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Sequestration, debt limit, and more

Trey Hodgkins, senior vice president for Global Public Sector at TechAmerica, will discuss how sequestration and other issues will affect contracting and acquisition.
October 8, 2012

Tags: acquisition , contracting , Trey Hodgkins , 2012 Vision Conference , sequestration , IT manufacturing , continuing resolution , debt limit , procurement , FITARA , shared risk , Mark Amtower , Amtower Off Center

Monday - 10/08/2012, 08:07pm EDT

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Tech America launches Big Data Commission

The Tech America Foundation has announced the formation of a Big Data Commission. The group will be made up of members from industry interested in tackling the most pertinent big data questions - like, how government agencies can secure such large volumes of information and how big data can be used to make intelligent decisions. Tech America is looking for commissioners to head up the new group. It's accepting applications on its website through May 14.

http://www.techamericafoundation.org/big-data-commission

Tags: The Big Data Report , technology , MarkLogic

Monday - 05/07/2012, 02:43pm EDT

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Hackers attack websites of cybersecurity bill backers

Tech America and USTelecom said the Anonymous hacker group targeted their Internet sites in denial-of-service attacks.

Tags: Anonymous , hackers , USTelecom , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , technology , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell

Tuesday - 04/10/2012, 07:52am EDT

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Will insider-trading bill chill dialogue between contractors, government?

Talking to their federal customers is a critical part of a contractor's job. But under the STOCK Act — short for Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge — could make that more difficult. Trey Hodgkins, the senior vice president for National Security and Procurement Policy at TechAmerica, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the proposal.

Tags: acquisition , contracting , industry , STOCK Act , Congress , Acquisition Reform Working Group , Trey Hodgkins

Thursday - 02/23/2012, 06:20pm EST

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Cybersecurity Act eliminates internet kill switch

The President would have had the power to flip a switch and kill the internet... until the Cybersecurity Act was revised. Liesyl Franz, Vice President for Information Security at Tech America, explains.

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , Cybersecurity Act , Liesyl Franz ,

Friday - 09/30/2011, 10:47am EDT

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