Senator Thune have already pointed out, data restrictions could hurt the competitiveness of domestic markets.
I think that is the model that we have advocated.
privacy and consumer tools are increasingly being used as competitive differentiators in the online market to earn new users.
a need for fundamental reform of our Nation's privacy protection framework.
But are the rules for Stage 2 not final?
I am also concerned that the Office of the National Coordinator has a philosophy that is focused on simply pushing Federal taxpayer dollars ...
I hope that, as we move forward with this, that the focus really will be on the issue of interoperability.
I have worked with several of my colleagues on this committee on a white paper which we issued yesterday.
A lot of the money that has gone out the door, that seems to be the metric instead of, what is the metric or what is the measuring stick for...
Your agency's Office of the Inspector General has warned that this is a potential problem.
The leap from the current Stage 2 requirements, particularly with regard to interoperability, is going to be very difficult.