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Jerry Melvin Named Chairman of Council for Lifelong Learning

Tom Feeney (R-Oviedo), Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives has named Representative Jerry Melvin (R-Fort Walton Beach) to be Chairman of the important Council for Lifelong Learning for the 2001-2002 session.

Bush Supports Tech in Education

Educational technology proponents said they are optimistic about President Bush’s education plan, submitted to Congress on Tuesday.

Privacy bills emerging at federal and state levels

The race is on in both the U.S. Congress and in the legislatures of individual states to introduce online privacy legislation that could affect e-commerce activities and regulate the dissemination of personal financial data.

Powell takes over at FCC

Agency likely to favor market forces at pivotal time for telecom

ICANN names former CIO to be new top executive

The organization that manages the Internet domain name system today announced that former University of California CIO M. Stuart Lynn will take over as its president and CEO in March.

Bush Names Michael Powell As FCC Chairman

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President George W. Bush (news – web sites) named Michael Powell, a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission (news – web sites), to head that agency, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said on Monday.

For Bush, Tech Lobbying Starts In Senate

George W. Bush would be wise to bone up on technology matters, because there’s a long line of elected officials jockeying for his sympathy to their causes.

SKILLVIEW TECHNOLOGIES AND QUESTION MARK ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

SkillView Technologies, Inc., an innovator of products that support Skills Management, announces a new strategic partnership with Question Mark Corporation, the leading provider of testing and assessment software since 1988.

Director of ADL Initiative Receives Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Service

On January 17, 2001, Secretary of Defense William Cohen awarded Don Johnson, Director of the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) initiative the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Service. Mr. Tom Longstreth, the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Readiness, presided over the Pentagon ceremony. Mr. Longstreth praised Mr. Johnson’s vision and leadership and noted with […]

State-of-the-States

State-of-the-States The nations Governors, much like the President, are required to report to their legislatures on the state of their states, commonwealths, and territories on an annual or biannual basis. This is also an opportunity for Governors to lay out their agendas for the coming year. Every year, National Governors Association collects these speeches, makes […]