by JAM | Nov 10, 2014 | #techlatino247, Barack Obama, Big data, Comcast, Cyber Security, FCC, HTTP, net neutrality, spectrum, Title II
The President’s Statement An open Internet is essential to the American economy, and increasingly to our very way of life. By lowering the cost of launching a new idea, igniting new political movements, and bringing communities closer together, it has been one...
by JAM | Nov 10, 2014 | #techlatino247, Diversity, IT Professionals, LISTA, LISTA in the News, net neutrality, silicon valley, wireless
In a week of political showdowns, it seems appropriate to reflect on the faceoff in the Internet advocacy world. On the morning of June 10, 1964, Senator Robert C. Byrd ended a 14 hour, 13 minute address. The arguments over the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had given...
by JAM | Nov 10, 2014 | Barack Obama, Cyber Security, DOJ, Health IT, inclusion, IT Professionals, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Policy
Nearly everyone agrees there’s a shortage of cybersecurity professionals across government. But quantifying the precise cyber talent gap remains an inexact science. “We always hear from agencies that they need more cybersecurity people, but they have a very...
by JAM | Nov 9, 2014 | #techlatino247, inclusion, LISTA in the News, Mark Zuckerberg, matt Wallaert, silicon valley
MCLEAN, Va. — Silicon Valley may be the technology center of the high-tech world, but 3,000 miles to the east, the nation’s capital has something that Silicon Valley can aspire to: a more diverse tech workforce. Blacks hold about 17% and women hold 31% of...
by JAM | Nov 1, 2014 | Diversity, LISTA, LISTA in the News
The days of a majority-white United States are coming to an end. But it’s not something the country should fear, according to award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa. In her new TV series “America by the Numbers,” Hinojosa, a Mexican-born anchor and...
