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. 

DDF Sponsor Joel Hinzman, Oracle, greets Congressman Guthrie

Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2) was elected in 2008 to represent Kentucky's Second Congressional District, home to Fort Knox and the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.

A member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the congressman sits on the subcommittees on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade; Communications and Technology; and Health.  He is also a member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, and its subcommittees on Higher Education and Workforce Training and Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions.

A graduate of West Point, Congressman Guthrie served 14 years in the U.S. Army. After his discharge, Congressman Guthrie joined his family’s business in Bowling Green, KY.

Congressman Guthrie met with DDF as the first round of NCAA March Madness was beginning.  While sharing his enthusiasm for his local team, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Congressman Guthrie also covered a range of subjects including workforce topics such as immigration reform and his Supporting Knowledge of Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act; spectrum; the budget; and a recent Commerce Committee hearing on a proposed medical device tax.