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      On 26 June, the leaders of the key House and Senate science and technology committees announced introduction of the National Quantum Initiative Act (H.R. 6227), bi-partisan legislation designed to accelerate and coordinate U.S. public and private […]
      
      Congress Looks to Update Export Controls to Include “Emerging and Foundational Technologies”
      
      On 22 May, the Senate Banking Committee marked up and reported the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (S. 2098), a bill designed modernize and strengthen the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which […]
      
      White House Report Cites Need for Immediate Improvement in the U.S. Cybersecurity Workforce
      
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      Is IEEE sinking? IEEE membership in the United States has been on a declining trend for the past several years. Does this suggest that IEEE is losing its relevance? Can this trend be reversed? Volunteer leaders in Northern Colorado have stepped up […]
      
      Technology for Peace (or War)?
      
      Can an emerging technology be developed for peaceful uses, while suppressing any potentially detrimental or otherwise negative applications? The engineering profession itself is in general agreement that the answer is no, it cannot. Nevertheless, […]
      
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