by Medha Imam | Jan 28, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON – Witnesses speaking at a House subcommittee on Wednesday urged Congress to update a key Energy Department research program to remain internationally competitive in technology. “Our leadership in technology is challenged by the growing investments of other...
by Medha Imam | Jan 26, 2015 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON – Leaders from Engine, a research and advocacy organization, accompanied members of Congress on Monday to launch a new caucus that aims to promote access to jobs for underrepresented groups in the tech sector. “We just have not had enough women and people...
by Medha Imam | Jan 21, 2015 | Politics
By Astrid Goh and Medha Imam An online video of Tuesday’s State of the Union speech released on House Speaker John Boehner’s official YouTube channel did not include two short segments of the president’s original speech — one on climate change and another...
by Medha Imam | Jan 20, 2015 | Business, State of the Union
WASHINGTON – You might hear President Barack Obama talk about two relatively new initiatives to improve government technology during Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech — 18F and the U.S. Digital Service. “Our mission is to really transform how the government...
by Medha Imam | Jan 14, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its 2015 business agenda Wednesday morning, calling Republican and Democratic politicians to rally around continuing economic growth in part by approving legislation on the Keystone XL pipeline. During the annual...
by Medha Imam | Jan 12, 2015 | Business
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx on Monday proposed a 30-year plan to revitalize the nation’s transportation system. To steer policymakers away from concentrating on short-term efforts such as securing the Highway Trust Fund, Foxx said he believes...
by Medha Imam | Jan 7, 2015 | Business, National Security
WASHINGTON – The House passed a bipartisan bill Wednesday to reinstate the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act by a vote of 416 to 5. The legislation stalled in the Senate in the last Congress, causing the 2002 law to expire. A joint undertaking by the private and public...
