald & Athey. The firm web site
states that it handles white collar defense and business litigation.
Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show that
Fitzgerald has given money to the election campaigns of Barack Obama and other Democratic
candidates.
7/20. Debra Berlyn was reappointed Chairman
of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Consumer Advisory Committee. See, FCC
Public Notice for list of all members.
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In This
Issue |
This issue contains the following items:
• OMB Announces Consolidation of Federal Data Centers
• EPA Releases Proposals Regarding Used Electronics
• CCIA Releases Report on Cloud Computing and Public Policy
• Senate Approves Bill to Extend FBI Director Mueller's Term
• Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Droney and Other Judicial Nominees
• More People and Appointments
• More News
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Friday, July 22 |
The House will meet at 9:00 AM for legislative
business. It is scheduled to conclude its consideration of HR 2551
[LOC |
WW], the
"Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012". See, Rep. Cantor's
schedule.
The Senate will meet at 9:30 AM. It
will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to HR 2560
[LOC |
WW],
the "Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011".
Day two day event hosted by the Minority
Media and Telecom Council (MMTC) titled "25th Anniversary Access to
Capital and Telecom Policy Conference". See,
conference web site. Location:
Westin Georgetown Hotel, 2350 M St., NW..
Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its
4th Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) [16 pages in PDF] regarding out of band emission
limits for mobile Broadband Radio Service (BRS) and Educational Broadband Service (EBS)
devices operating in the 2496-2690 MHz band. This item is FCC 11-81 in WT Docket No. 03-66
and RM-11614. The FCC adopted this FNPRM on May 24, 2011, and released the text on May 27,
2011. See, notice
in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 109, Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at Pages 32901-32906.
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Monday, July 25 |
12:00 NOON - 1:00 PM. The Heritage
Foundation (HF) will host a lecture by
John Reynolds
(Biola University) titled "Facebook Friends and Socialism: How Social Media Shapes
Community". The HF will webcast this event. This event is free and open to the
public. See, notice.
Location: HF, 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE.
EXTENDED FROM JUNE 24. Extended deadline to submit initial
comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its
Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) [55 pages in PDF] regarding wireless signal boosters.
The FCC adopted this item on April 5, 2011, and released the text on April 6, 2011. It is
FCC 11-53 in WT Docket No. 10-4. See, original
notice
in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 90, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at Pages
26983-26996. See also, FCC's June 20, 2011,
Public Notice (DA 11-1078) and extension
notice in the
Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 122, Friday, June 24, 2011, at Page 37049.
EXTENDED TO AUGUST 24. Deadline to submit reply comments
to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its
Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) [55 pages in PDF] regarding wireless signal boosters.
The FCC adopted this item on April 5, 2011, and released the text on April 6, 2011. It is
FCC 11-53 in WT Docket No. 10-4. See, original
notice
in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 90, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at Pages
26983-26996. See also, FCC's June 20, 2011,
Public Notice (DA 11-1078) and extension
notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 122, Friday, June 24, 2011,
at Page 37049.
Deadline to submit reply comments to the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its
Public Notice (PN) [6 pages in PDF] regarding the economic impact of low power FM
stations on full service commercial FM stations. The FCC released this PN on May 10,
2011. It is DA 11-756 in MB Docket No. 11-83. See also,
notice
in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 97, Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Pages
28983-28986, and story titled "FCC Seeks Comments on Economic Impact of LPFM
on Commercial FM" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,244, May 18, 2011.
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Tuesday, July 26 |
9:30 AM - 4:45 PM. The DC Bar
Association will host an event titled "Legal Cybersleuth's Guide". The morning
session is titled "Mastering Google and Beyond for Investigative Legal
Research". The afternoon session is titled "Using Social Networking Sites
for Investigative Legal Research While Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls". The speakers
will be Carole Levitt and Mark Rosch (Internet for Lawyers). CLE credits. The DC Bar has
a history of barring reporters from its events. For more information, call 202-626-3488.
Prices vary. See,
notice. Location: DC Bar, 1101 K St., NW.
10:00 AM. The Senate
Judiciary Committee's (SJC) Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees
and Border Security will hold a hearing titled "The Economic Imperative for
Enacting Immigration Reform". The witnesses will include Brad Smith
(General Counsel of Microsoft) and Robert Greifeld (CEO of NASDAQ OMX Group). See,
notice. The SJC will webcast this event. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.
10:00 AM. The House Ways
and Means Committee (HWMC) will hold a hearing titled "Tax Reform and
Consumption-Based Tax Systems". See,
notice. Location: Room 1100, Longworth Building.
10:00 - 11:30 AM. The Institute for
Policy Innovation (IPI) will host an event titled "Mobile Health: Innovations
in Care & the Spectrum Challenge". The speakers will include Anand Iyer
(COO-Well Doc, Inc.), Paul McRae (AT&T Emerging Healthcare Technologies), and Merrill
Matthews (IPI). This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Register by contacting Erin Humiston at erin at ipi dot org or 972-874-5139. See,
notice. Location: Room 2325, Rayburn Building.
11:00 AM. The House Commerce
Committee's (HCC) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing titled
"Cybersecurity: An Overview of Risks to Critical Infrastructure". See,
notice.
Location: Room 2322, Rayburn Building.
1:30 PM. The Tech America (TA)
will host an event to release and discuss a report on cloud computing by the Commission
on the Leadership Opportunity in U.S. Deployment of the Cloud. For more information, contact
Stephanie Craig at 202-682-4443 or Stephanie dot craig at techamericafoundation dot org.
Location: Holeman Lounge, National Press Club, 13th floor, 529 14th St., NW.
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Wednesday, July 27 |
9:00 AM. Day one of a two day meeting of the Department of Commerce's
(DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS)
Information Systems Technical Advisory
Committee (ISTAC). The July 27 portion of the meeting is open to the public. The
agenda includes "Wassenaar Proposals for 2012", and industry presentations on
"Coherent Optical Technologies", "Graphics Processors", and "60
GHz MMIC Applications". See,
notice in the
Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 130, Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Pages 39845-39846. Location:
Room 3884, DOC, 14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania Aves., NW.
1:00 PM. The House
Small Business Committee (HSBC) will hold a hearing titled "Bureaucratic
Obstacles for Small Exporters: Is our National Export Strategy Working?". See,
notice. Location: Room 2360, Rayburn Building.
1:00 - 2:30 PM. Sen.
Tom Carper (D-DE) will host an event titled "Cloud Computing and Federal Data
Center Consolidation Thought Leadership". The speakers will include Sen. Carper,
Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA), Vivek Kundra (OMB Federal Chief Information Officer), and others
from government and the private sector. See,
notice. For more information, contact Emily Spain at 202-224-2441.
Location: Room SVC-201, Capitol Visitor Center.
2:30 PM. The Senate Judiciary
Committee (SJC) will hold a hearing titled "Nominations". See,
notice. The SJC will webcast this event. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.
Deadline to submit initial comments to the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) in response to its
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) [15 pages in PDF] regarding whether to make the
grandfathered providers permanently eligible for universal service subsidies under the
FCC's rural health care program. The FCC adopted this NPRM on June 20, 2011, and
released the text on June 21, 2011. It is FCC 11-101 in WC Docket No. 02-60. See,
notice in the
Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 123, Monday, June 27, 2011, at Pages 37307-37309.
Deadline to submit comments to the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
regarding its proposed changes to certain patent fee amounts for FY
2012 to reflect fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). See,
notice in the
Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 123, Monday, June 27, 2011, at Pages 37296-37300.
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Thursday, July 28 |
9:00 AM. Day one of a two day meeting of the Department of Commerce's
(DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS)
Information Systems Technical Advisory
Committee (ISTAC). The July 28 portion of the meeting is closed. See,
notice in the
Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 130, Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Pages 39845-39846. Location:
Room 3884, DOC, 14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania Aves., NW.
10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The House
Intelligence Committee (HIC) will hold a closed hearing titled "Ongoing
Intelligence Activities". See,
notice. Location: Room HVC-304, Capitol Building.
10:00 AM. The
Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) will hold an executive business meeting. The agenda again
includes consideration of Steve Six (to be a Judge of the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit). The
SJC will webcast this event. See,
notice. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.
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Friday, July 29 |
8:30 AM. The Department of Commerce's (DOC)
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is scheduled to release its advance
estimate of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product, 2nd Quarter 2011. See, BEA
schedule.
12:15 - 1:15 PM. The Federal
Communications Bar Association's (FCBA) Young Lawyers Committee will host a brown bag
lunch titled "A Reduced History of Telecom Regulation: From the Railroads and the
Titanic to iPad Snooki". The speaker will be
Dan Brenner (Hogan Lovells). For
more information, contact Evan Morris at Evan dot Morris at harris dot com, Mark Brennan
at Mark dot Brennan at hoganlovells dot com, or Brendan Carr at BCarr at wileyrein dot
com. Location: Wiley Rein, 1776 K St., NW.
Deadline to submit comments to the
National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST)
Computer Security Division (CSD) regarding its draft
SP
800-63 Revision 1 [110 pages in PDF] titled "Electronic Authentication
Guideline".
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7/21. The Department of the Treasury's (DOT)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a
notice
in the Federal Register that announces, describes, recites, and sets the
effective data (September 19, 2011) for, its rules changes regarding what
entities constitute money services businesses (MSB). These rules changes
address new technologies, including those involving stored value. See, Federal
Register, Vol. 76, No. 140, Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Pages 43585-43597.
7/21. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner
Michael Copps gave a
speech in Washington DC to the National Newspapers Association (NNA). It was
another lament about the declining quality of news journalism, combined
with his calls for more government regulation.
7/21. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC)
Media Bureau (MB)
announced, but did not release, three more staff reports regarding ownership
of media. The titles and authors are:
• "Media Ownership Study 1, Local Media Ownership and Media Quality", by Adam
Rennhoff and Kenneth Wilbur.
• "Media Ownership Study 4, Local Information Programming and the Structure of
Television Markets", by Jack Erb.
• "Media Ownership Study 10, Broadcast Ownership Rules and Innovation",
by Andrew Wise.
See, FCC
Public Notice (DA 11-1202 in MB Docket No. 09-182).
7/20. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review
Commission released a
staff report
[22 pages in PDF] titled "The Confucian Revival in the Propaganda Narratives of the
Chinese Government". It states that "In recent years, the Chinese Communist
Party (CCP) has undertaken an official rehabilitation of imperial China's preeminent social
philosopher", Confucius. "Once a target of official condemnation in Mao-era China
as a relic of the country's feudal past and as an obstacle to the Party's vision of social
transformation, Confucius has been revived in official propaganda as a national icon of
China's traditional culture, as well as a symbol of the Party's concern for public
welfare."
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