ABM News Archive - Government
4/23/2013 - In a MediaPace blog post, Mark Sableman, ABM's information policy counsel, recaps a recent court decision that provides useful guidance on news aggregation.
4/12/2013 - The return of Saturday mail might be good news for some publishers, but the resumption has prompted USPS to explore rate hikes for all periodicals.
4/10/2013 - Saturday mail is back on, announced the United States Postal Service after its board of directors said legislation language made it impossible for the agency to continue with its formerly announced plans.
2/20/2013 - In a MediaPace blog post, Mark Sableman, ABM’s Information Policy Counsel, warns publishers about using content found on social media sites like Twitter.
2/6/2013 - ABM member The McGraw-Hill Companies has responded to a civil lawsuit filed against the company's Standard & Poor's division by the U.S. Department of Justice.
2/6/2013 - The Postal Service's elimination of Saturday mail delivery won’t affect b-to-b publishers as dramatically as consumer publishers. However, the move will do little to improve the economic viability of the USPS.
1/2/2013 - In 2013, markets will continue to see the value of b-to-b content, but Cynthia Braddon believes safeguarding our digital assets will be critical.
11/29/2012 - A provision arose from the GSA conference scandal this past summer and was hastily added to the Senate bill without consideration of the impact.
11/28/2012 - ABM Postal Counsel Jack Widener detailed the multibillion dollar loss in an email to members.
11/14/2012 - The comprehensive analytical report details potential policy outcomes as well as an evaluation of the results, potential scenarios for the lame-duck session of Congress and more.
9/12/2012 - Mark Sableman, ABM's information policy counsel, details the Federal Trade Commission's guidance on privacy and mobile apps.
9/11/2012 - ABM Postal Counsel Jack Widener revises postal budget guidance after calculation update.
8/15/2012 - Jack Widener, ABM's postal counsel, comments on the Postal Service's dismal Q3 results.
8/9/2012 - The United States Postal Service reported a $5.2 billion net loss for the third quarter of the fiscal year, and defaulted on a $5.5 billion prefunding payment last week due to lack of cash.
7/25/2012 - According to a July 20 decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, text senders can be sued – because text messages fall under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and may violate the "right of privacy."
7/12/2012 - ABM's legislative lobbyist, Tom Carpenter, attends the first NTIA-hosted meeting in a series of gatherings regarding personal data collection and privacy.
6/19/2012 - Latest USPS news points to improved delivery at the present, static strategy for the future.
5/11/2012 - The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a privacy hearing this week entitled, “The Need for Privacy Protection: Perspectives from the Administration and the Federal Trade Commission.”
4/29/2012 - A bill that includes many needed reforms, and which includes measures favored by ABM chief legislative lobbyist Tom Carpenter, has passed the Senate and now heads to the House of Representatives.
4/17/2012 - The Postal Service plans to sunset its use of the POSTNET barcode in January 2013 and begin requiring use of Full-Service Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) to qualify for automation discounts.
4/12/2012 - Mark Sableman explains how ABM is working to defeat legislation that could strip database owners of protection from internal IP theft.
3/27/2012 - The Federal Trade Commission this week released its final report on protecting consumer privacy.
2/28/2012 - White House Administration laid out plans for a multi-stakeholder process to develop enforceable codes to implement a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights.
1/27/2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously held that unsolicited fax cases involving the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) can be heard in federal court.
1/20/2012 - Facing a storm of protest over online piracy legislation, Senate and House leaders said Friday they will put off further action on the measures.