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To achieve its full potential, the Internet and
information infrastructure must be secure.
Legislative initiatives intended to enhance
information assurance should include a sustained
commitment to the conduct of basic and applied
research and to the development of new experts.
Legal and regulatory impediments, such as the DMCA
and UCITA, should not inhibit the ability of
individuals to engage in critical research in
computer security and advance the open interchange
of information concerning computing and related
disciplines. To address current shortcomings, our
nation should develop a long-term view of cyber
security.
USACM Activities
- USACM Submits Comments on REAL ID
USACM submitted comments responding to the Department of Homeland Security's request for comment on the REAL ID Act, which imposes new guidelines for drivers license and identification cards issued by the states. (May 8, 2007)
- USACM Responds to Federal Identity Theft Task Force
USACM sent a letter to the Federal Identity Theft Task Force responding to their request for comment on a variety of proposals to reduce the risk of identity theft and to better assist victims of identity theft. (January 19, 2007)
- USACM Co-Chair Testifies on Cyber Security
before Congress
In testimony
before the House Government Reform Committee Subcommittee
on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental
Relations and the Census, USACM Co-Chair Gene Spafford
made recommendations regarding the certification
of software and the role it should play in governmental
acquisitions. (September 17, 2003)
- USACM Co-Chair Dr. Spafford Offers Cyber Security
Testimony
USACM Co-Chair Dr. Eugene Spafford offered testimony
before a House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee
that focused on the Department of Defense's information
assurance policy, assessing potential cyber threats
and defense mechanisms currently in place to counter
cyber threats, and private industry efforts to address
cyber security. (July 24, 2003)
- ACM Fellow Lance Hoffman's testimony
before the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee
on Science, Technology and Space on legislative
efforts to enhance information security. April 24,
2002
- USACM letter
sent to Congressional leaders regarding concerns
with the US Patriot Act. October 2001.
- USACM Co-chair Eugene Spafford's
testimony to the House Committee on Science
regarding the role of university research in enhancing
the security of our Nation's information infrastructure.
October 2001
- USACM memo of October 2001 to the Congressional
Internet Caucus and the House and Senate Judiciary
Committees making recommendations to:
- Recommendations
on securing the US Computing Infrastructure
- Government
controls on encryption
- IEEE USA and USACM letter
to Senator McCain on S. 909, the Secure
Public Networks Act, July 3, 1997.
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