News Scan: IT advocacy groups band together to increase clout; Women in IT need to raise their profile; More.

The article offers news briefs related to the U.S. computer and information technology industry (IT) as of 2015. TechAmerica advocacy branch of CompTIA has partnered with 23 state technology councils to push technology-related issues with lawmakers. The women in IT industry need to promote mentoring as recent studies shows that the number of women with computer sciencedegrees has declined. A report has been released by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on the Internet of Things, and its impact.