Public Policy

IEEE-USA’s Congressional Visits Day (CVD) is an annual event that brings engineers, scientists, mathematicians, researchers, educators, and technology executives to Washington to raise visibility of and support for engineering and technology. This premier event is open to all IEEE members, especially those who support federal STEM research. The program consists [...]

Webinar with Tom Coughlin, 2019 IEEE-USA President Date and Time Date: 05 Apr 2021 Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM As a former President of IEEE USA, Tom Coughlin will enlighten us on how advocacy work can impact Public policies to benefit our country, technical communities, and the wellbeing of [...]

by Russ Harrison, IEEE-USA’s director of Government Relations. Starting on 29 March, IEEE-USA will be hosting its annual Congressional Visits Day — but with a twist.  Because of COVID-19, participants will not be able to travel to Washington, D.C.  Instead, IEEE-USA will be arranging virtual meetings for participants with their Representatives and [...]

Excerpted from IEEE-USA Insight: THE SECURE ACT AND YOUR RETIREMENT SECURITY by IEEE-USA Staff Feb 2020 The shift away from company defined-benefit pensions to portable tax-deferred retirement savings plans fundamentally shifted responsibility from employers to employees to ensure their financial security in retirement. That systemic change, coupled with longer expected life spans, has [...]

The IEEE Computer Society invites you to join a select group of open source security professionals, for a complimentary half-day seminar. Approved for PDH credit. Thursday, May 2  |  9:30am – 1:00pm PST Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA Register: https://www.computer.org/ieee-computer-society-open-source-libraries-security-webinar Attend this free event including lunch, to master how to [...]

NEWS from IEEE-USA 2001 L Street, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036-4928 IEEE-USA Supports Senate Patent Legislation Favoring Innovators WASHINGTON (4 March 2015) -- IEEE-USA supports the Support Technology and Research for Our Nation’s Growth (STRONG) Patents Act of 2015 introduced Tuesday by Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) for including proposals [...]

The 2013 Congressional Visits Day (CVD) will be held on March 12 and 13 in Washington, DC. The Science, Engineering and Technology Congressional Visits Day (SET CVD) is an annual two-day event that brings scientists, engineers, researchers, educators, and technology executives to Washington to raise visibility and support for science, [...]

IEEE-USA 2013-14 Government Fellowships Each year, IEEE-USA sponsors qualified IEEE members to serve as government fellows.  The fellows spend a year in Washington, serving as advisers to the U.S. Congress (Congressional Fellow) or key U.S. Department of State (Engineering and Diplomacy Fellow) decision-makers.  IEEE-USA's Government Fellowships link engineers with government, [...]