This Week In Tech: PTO, P2P And More
• More than six months since President Obama took office, the process of filling key positions in his administration continues. Obama's nominee for director of the Patent and Trademark Office, IBM Assistant General Counsel David Kappos, will appear for questioning Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The session gets underway at 10 a.m. in Room 226/Dirksen Senate Office Building.
• The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday will resume its examination of inadvertent file-sharing over peer-to-peer networks, with a hearing that will focus on how the popular platform LimeWire could adversely affect both privacy and national security. The session takes place at 10 a.m. in Room 2154/Rayburn House Office Building.
• The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee plans to mark up legislation Wednesday that would replace a 2005 law -- popularly known as 'Real ID' -- which required states to issue new secure drivers' licenses and identification documents to their residents. The session kicks off at 10 a.m. in Room 324/Dirksen Senate Office Building.
• With last month's nationwide transition to digital television signals firmly behind them, broadcasters plan to celebrate with a Tuesday reception on Capitol Hill that will trumpet their latest technology: digital broadcasts to mobile devices, including cell phones, netbooks and in-car displays. Invited dignitaries to the event -- which kicks off at noon in the foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building -- include Reps. John Dingell, D-Mich., Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Cliff Stearns, R-Fla.
Read more details at CongressDaily's TechCentral here.
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