Recent USTPC Public Policy Products
Official ACM policy statements require adoption by the ACM Council or the ACM Executive Committee, and represent the views of ACM. The following materials are the product of, and should be attributed to, the ACM US Technology Policy Committee except where identified as having been jointly produced.
2026
- ACM Response Document to NIST RFI: Towards Best Practices for Automated Benchmark Evaluations, US Technology Policy Committee (March 2026)
- The Cyber Safety Review Board Should be Reinvigorated, US Technology Policy Committee (February 2026)
- Response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Request for Information on Support from Big Data and Ad Tech Providers, US Technology Policy Committee (February 2026)
- Joint Comment on Proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 707 Concerning Admissibility of Machine-Generated Evidence, US Technology Policy Committee (February 2026)
- Response to Request for Information: US National Science Foundation’s (NSF) draft 2026 – 2030 Strategic Plan, US Technology Policy Committee (January 2026)
- Joint Response with the Computing Research Association on the US National Science Foundation’s (NSF) draft 2026 – 2030 Strategic Plan, US Technology Policy Committee (January 2026)
- Joint Society Thank You to Appropriators for Funding Research, US Technology Policy Committee (January 2026)
- Comments on Social Media Data Collection Rule Change (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) by US Customs and Border Protection, US Technology Policy Committee (January 2026)
2025
- Response to Proposed Rule Change in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, US Technology Policy Committee (December 2025)
- Congress Must Preserve State Authority in AI Governance, Opinion: Larry Medsker and Jeremy Epstein
- Response to RFI on AI Regulatory Landscape, US Technology Policy Committee (October 27, 2025)
- Statement on the importance of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, US Technology Policy Committee (October 7, 2025)
- Statement on the Inappropriate Use of AI Chatbots, US Technology Policy Committee (September 18, 2025)
- Comments on US AI Action Plan, US Technology Policy Committee (March 14, 2025)
2024
- US Policy Letter on Digital Identity, US Technology Policy Committee (December 18, 2024)
- Statement On Mass Cybersecurity Incidents Likely to Recur, US Technology Policy Committee (August 11, 2024)
- Comments on Proposed Digital Twins National R&D Strategy, US Technology Policy Committee (July 18, 2024)
- Statement in Support of Mandatory Comprehensive Digital Accessibility Regulations, US Technology Policy Committee (May 31, 2024)
- Comments to Office of Management and Budget on Privacy Impact Assessments, US Technology Policy Committee (April 1, 2024)
- Comments to DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency re: Secure Software Design, US Technology Policy Committee (February 20, 2024)
2023
- Response to OMB Request for Comments Regarding Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence, US Technology Policy Committee (December 5, 2023)
- Response to US Copyright Office Concerning Study of Artificial Intelligence and Copyright, US Technology Policy Committee (November 29, 2023)
- Comments to Departments of State and Commerce on G7 Hiroshima AI Process Principles, US Technology Policy Committee (October 24, 2023)
- Comments to Federal Election Commission on Petition for Clarification of Fraudulent Misrepresentation Statute, US Technology Policy Committee (October 15, 2023)
- Statement on Development and Use of Generative AI Content Detection Systems, US Technology Policy Committee (October 6, 2023)
- Comments to Department. of Justice on Accessibility Standards for Government Websites, US Technology Policy Committee (October 2, 2023)
- Letter to FDA re AI in Development of Drug and Biological Products, US Technology Policy Committee (August 7, 2023)
- Comments to White House OSTP on National AI Priorities, US Technology Policy Committee (July 7, 2023)
- Joint Principles for the Development, Deployment, and Use of Generative AI Technologies, ACM TPC, Europe/US Technology Policy Committees (June 27, 2023)
- Comments to White House OSTP on Automated Worker Surveillance and Management, US Technology Policy Committee (June 15, 2023)
- Comments on AI Accountability to the National Telecommunication and Information Administration, US Technology Policy Committee (June 12, 2023)
- Comments to US Election Assistance Commission re Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 2.0, US Technology Policy Committee (June 7, 2023)
- Comments to National Science Foundation and NITRD re 2023 Cybersecurity R&D Strategic Plan, US Technology Policy Committee (March 14, 2023)
- Comments to National Telecommunications and Information Administration on Privacy, Justice, and Civil Rights, US Technology Policy Committee (March 6, 2023)
- Comments to National Institute of Standards & Technology on De-Identification of Government Data Sets Report, US Technology Policy Committee (January 17, 2023)
2022
- Statement on Principles for the Development and Deployment of Equitable, Private, and Secure Remote Proctoring Systems, US Technology Policy Committee (December 16, 2022)
- Joint Statement on Principles for Responsible Algorithmic Systems, ACM TPC, Europe/US Technology Policy Committees (October 26, 2022)
Statement in Spanish - Letter to US Dept. of Justice re: Codifying Regulations for ADA-Compliant Websites, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (May 18, 2022)
2021
- Statement on Principles for Secure Remote Test Administration, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (August 12, 2021)
2020
- US Supreme Court Amicus Curiae Brief in Van Buren v US, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (July 8, 2020)
- Statement on Facial Recognition Technologies, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (June 30, 2020)
- Statement on Security and Privacy Principles for Virtual Meetings, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (May 26, 2020)
- Joint Letter to Governors and Secretaries of State on the Insecurity of Online Voting, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (April 9, 2020)
2019
- Joint Letter to US, UK, and Australian Law Enforcement Leaders Supporting Strong End-to-End Encryption, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (December 10, 2019)
- Joint Amicus Brief in Shelby County, TN Voting Rights Litigation before US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, ACM US Technology Policy Committee (November 8, 2019)
2018
- Joint Report on Email and Internet Voting: The Overlooked Threat to Election Security (October 10, 2018)
- Letter by ACM President Cherri Pancake to United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (August 22, 2018)
- Statement on Mandatory Engineered Law Enforcement Access to Information Infrastructure and Devices, ACM US Public Policy Council Council (April 12, 2018)
- USACM Statement on the Importance of Preserving Personal Privacy, ACM US Public Policy Council (March 1, 2018)
2017
- Statement on Accessibility, Usability, and Digital Inclusiveness, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2017)
- Statement on Internet of Things Privacy and Security, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council, ACM Europe Council Policy Committee (2017)
- Statement on Algorithmic Transparency and Accountability, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council, ACM Europe Council Policy Committee (2017)
- Statement on Computing and Network Security, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2017)
- Statement on Algorithmic Transparency and Accountability, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2017)
2016
- Comments to the U.S. Department of Justice on Accessibility, ACM U.S. Public Policy Council (2016)
Historical Archives of Public Policy Statements
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