Innovation and Technology Policy Center
The Innovation & Technology Policy Center (ITPC) was created to increase the prominence of issues of great significance to CAGW, many of which have been at the forefront of the organization’s work since it was established in 1984. The issues covered by the ITPC include, but are not limited to, aerospace, antitrust, biopharmaceuticals, broadband, information technology, intellectual property rights, privacy, spectrum, and telecommunications.
The ITPC reviews current laws and regulations at the federal and state levels of government since they affect the inventions and innovations of tomorrow, with a focus on ensuring that new technologies are created under light-touch regulatory regimes, rather than heavy-handed decrees.
The ITPC enables CAGW to take on special projects on issues related to its mission to reduce waste, fraud, mismanagement, and abuse in government.
The ITPC benefits from the leadership of Executive Director/CAGW Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs Deborah Collier and CAGW President Tom Schatz, who have a combined 78 years of experience in many of the issues that are included in the ITPC’s mission.
The Latest from ITPC
The WasteWatcherNew CAGW Report on Intellectual Property
On November 17, 2014, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) will release its latest report, “Intellectual Property: Making It Personal.” Co-authored by CAGW President Tom Schatz and Director of Technology and Telecommunications Policy Deborah...
Press ReleaseCAGW Goes Trick-or-Treating
For Immediate Release Contact: Alexandra Booze 202-467-5318 October 28, 2014
The WasteWatcherMarketplace Fairness Is Not A Fair Option
On July 15, 2014, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R.
The WasteWatcherThe Cloud: Two-Year Review
The federal government spends more than $80 billion each year on information technology. In 2010, the federal chief information officer issued guidance to government agencies requiring them to adopt cloud computing tools when replacing systems, and...
The WasteWatcherISPs Are Not Common Carriers
Since the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued its decision in Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission on January 14, 2014, there has been a big push to reclassify the Internet as a Title II telecommunications...
The WasteWatcherThe Secret’s Out about Plain Packaging
Award-winning author Madeleine L'Engle wrote in her 1968 novel, "The Young Unicorns,” that “[t]o take away a man's freedom of choice, even his freedom to make the wrong choice, is to manipulate him as though he were a puppet and not a person.”
The WasteWatcherCAGW Files Comments on Net Neutrality Order
On July 7, 2014, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) President Tom Schatz filed public comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) May 15, 2014 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding net neutrality.
Press ReleaseCAGW Releases August Wastewatcher
For Immediate Release Contact: Alexandra Booze (202) 467-5318 August 9, 2014
Press ReleaseCCAGW to Senate: Join the House and Protect Americans from Internet Taxes
For Immediate Release Contact: Alexandra Booze 202-467-5318 July 15, 2014
Press ReleaseCAGW Releases July Wastewatcher Report
For Immediate Release Contact: Alexandra Booze 202-467-5318 July 7, 2014
The WasteWatcherTelecom Heats Up the Summer Months
In March 2014, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released “Telecom Unplugged: Unleashing a New Digital Era,” which highlighted topical telecommunications issues. Now that summer is in full swing, politicians and bureaucrats are feverously...
Press ReleaseThe Wall Street Journal Publishes Joint CAGW/Utah Taxpayer Association Op Ed
For Immediate Release Contact:Alexandra Booze 202-467-5318 June 20, 2014
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