I am attending the President's address this morning regarding the future of NSA surveillance. The tech industry has been deeply troubled by revelations of expansive government surveillance. NSA attempts to disable security measures protecting the communications infrastructure of American companies is a threat to our consumers in the U.S. and [...]
Virginia innovators have led the way in the explosive growth of the new $68 billion App Economy. New companies are springing up every day in the Commonwealth producing apps for our mobile devices. But while smartphones and tablets top many holiday lists this season, the gift that tech entrepreneurs want [...]
In the aftermath of the STEM education bill's defeat on the House floor, supporters are searching for other means to make sure our young students are exposed to skills which lead to high paying jobs in the technology sector. While some can disagree over how to raise our country’s low [...]
Ivan Pavlov wrote “It is not accidental that all phenomena of human life are dominated by the search for daily bread.” It has long been the case that people and, by extension, the corporations they run, operate on a system of incentives. No place has more experimentation with this concept [...]
Thankfully, an agreement has been reached on the payroll tax cut legislation that provides for open and fair spectrum auctions allowing anyone to bid. App developers have long advocated for increased spectrum as wireless networks are approaching saturation. Our apps need connectivity to run and our customers want to access [...]