ACM Washington Update

The latest update from the ACM U.S. Public Policy Committee is out. Always a handy source of information on policy affecting the computing community.

 

Monoculture Debate at USENIX

Ed Felten’s got a rundown of the Dan Geer vs. Scott Charney debate at the USENIX conference on whether operating-system monoculture is a threat to computer security. Some interesting points on both sides (and from Felten).

 

Foreign Students Face Fees for SEVIS

From Federal Computer Week: international students and scholars visiting the United States will soon have to pay a $100 fee to register in the Homeland Security Department’s information system to cover administration and maintenance costs for the system.
Here’s the full article.