Rockefeller Speaks on Need to Shore Up America’s Cyber Defenses
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Mr. President, when most Americans think of cyber security, they conjure up an image of someone having a credit card number stolen, a prankster using their Twitter account or someone downloading a movie without paying. And that’s all true. The Internet is central to our lives, our economy and our society. Any insecurity is a worry.
Rockefeller Says Congress Needs to Act on Cybersecurity Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV spoke at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing today on the urgent need to pass cybersecurity legislation, which he is writing with Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, Ranking Member Susan Collins, and other Senate colleagues. The Rockefeller-Lieberman-Collins proposal would improve the security standards for critical private sector networks, support public-private information sharing, and streamline existing government authorities to protect from cyber-attack.
Rockefeller Statement on President’s State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV issued the following statement praising President Obama’s priorities outlined in the State of the Union address:
Rockefeller Statement on Executive Initiative to Streamline Government Agencies
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s proposed initiative to consolidate several commerce- and trade-related agencies:
Rockefeller Says Federal Investment in Science & Technology Will Spark Job & Innovation Growth
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV released the following statement today after Commerce Secretary John Bryson unveiled the findings of the Department’s COMPETES report. The report was mandated as part of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, which was introduced by Chairman Rockefeller and signed into law last year.
Rockefeller Says Internet Domain Expansion Will Hurt Consumers, Businesses, and Non-Profits – Urges Delay
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today asked that federal authorities find ways to protect consumers and businesses from any negative impacts associated with a broad new expansion in the number of Internet domain names.
Rockefeller Says Defense Bill Protects Taxpayers, Promotes U.S. Technological Innovation
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1540) adopted by the Senate today included tough new measures to fight waste, fraud, and abuse in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV authored these measures after a Commerce Committee investigation found evidence that funds awarded through these two technology innovation programs were being misused.
Chairman Rockefeller Remarks on Advancing the Science of Forensics
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Good afternoon. We are here today to investigate the science of forensics. The criminal justice system is intimately tied to the practice of forensic science. Attorneys, judges, and juries all rely on the forensic evidence presented in a courtroom to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused. For many in the public, their understanding of forensic science comes from the world of entertainment. Popular television shows like “CSI” and “NCIS” give the impression that forensic science is nearly infallible, always conclusive, and very high tech; however, the reality is far from this depiction.
ICYMI: Rockefeller Column in the Washington Post – A New Line of Defense in Cybersecurity, with Help from the SEC
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV and former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff today authored an op-ed in the Washington Post on the urgent need to shore up the Nation’s cyber defenses. Rockefeller is a leading advocate for cybersecurity legislation in the Senate and supports Leader Reid’s latest plans to bring a bill to the Senate floor early next year.
Chairman Rockefeller Remarks on Direction, Strategy & Progress of NASA’s Human Space Exploration
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, we honored John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin with the Congressional Gold Medal—four men who changed the course of space exploration; four men who walked into the unknown and fueled America’s quest to advance scientific discovery; and four men who showed us, and the world, that anything is possible.