Technology

Members of Congress praised a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday affirming that the U.S. government does not have authority to serve search warrants unilaterally on electronic communications held abroad.  The members, Senators Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Representatives Tom Marino (R-Pa.) and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), noted… Read more »

Dear Friend,  As someone with two decades of experience in the technology sector, I can tell you our government’s use of technology could and should be more efficient, flexible and customer-centric. If you’ve ever needed help from a federal agency and looked for resources online, you know this problem all too well. Whether it’s applying for student loans or… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today released the following statement after the address of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a joint session of Congress: “I agree with Prime Minister Modi that the success of the United States and India are linked, especially in areas such as climate change, technology and human rights. “In order to protect our communities and the… Read more »

Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Washington) has proposed to extend the life of the U.S. Digital Service in an effort to help federal agencies increase their usage of technology and address government service quality. DelBlene’s office said in a release published Friday the U.S. Digital Service Act would extend the authorization of the USDS program for another 10… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today introduced legislation to extend the life of the U.S. Digital Service (USDS), a low-cost way to improve government use of technology, save taxpayer dollars and provide people the quality of government services they deserve. “The U.S. Digital Service was formed as a way to temporarily bring the technical know-how of industry experts to the… Read more »

A bill introduced by Democratic lawmakers Friday would extend the life of the U.S. Digital Service, the White House's digital fix-it team, for a decade. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., introduced the U.S. Digital Service Act, which would authorize the team for a 10-year term, ensuring it would live beyond the end of the Obama administration in January. “As… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) and Congressman Tom Marino (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan and bicameral International Communications Privacy Act (ICPA) today. Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Chris Coons (D- DE) and Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced identical legislation in the Senate. Reps. DelBene and Marino introduced similar legislation last year, H.R. 1174, the Law Enforcement Access to… Read more »

Today the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), the global voice of the tech sector, announced it is recognizing Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) as recipients of its top honor, the 2015 ITI Tech Legislator of the Year award. The award recognizes four lawmakers each year, a Republican and… Read more »

Seattle has strong, established technology companies but needs to work on its supportive culture for budding entrepreneurs, a new study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday. Seattle ranks No. 11 of 25 U.S. cities on how prepared they are for the ”technological revolution” sweeping across every industry, from health care to education to… Read more »

Imagine police rifling through your desk, then boxing up and carting off any mail or correspondence that was older than six months. Ridiculous; they'd have to have a warrant. But the same Fourth Amendment protection you enjoy at home has yet to be extended to the emails and other electronic communications that you've sent or received and are stored on servers by Internet service… Read more »