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Qualcomm Elects Jonathan Rubinstein to Board of Directors

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM)  announced the election of Jonathan Rubinstein to its Board of Directors. Rubinstein brings more than 30 years of experience in the mobile, computing and consumer electronics industries to the position, and he last served as senior vice president of Product Innovation for Hewlett-Packard Company until January 2012.

“We are extremely pleased to welcome Jon as a member of Qualcomm’s Board of Directors,” said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of Qualcomm.    Read More.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) Talks Innovation, Immigration at Oracle Town Hall Meeting

Reston, VA – Oracle, the world's leading supplier of software for information management, hosted Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) today for a tour of their Reston, VA, facility and a meeting with the company’s senior leadership team to discuss challenges faced by the technology industry.

Following the discussion, Oracle invited their employees and industry leaders from across Northern Virginia’s technology corridor for a town hall meeting with Sen. Kaine.       Read More

U.S. courts release $95M Dell product contract (Washington Technology)

The U.S. judiciary is developing a blanket purchase agreement to buy nearly $100 million on a variety of Dell products and related services. The products will include IT systems, wide area networks, local area networks and software applications for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, courthouses and data centers.    Read More.

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Major League Baseball Strikes Deal With Qualcomm To Sort Out Wireless In Ballparks (TechCrunch)

Major League Baseball is the stuff of Americana and nostalgia, but it’s also trying hard it keeps up with the 21st century. Today, MLBAM, its interactive/digital media subsidiary, said that it has inked a deal with Qualcomm, for the latter to provide technology and engineering support to improve mobile networks at 30 Major League Baseball ballparks.    Read More


Rep. Darrell Issa said it's a 'huge risk' to bring in people who 'aren't the brightest.' | AP Photo

Diversity visas feel brunt of high-skill bill (Politico)

May 26, 2013

Rep. Darrell Issa has framed his new high-skilled immigration bill as a building  block for American opportunity and a tool for taking on the Senate.

First, he may have to take on House Democrats.

The tech industry adores the bill, which boosts H-1B visas and creates more  green cards for certain foreign graduates from U.S. universities. But it also  guts a diversity visa program beloved by Democrats.

OMB Gives Agencies First-Ever Security Guidelines to Protect Smartphones and Tablets
May 24, 2013
(NextGov News) - The Office of Management and Budget on Thursday sent agencies instructions for securing government-owned commercial smartphones and tablets in an effort to bring consiste...

Making the Case for iPads in Every Classroom
May 24, 2013
(NextGov News) - Over the last few weeks, my startup conducted pilots of our adaptive math iPad app in 12 different classrooms across the country....

What Google's X Lab Is Cooking Up Next
May 24, 2013
(NextGov News) - For the latest goings-ons inside Google's not-so-secret "secret" X lab, Bloomberg Businessweek's Brad Stone spent some time there, giving us a peak at the futuristic "moo...

XBox One? What XBox One? — Microsoft brings cutting-edge tech to Washington
May 24, 2013
(Washington Post) - Microsoft Research was in town Tuesday, and there wasn’t an XBox One in sight. Instead, the company brought along technology that has yet to — or may never — hit store sh...

Amazon Web Services to add 500 jobs in Fairfax
May 24, 2013
(Washington Post) - Amazon Web Services plans to add 500 I.T.-focused jobs in Fairfax County and open a new office in Herndon, economic development officials there announced Wednesday....

Tech visa debate heads to House
May 23, 2013
(The Hill) - The Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills, called the Skills Act for short, includes many policy measures that the tech industry has lobbied for. Represen...

Former US officials recommend penalties for foreign companies using stolen American IP
May 23, 2013
(The Hill) - The federal government should impose penalties on foreign companies that use intellectual property (IP) stolen from American businesses via cyberattacks, according to a ...

Sen. Cornyn targets patent trolls with new bill
May 23, 2013
(The Hill) - Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced legislation on Wednesday aimed at cracking down on abusive patent litigation....


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