AT&T snags staffer from tax panel
AT&T has added Capitol Hill veteran Noah Jacobson to its Washington policy shop.Jacobson spent almost a decade in the Capitol, most recently serving as a legislative director and counsel for Rep....
View ArticleFormer FCC chief heads to Carlyle Group
Former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski joined a major private equity firm on Monday.The Carlyle Group announced that the former FCC head joined the asset management...
View ArticleEx-trade commissioner joins new law firm
Former Federal Trade Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour has moved to the BakerHostetler law firm to help lead its privacy and data protection team.Harbour, an independent, served as an FTC commissioner...
View ArticleEshoo, Pallone compete for Waxman's job
Reps. Anna Eshoo (Calif.) and Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.) are squaring off to replace retiring Rep. Henry Waxman (Calif.) as the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Rep. John Dingell...
View ArticleRep. Cohen pledges to tackle NSA in new top spot
As the new top Democrat on the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.) is pledging to tackle government surveillance and civil rights.“Whether...
View ArticleFor Yelp, an expanding push into politics
Building on a push to have its voice heard in Washington, urban Web guide Yelp is joining an Internet trade group.The San Francisco-based company announced on Thursday that it would join The Internet...
View ArticleMontana senator heads to Commerce panel
The newest member of Congress, Sen. John Walsh (D-Mont.), will serve on the Senate Commerce Committee, Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) announced on Friday.Walsh, a former lieutenant governor who was...
View ArticleFormer software lobbyist tapped for trade post
President Obama has nominated a former software trade group lobbyist for a top trade office.Robert Holleyman spent more than two decades as the chief executive of BSA/the Software Alliance, a trade...
View ArticleFCC launches health task force
The Federal Communications Commission wants to help healthcare organizations adopt the latest technology and the fastest broadband Internet.Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced the creation of a...
View ArticleFormer Google lobbyist to head tech think tank
Alan Davidson, a longtime scholar, open Internet advocate and former Google lobbyist, will lead the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute (OTI), the organization announced on Friday.Sascha...
View ArticleNSA head steps down
Gen. Keith Alexander stepped down from the leadership of the National Security Agency (NSA) on Friday, amid turbulence at the embattled spy agency.In a ceremony at the agency’s Fort Meade, Md.,...
View ArticleChamber goes tech
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching a new technology-focused arm with an office in Silicon Valley.The project, announced by the country’s largest business lobby on Tuesday, will work with tech...
View ArticleTech group hires House cyber guru
TechAmerica is bringing on a former House Homeland Security Committee staffer as its director of cybersecurity policy. Michael Spierto, who worked on the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and...
View ArticleLofgren staffer joins tech industry group
Rep. Zoe Lofgren’s (D-Calif.) Communications Director is joining the Information Technology Industry Council, the tech trade group announced Tuesday.Duncan Neasham — who worked for the House Small...
View ArticleFCC names chief economist
The Federal Communications Commission has chosen Indiana University Professor David Waterman to be its chief economist. FCC Chair Tom Wheeler announced Waterman’s appointment on Thursday. “His...
View ArticleLeader of Team Boehner heading to AT&T
Kevin McGrann will be leaving the office of Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) for AT&T’s lobby shop, the company announced on Tuesday. McGrann, who serves as the executive director of Boehner’s...
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