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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 WasteWatcher

Low Hanging Fruit Not Too Low to Cut

When evaluating the overall budget picture, many analysts understandably and appropriately focus on the big ticket spending items, especially the largest and fastest growing portions of the federal budget, entitlements. Sometimes, it pays to think...

CAGW Staff July 12, 2012
The WasteWatcher

Round 3: Net Neutrality Debate Continues

Even as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has yet to weigh in on the Verizon case against the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCCs) net neutrality 2010 Report and Order on Preserving the Open Internet (FCC 10-210),...

Deborah Collier June 12, 2012
The WasteWatcher

House Passes Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

Cybersecurity has been a very prevalent issue on Capitol Hill recently with legislation such as The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and

CAGW Staff May 12, 2012
The WasteWatcher

Leveraging cloud computing to ensure cost savings

As government agencies at all levels continue to face tremendous pressure to do more with less, the use of cloud computing tools to reduce the cost of information technology (IT) infrastructure is particularly enticing as an opportunity to save...

Deborah Collier May 12, 2012
The WasteWatcher

Developing a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights

As the use of online services increases, reports about the tracking and monitoring of consumers’ online use by government and corporations are on the rise.

Deborah Collier March 12, 2012
The WasteWatcher

Lifeline/Link -Up Reform on FCC Agenda

The Lifeline program is part of the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) low-income support services, providing subsidized telephone services to low-income households. The low-income support program also includes the Link-Up program, which provides a...

Deborah Collier February 27, 2012
The WasteWatcher

Connect America Fund: Continuing the Universal Service Fee with No End in Sight

On November 18, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its much-anticipated 759-page proposed rulemaking for the Connect America Fund (CAF), which sets out to reform the Universal Service Fund (USF) and the Intercarrier...

Deborah Collier January 30, 2012
The WasteWatcher

News from ALEC

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) held its States and Nation Policy Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona from November 29, 2011 to December 2, 2011. Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) staff was present during several meetings of the...

Deborah Collier January 30, 2012
The WasteWatcher

California High-Speed Rail: Way Off Track

In November 2008, California voters approved Proposition 1A, a $9.95 billion bond measure to fund part of the state’s share of the proposed high-speed rail line from Anaheim to San Francisco. The bond was approved by a narrow margin of 52.7 percent...

CAGW Staff January 30, 2012
Press Release

L.A. Hearing Justifies CAGW’s Caution on the Cloud

For Immediate Release:

Curtis Kalin December 13, 2011
Press Release

CAGW Still Searching for Answers on Los Angeles Email Contract

For Immediate Release:

Curtis Kalin December 7, 2011
The WasteWatcher

FCC Delivers a Turkey for Thanksgiving

Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is dropping a regulatory turkey on everyone’s doorstep. On November 20, 2011, the final rules of the “Open Internet Order,” also known as net neutrality, become...

Deborah Collier November 26, 2011

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