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      Effective Questioning Techniques
      
      There are many reasons why questions can be a key part of a presentation. There are also different types of questions that can be used, each with its own pros and cons. For this reason, it’s important to be aware of the weapons you have in […]
      
      Why Engineers Say “Soft Skills Are Hard!”
      
      Soft skills. The phrase gets the cold shoulder from many engineers and engineering managers questioning the value of anything that can be called “soft.” “There’s nothing ‘soft’ about my job! We only do hard stuff […]
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      This article is excerpted from Dr. Mehmood Khan's testimony before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology on 6 March 2019. Dr. Khan is chair of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness and Vice Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer for […]
      
      White House Issues Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
      
      Pictured: President Trump at 11 February Executive Order signing ceremony. Source: White House On 11 February, President Trump signed an Executive Order giving guidance to federal agencies designed to accelerate America’s leadership in […]
      
      GAO Enhances Science and Technology Advisory Role for Congress
      
      On 29 January, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced the launch of a new Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics Team to better meet Congress’s growing need for information on science and technology issues. The […]
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- - - Crossword – 20 March 2019
      
      Try your hand at our weekly engineering- and technology-themed crossword puzzles. Every Wednesday, we will post a new puzzle -- authored by renowned crossword puzzle writer Myles Mellor -- to test your skill and knowledge. Myles […]
      
      IEEE-USA InSight Podcast: Episode 28
      
      IEEE-USA InSight Podcast is a monthly podcast featuring news, information and updates from IEEE-USA headquarters in Washington, D.C. This month's podcast includes: National Engineers Week, Family Day, Future Cities Career Connection - The Non-Linear […]
      
      Kathy Herring Hayashi on Importance of Keeping Women in Tech
      
      Kathy Herring Hayashi, chair of the IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference (WIE ILC), has been involved in semiconductor software her entire career and currently works at Qualcomm Inc., analyzing and optimizing semiconductor […]
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      Calling all engineering students and recent graduates: If there is one thing that veteran educator Harry T. Roman wants you to know, it’s that 15 percent of your career will require technical skills--while 85 percent of it will demand […]
      
      John Meredith Memorial Giving: Honoring a Lifetime of Service
      
      John Meredith, IEEE Life Fellow, director emeritus of the IEEE Foundation, former Region 5 director, and 2007 IEEE-USA President, passed away in September after a brief illness. John gave decades of service as a volunteer, with a list of […]
      
      The Driverless Car Rumbles Toward the City
      
      More than three years ago, in a column on this same topic, I wrote that I could not believe that our streets would ever be filled with self-driving cars. Not surprisingly, proponents of autonomous vehicles (AVs) like Tesla, Volvo, and […]
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