This week: Coronavirus response; G20 finance officials express renewed hope for digital services tax deal this year; App Coalition hosts Section 230 Virtual Summit; FCC kicks off first 5G mid-band spectrum auction....more
This week: Coronavirus response; EU Court Strikes Down EU-US Privacy Shield; Biden Campaign Releases Federal Technology R&D Proposal; and New Rule Prohibits Contracts with Entities Using Covered Telecommunications Products....more
7/17/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Huawei ,
NDAA ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration ,
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This week: Coronavirus response; House Democrats seek increased oversight of U.S. Agency for Global Media; technology companies among Paycheck Protection Program loan recipients....more
This week: Coronavirus response; countries move ahead with digital service taxes amid stalemate with U.S.; all five FCC Commissioners appear before Senate Commerce Committee; House Energy and Commerce hearing examines spread...more
This week: Coronavirus response; Section 230 under fire again on both sides of the aisle; momentum grows for regulating facial recognition technology....more
This week: Coronavirus response; FCC approves 5G upgrade order on party lines; Senate Republicans urge FCC to act on Section 230 Executive Order....more
This week: Coronavirus response; Senators unveil first bipartisan COVID-19 data privacy bill; USTR expands investigation into digital services taxes....more
This week: Coronavirus response; President Trump to sign an Executive Order aimed at social media’s “conservative bias;” Schumer leads bipartisan bill to boost federal investment in science and technology research....more
This week: Coronavirus response; House and Senate Democrats introduce COVID-19 consumer data privacy bill; lawmakers offer bipartisan bills to create skills training credit; House allows remote voting for first time in...more
This week: Coronavirus response; House Democrats unveil plan for all Americans to access affordable broadband; Senate Commerce Republicans offer COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act; California attorney general and city...more
This week: Coronavirus response, Senate Commerce convenes paper hearing on enlisting big data in the fight against coronavirus, FCC publishes COVID-19 telehealth program and connected care program details....more
The Paycheck Protection Program established under the CARES Act provides eligible businesses — including for-profit business concerns, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, 5019(c)(19) veterans organizations and Tribal concerns (collectively...more