...standards. This report responds to a request by ONC for IOM to convene a Committee of experts (the Committee) to review and comment on the pace and cohesion of the...
...this pledge from those of his predecessors was his commitment to go beyond soft promises of greater candor in press conferences and fewer assertions of privilege. This administration, he pledged,...
...to finally allow information locked in disparate proprietary “silos” to pass freely between all units and levels of government. Externally, they can provide cheaper and better ways to serve the...
For decades utility companies and environmentalists alike have known that the most dramatic and economical advances in energy policy could be achieved through energy conservation than by any other means....
The managers of the aging United States electrical power grid have for some time planned to upgrade it to increase the quality of power on the grid and decrease the...
...Administration’s commitment to upgrading the nation’s electrical infrastructure is layered on top of an already-existing government initiative mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). Under that...
...and competition authorities in some countries have been trying to address these concerns. Some progress has been achieved and ‘solutions’ provided. However, in practice, it has turned out that current...
Only by giving equal opportunity to FOSS can the Obama Administration ensure that, when it comes to getting the best deal for the American public, the best software will win.
The European Standardization System (ESS) has been a central element in the delivery of the single European market, in particular, through the use of Directives in key areas under the...
There is a bill in committee in the House of Representatives that would take an important first step towards making America more standards-competitive in international trade.