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It's time for Congress to update a 40-year-old surveillance law
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (192+ words) ECPA's ability to provide privacy protections along with clear rules for law enforcement and U. S. communications providers depends upon statutory provisions that somewhat keep pace with our modern communications technologies and services and how we use them. When there are significant…...
Springtime in Washington means it's time for another round of federal privacy legislation
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (182+ words) The Republican discussion draft begins a new debate and establishes a maximal starting position. The committees will hold hearings on the bills and seek to move to subcommittee and full committee markups. The discussion draft also contains no version of…...
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2+ week, 2+ day ago (13+ words) Africa's top priorities for the 2026 World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings'Brookings...
Cyber Warfare and Navies: Digital Conflict in the Maritime Domain
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (145+ words) In his chapter, Bruce Jones argues that the commercial maritime order is vulnerable to cyber threats, and outlines the implications for policymakers. Cyber Warfare and Navies: Digital Conflict in the Maritime Domain Cyber Warfare and Navies outlines the various threats…...
Strengthening North America's digital competitiveness through cybersecurity and SME inclusion
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (191+ words) This viewpoint is part of USMCA Forward 2026. North America is undergoing rapid technological transformation driven by AI, cloud services, automation, cybersecurity needs, and digital trade. While the digital economy has become a major engine of growth'exceeding $1. 5 trillion in cross-border digital…...
A key intelligence law expires in April and the path for reauthorization is unclear
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (233+ words) The reauthorization of U. S. surveillance laws is not on the list of issues most Americans discuss at the dinner table every night. The exposure of U. S. government activities through the 2013 Snowden disclosureswasprobably thelast time intelligence community surveillance powers and their impact on…...
A conversation with NTIA Assistant Secretary Arielle Roth on the future of the digital economy
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (84+ words) 1: 00 pm EST - 2: 00 pm EST 1: 00 pm - 2: 00 pm EST 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, D. C. 20036 On February 12, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings will host a fireside chat with Assistant Secretary Roth to discuss her outlook on the agency in 2026 and the priorities…...
How DOGE's modernization mission may have inadvertently undermined federal AI adoption
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (193+ words) For an administration that made federal AI adoption central to its agenda, the haphazard culling of the federal workforce inadvertently removed the people working to achieve this objective. Efforts to course correct with a new fixed-term tech talent recruitment surge…...
Counting AI: A blueprint to integrate AI investment and use data into US national statistics
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (295+ words) If these concerns about underestimating GDP were true with the rise of software and brand investments, they are even more pressing with the rise of AI, especially generative AI (gen AI). Acknowledging these hidden costs is important when updating our…...
'Navigating Technology and National Security" with author Justin Sherman | The Tech Tank Podcast
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (693+ words) Tech Tank, a biweekly podcast from the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings, explores today's most consequential technology issues. Moderators Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with experts and policymakers to share data, ideas, and policy solutions that address…...