Senator Tom Carper, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, met with DDF May 15^th to lead a wide ranging discussion on the status of cyber security legislation, immigration reform, and tax reform.  The chairman, who also serves on the Senate Committees on the Environment and Public Works and Finance, also touched on a host of other topics of interest to DDF.

Senator Carper began the discussion by saying that he would prefer to “be a sponge” and hear from DDF members before sharing a few thoughts of his own.  True to his word, the former governor called on each DDF member around the table to share one “question, priority, or anything else that’s on your mind.” 

After hearing from members on topics ranging from cyber security (the definition of critical infrastructure, attribution, liability protection, advanced threat) to wireless taxes to patent reform; Senator Carper shared a few thoughts of his own.

DDF Sponsor Randy Dove, HP, welcomes Senator Casey back to DDF

Elected in 2006, Senator Bob Casey is the first Pennsylvania Democrat to be elected to the U.S. Senate since 1964. Senator Casey serves on the following Committees: Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Special Committee on Aging; and Joint Economic Committee. He Chairs the Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth as well as the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs.

Prior to his arrival in Washington, Senator Casey served the citizens of Pennsylvania as a well-respected and independent fiscal watch dog and public servant. He served as State Auditor General from 1996-2004 and Auditor General from 2004 until he was elected to the Senate in 2006.

On May 7, 2013, Senator Casey made a return visit to DDF to provide an update on the situation in Syria and discuss Internet freedom, tax reform, cyber security, and free tax preparation.

Sen. Tim Kaine discusses the competitive importance of securing a talented workforce

Reston, VA – Oracle, the world's leading supplier of software for information management, hosted Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) today for a tour of their Reston, VA, facility and a meeting with the company’s senior leadership team to discuss challenges faced by the technology industry. 

Following the discussion, Oracle invited their employees and industry leaders from across Northern Virginia’s technology corridor for a town hall meeting with Sen. Kaine.   The standing room only crowd heard from the senator about the importance of securing talent in a knowledge-based global economy and addressed hurdles such as immigration reform. 

The town hall meeting was organized by Oracle, a Sponsor of the Digital Dialogue Forum (DDF), and several DDF member companies participated.