Technology

Editorial: Keep internet access open and equal

| Posted in In the News

If you’re not happy with the high-occupancy toll lanes on I-405 that allow drivers who can afford it pay a fee to escape slower traffic, imagine the same two tiers for users on the information super highway. Since 2015, the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Internet rules have prevented broadband service providers from creating those toll lanes and otherwise…

Why tech workers showed up to March for Science

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Science itself may be nonpartisan, but the March for Science this weekend simply couldn’t be. Demonstrators, many tech workers among them, turned out in an estimated 600 cities around the world to rally for science and its role in policy-making. The march was organized after the Trump administration proposed and began to implement steep budget cuts to…

DelBene Donates Computers to Local Boys & Girls Club as Trump Attempts to Gut Their Budget

| Posted in Press Releases

MOUNT VERNON – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today visited the Boys & Girls Club of Skagit County to donate computers and highlight the devastating effects of President Trump’s proposed budget cuts on our community — including this important afterschool program. “It’s shameful the President is proposing the elimination of funding for vital…

On the value of science, healthcare and education, our Washington delegation is listening

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This week, I spent a few days in the “other Washington” where I had the opportunity to meet with the members of our federal legislative delegation and their staffs. I shared with them the invaluable, vital work that our University of Washington community does to expand the frontiers of scientific research, improve…

What Is the Future of the U.S. Digital Service?

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It’s arguable that few agencies better exemplified the Obama administration’s approach to technology, innovation and their combination in government than the U.S. Digital Service. Formed as a continuation of the private sector tech experts who helped salvage Healthcare.gov, the USDS has since grown and expanded to become the go-to team for managing difficult digital projects…

FedScoops Top Women in Tech 2017: Rep. Suzan DelBene

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Suzan DelBene had a long career in technology before coming to Congress. The Washington state Democrat served as CEO and president of Nimble Technology, a business software company, and spent 12 years at Microsoft. “Updating our laws to reflect the way the world works in the 21st century has been one of my top priorities in Congress,” she says. “When current law…

CTA Names Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Suzan DelBene, Eric Swalwell & Will Hurd Digital Patriots

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The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced four members of the U.S. House of Representatives as the association's 2017 Digital Patriot Honorees. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Will Hurd (R-TX) will be honored at CTA's 13th annual Digital Patriots Dinner at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery on…

Editorial: U.S. Senate should join House in protecting email privacy

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As far as law enforcement and the federal law regarding electronic communications are concerned, any of your emails older than 180 days have been “abandoned” and don’t carry an expectation of privacy; they’re no different than the trash you leave at the curb and can be searched without a warrant. That standard, allowing law enforcement agencies to obtain old…

16 people to watch in tech

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Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) Before Rep. Suzan DelBene, 54, became a member of Congress, she was a tech entrepreneur and a 12-year veteran of Microsoft, where she rose to become a corporate vice president. These days, the Washington Democrat is using her background to push Congress to look at ways tech can play a role in infrastructure. In 2015, she and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)…