Articles about Suzan DelBene

From engineering to elected office: How a generation of Indian Americans is reshaping civic life

India’s 80th Independence Day drew a governor’s proclamation, declarations from four mayors, and a line around the block. Harini Gokul, who came to the U.S. as an engineer and now serves on the Medina City Council, explains how the same talent pool that filled engineering teams has risen to CEO offices and council seats. Read More

Echodyne opens $40M radar factory near Seattle to meet booming demand for drone detection

Echodyne is opening an 86,350-square-foot manufacturing and operations hub in nearby Woodinville, Wash., that it says will eventually be able to produce more than 2,500 radars each month or roughly 30,000 radars annually. Read More

‘Chilling, dramatic, horrific’: Fred Hutch leader warns of harm from Trump’s proposed funding cuts

Leaders and researchers at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center didn’t mince words on Tuesday when describing the potential impact of… Read More

New bill wants FCC to collect data on IoT devices to assess spectrum needs

Congress needs better data on Americans’ use of smart devices, says Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), so it can plan for… Read More

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Rep. Suzan DelBene on out-of-date privacy laws, and why she’s not giving up on federal legislation

It’s one of the hottest topics in tech, but despite broad agreement about the importance of online privacy, the United… Read More

Rep. DelBene introduces federal privacy bill in latest effort to avoid ‘patchwork’ of state laws

U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wa, introduced new federal privacy legislation, warning that efforts by states to enact their own privacy… Read More

Rep. DelBene and other lawmakers voice privacy concerns over virus-tracking plans

Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., and two other members of Congress are sounding an alarm over the prospect of using location… Read More

How tech keeps Seattle’s transit system running — and why more innovation could be coming

Amid a sea of green rectangles on a computer monitor, one had turned red. A RapidRide bus — the red… Read More

Seattle space leaders make their pitch to lawmakers for a new rocket test facility

REDMOND, Wash. — One of Congress’ leading Democrats, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, met with leaders of the Seattle area’s space… Read More

Rep. Suzan DelBene and colleagues push for U.S. data privacy regulation

Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) is adding her voice to a growing chorus of U.S. lawmakers calling for stronger consumer protections online.… Read More

Can Congress figure out tech and trade? Amazon, Microsoft and political leaders call for reform

Some of the most important U.S. laws that govern global trade and the flow of information across borders are outdated.… Read More

Nancy Pelosi says ‘this may be our moment’ to crack down on sexual harassment

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi believes the deluge of sexual harassment stories making daily headlines can be harnessed for reform… Read More

Sen. Cantwell and Rep. DelBene seek $220M/year in federal funding for ‘smart city’ programs

A new bill introduced by Washington state Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Suzan DelBene would set aside $220 million a year in federal… Read More

Why Seattle is poised to be a leader in ‘smart city’ technology and regulations

New technology is helping local government create “smarter” cities in a variety of ways, from adaptive traffic lights to open… Read More

Rep. Suzan DelBene on Trump budget cuts, virtual reality, and internet privacy

U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene is perhaps best known as an advocate for progressive technology policy. Before taking office as the representative… Read More

IoT comes to D.C.: DelBene and Issa form Congressional Caucus on the Internet of Things

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, nearly everywhere you turned people were talking about the Internet… Read More