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The head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced Tuesday that the national spectrum plan is set to be complete by the end of the year.
The national spectrum strategy will represent a government-wide approach to maximizing the potential of the nation’s spectrum resources.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) have reintroduced a bill to boost online content moderation transparency and prevent algorithmic discrimination.
The bill was originally introduced in 2021. It failed to gain traction, but the D.C. heat on Big Tech has only ramped up since then.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) led 91 colleagues in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to finalize the strongest feasible multi-pollutant vehicle emission standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles before the end of this year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, reintroduced their Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act.
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Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced a proposal Wednesday to invest up to $200 million over three years to boost school and library cybersecurity. The move follows urgent calls for the FCC to update its E-rate program to cover advanced firewalls and other network security measures.
A group of 95 U.S. lawmakers on Thursday urged the Biden administration to finalize stricter emissions limits than it proposed in April, already prompting opposition from most automakers, a letter seen by Reuters showed.
The House Communications Subcommittee unanimously approved the NTIA Reauthorization Act (HR-4510), the Spectrum Relocation Enhancement Act (HR-3430) and two other telecom bills in a show of bipartisan cooperation Wednesday, promoting the authority of the NTIA (see 2307110079).
US policymakers hope to require online platforms to disclose information about their algorithms and allow the government to intervene if these are found to discriminate based on criteria like race or gender.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Congressman Bob Latta’s (R-OH)legislation, the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Reauthorization Act, was approved by the Communications and Technology Subcommittee.