The FCC Technological Advisory Council met for the first time Thursday under Chairman Ajit Pai, with a new focus on types of issues Pai has emphasized, including cutting regulation and broadband deployment. TAC was a favorite of then-FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, who chaired the group before he was a commissioner. Pai, meanwhile, is visiting Plains states (see 1706080041). Although some complained afterward of a possible tilt toward deregulation under the TAC, others defended its tack under Pai.
SHANGHAI -- CTA President Gary Shapiro walked a line between hope and disappointment at CES Asia Thursday on the Trump administration’s trade policies, during Q&A in a media briefing with scholarship journalists.
David Redl emerged generally unscathed from his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday for the position of NTIA administrator. “Very smooth hearing, very fast, I was surprised at how fast it went,” said Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., in an interview about the session, which considered three nominees and lasted under 90 minutes. Redl faced no attacks. Commerce will vote on Redl’s nomination “hopefully soon,” Thune said.
David Redl emerged generally unscathed from his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday for the position of NTIA administrator. “Very smooth hearing, very fast, I was surprised at how fast it went,” said Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., in an interview about the session, which considered three nominees and lasted under 90 minutes. Redl faced no attacks. Commerce will vote on Redl’s nomination “hopefully soon,” Thune said.
Expect a Trump administration legislative proposal on infrastructure “hopefully soon,” Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday during a hearing on Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization. “Probably third quarter of this year.” She cited the administration’s recent release of infrastructure proposal principles and previously named broadband as one component of such a legislative package.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., told reporters Wednesday he will continue to try to find out the number of Americans whose personal communications are intercepted annually through Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act. Earlier, Wyden told Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that Coats went back on a promise to find that estimate.
Expect a Trump administration legislative proposal on infrastructure “hopefully soon,” Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday during a hearing on Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization. “Probably third quarter of this year.” She cited the administration’s recent release of infrastructure proposal principles and previously named broadband as one component of such a legislative package.
Expect a Trump administration legislative proposal on infrastructure “hopefully soon,” Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday during a hearing on Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization. “Probably third quarter of this year.” She cited the administration’s recent release of infrastructure proposal principles and previously named broadband as one component of such a legislative package.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., told reporters Wednesday he will continue to try to find out the number of Americans whose personal communications are intercepted annually through Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act. Earlier, Wyden told Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that Coats went back on a promise to find that estimate.
In the June 7 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 51, No. 23) (here), CBP published notices that propose to revoke or modify rulings and similar treatment for musk and electrical cables.