Overnight Tech: Tech leaders briefed on Trump tax reform plans | FCC drawn into new fight on internet speeds | Dem wants election hacking intel made public

TRUMP ADVISER BRIEFS TECH ON TAX REFORM: White House chief economic adviser Gary Cohn said that he expects a tax reform bill will be considered by Congress in September.

Cohn made the remarks during a White House meeting on Tuesday with leaders from trade associations representing the interests of the technology and telecom industries.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who had previously expressed confidence that tax reform legislation will pass by the end of the year, was also in the meeting.

Cohn, who is also the director of the National Economic Council, said President Trump has taken a keen interest in the proceedings on a tax proposal, saying that he calls “every day” to speak about its progress.

{mosads}The White House stressed that they expected a plan to be presented in early September. Cohn said it would be a “unified plan” with considerations from the White House, Senate and the House.

Officials attending the White House meeting included Information Technology Industry Council President Dean Garfield and Internet & Television Association President and CEO Michael Powell.

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FCC IN MIDDLE OF NEW INTERNET FIGHT: A bipartisan group of attorneys general from 35 states is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect their authority to investigate claims of false advertising over broadband speeds.

In a letter to the FCC, the states are asking the agency to reject a petition from the cable and broadband industry that seeks to limit their powers.

“The Petition represents nothing more than the industry’s effort to shield itself from state law enforcement,” the attorneys general wrote.

It’s the latest salvo in a growing fight over how telecom companies market their broadband services.

In recent years, states have stepped up their investigations into allegations that broadband companies misled their customers about internet speeds.

Earlier this year, New York state sued Charter-Time Warner Cable, claiming they promised customers internet speeds the company knew they could not deliver.

The state probes have caught up other big names in the industry, including Verizon and Comcast.

But two cable and broadband trade associations, NCTA — The Internet & Television Association, and USTelecom, have petitioned the FCC for help. Their petition seeks a declaratory ruling shielding companies that have met the agency’s net neutrality disclosure rules from facing state probes over internet speed claims.

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WARNER WANTS ELECTION HACKING INFO MADE PUBLIC: The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee is pushing for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make public any attempts by foreign powers to hack elections databases, networks and other systems.

“While I am not aware of evidence that the 2016 voting process itself was subjected to manipulation, and have no reason to doubt the validity of the election results, we know that the DHS and FBI have confirmed two intrusions into voter registration databases in Arizona and Illinois by foreign-based hackers,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) wrote in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Tuesday.

“I therefore urge you to work closely with state and local election officials to disclose publicly which states were targeted, to ensure that they are fully aware of the threat, and to make certain that their cyber defenses are able to neutralize this danger. We are not made safer by keeping the scope and breadth of these attacks secret.”

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HOUSE ARMED SERVICES WANTS BETTER CYBER OVERSIGHT: The House Armed Services Committee will seek to increase oversight of the military’s cyber operations and partnerships with allies on cyber capabilities in this year’s annual defense policy bill.

“While we are increasing that oversight, it’s not necessarily an indication that the department’s doing anything bad or wrong or that is not in concert with the direction of the committee,” a committee staffer told reporters. “This is a maturation process.”

Overall, the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee is responsible for about $68 billion for the programs it oversees, such as Cyber Command and special operations.

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REPORT SHOWS APPLE’S ANTI-LEAKING EFFORTS: The Outline obtained a presentation Apple executives delivered to employees on the company’s efforts to seek out leakers, detailing the lengths it goes to ensure the secrecy of its operations. Apple’s Global Security team is staffed by former military, intelligence and law enforcement officials. The company has been embarrassed by leaks before: In 2010, the then-unannounced iPhone 4 was discovered in a California bar and made its way to the tech blog Gizmodo.

ON TAP:

The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing on Russian interference during the election at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow

The House Commerce Committee’s technology panel will hold a hearing on broadband coverage 10:00 a.m. tomorrow

The Senate Homeland Security Committee will hold a cybersecurity hearing at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow

The Open Technology Institute and the Internet Association will hold a panel on net neutrality at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow

The NTIA will hold an event on broadband deployment at 2:00 p.m.

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