If you read "Porn  provision stalls House IT bill" article in today's Washington  Technology, you wonder who is representing our technology interests  in Washington, D.C.
Alice  Lipowicz, a longtime beat writer for this magazine, details how  Democratic leaders pulled the America Completes ReAuthorization Act  pulled this important legislation over language concerning punishment of  federal employees who view porn on government computers.    Republican  leaders added this federal porn punishment clause as part of the bill  that would funding for science, engineering, technology and math  education.
Lipowicz noted in her article that "...that no federal funding  could be used to pay the salaries of federal employees disciplined for  accessing pornography from government computers. The motion also directs  lawmakers to reduce funds for Energy Department research and other  programs."
It's time for those of us who are concerned about the growth  of technology in our community to take the time to call, write, tweet or  use other methods of communication to let our legislative leadership  know that it's time to forgo the porn clause of this important  legislation.
Don't get me wrong.  I am all for punishing those who work in  the "gov" who want to use their work station to watch porn.   Yet, the  question also arises about how the government IT can't make it darn  difficult to even access those sites to begin with....
If you feel like I do, here's a listing of our local elected  officials in the House of Representatives:
Lamar Smith (R) --  http://lamarsmith.house.gov/
Ciro Rodriguez (D) --  http://www.rodriguez.house.gov/
Henry Cuellar (D) --  http://cuellar.house.gov/
I would list Charlie Gonzales' official page, but it's not working.  Here's hoping that our Congressman will get someone to help him fix the problem.
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