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TechAmerica supports bipartisan legislation introduced today in both the Senate and House by Senators Hatch and Wyden and Congressman Ryan. The “Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015” (TPA-2015) would renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which allows the administration to submit negotiated trade agreements to Congress for an up or down vote, which provides more assurance in the negotiation process.

Yesterday the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 by a vote of 29-20. We continue to support an effort to pass a federal preemption of state data breach laws to ensure that companies are subject to one notification requirement instead of a patchwork of laws – many of which are inconsistent with each other.

The tech industry never stops evolving. And as the pace of innovation accelerates, certain subsets within the industry stand out as particularly significant, especially IT.

Congress should act quickly on legislation to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). Currently, its authority will end on June 30. Legislation has been introduced in both the House and Senate that would extend the bank’s authority through 2019.

Consider the newest generation in your organization: Who among them has the heart and hustle to move the industry forward? Nominations for 2015 ChannelChangers are now open.

Get a better understanding of service business opportunities — and ways to monetize — using CompTIA’s new video series from the IT Services and Support Community.

Innovators in almost any market crave immediate access to deliverables, and it reflects in the way 3-D printers are being imaged for future on-demand use.

Millennials don’t often have the experience to identify their own weaknesses. Hear from CompTIA Future Leaders Community Champion and Datto Channel Engagement Manager Samantha Ciaccia on why.

Managed services is about making the most of potential relationships. Use our new resource bundle to unpack relationships with your sales people, vendors and partners.

For National High Five Day, we’re giving props to CompTIA CertMaster. Now, CertMaster may sound like an intimidating, fearsome supervillain. And, in a sense, it is—it’s superpowered when taking on CompTIA certification exams. But for IT professionals like yourself looking to get certified, CertMaster is a true superstar sidekick. Here are five reasons why:

Love it or hate it, solution providers need to prepare for the opportunities that will come from the Internet of Things.

Aspire Ascend’s Jan Molino talks about ways the industry can shift toward increased diversity in a come-up to her April 8 AWIT webinar.

No company wants to be the next security headline, but so many of these breaches are caused by routine security missteps that IT companies are discovering new approaches to protecting data.

Long days don’t bother Paul Busby. Since getting numerous CompTIA certifications and a bachelor’s degree in technical management, there has been one big factor—besides, of course, the money—that makes all the work worth it for him. “It’s something I want to do,” he said.