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Prof. James Giordano, PhD, is Vice President for Academic Programs and Director of the Center for Neurotechnology Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. On April 4, he was an invited speaker at a special event sponsored by the National Academy of Science's Science and Entertainment Exchange, "A Night of Total Destruction," at the Directors' Guild in Los Angeles (left). Prof. Giordano and other experts treated an audience of filmmakers to a look at the science behind various man-made and natural disasters, with Prof. Giordano's talk focusing on neuroweapons and neurotechnology. The mission of the NAS Exchange program is to promote the accurate representation of science in entertainment media. Click here to read more about the event.
Senior Research Fellow Jamie Barnett is currently serving under an IPA agreement as Chief, Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau, for the Federal Communications Commission. In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, he expressed concern that industry cybersecurity efforts are not enough to protect vital infrastructure. His comments came at a hearing entitled “Cybersecurity: Threats to Communications Networks and Public-Sector Responses,” and were reported in Federal Computer Week. Click here to read the article in full.
Senior Fellow Tevi Troy, PhD, is a writer and consultant on health policy and a former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services. In an interview with Washington, DC's FOX-5 News, he analyzed the Supreme Court's history-making review of the Obama administration's health care law. At issue: can the law survive if the Court strikes down the individual mandate to purchase insurance? Click below to watch the interview in full.
What Could Happen If The Health Care Law is Overturned By Supreme Court?: MyFoxDC.com
Senior Fellow Tevi Troy, PhD, is a former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services and a health policy analyst. In an interview with America's Radio News Network, he discussed the Supreme Court's review of the new health care law, and whether Justices would likely rule that the individual insurance mandate is constitutional. Click below to listen to the interview in full.
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Senior Research Fellow Jamie Barnett is currently serving under an IPA agreement as Chief, Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau, for the Federal Communications Commission. On Wednesday, March 28, he will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, at a hearing entitled “Cybersecurity: Threats to Communications Networks and Public-Sector Responses.” The hearing starts at 10 am and will be webcast live on the Committee's website. Click here to access the site. Click below to access the prepared testimony.