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Responding to reports that tens of millions of federal personnel records have been breached by hackers, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and other lawmakers want to give the Homeland Security Department authority to monitor and protect agencies using the.gov domain.
"For Sen. Mark Warner it wasn’t the crime as much as the counter-punch that finished Katherine Archuleta."
Sen. Warner, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Kaine today pressed Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta for more details on how the agency plans to address the government security clearance processing backlog after OPM identified a vulnerability in the web-based platform that is used to complete and submit background investigation forms, which resulted in taking the system offline for an estimated four to six weeks.
Sen. Warner Reacts to OPM Data Hack
Jun 04 2015
“Today's reported breach is part of a troubling pattern by this agency in failing to secure the personal data of federal employees – the second major breach in a year.”
With Congress returning for a four-month sprint this month, one policy area continues to receive deserved attention in Washington, D.C, especially by Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.: data security.
Senate Approves Sen. Warner’s Budget Amendments to Improve Government Efficiency and Protect Consumer Data
Mar 27 2015
During a marathon session of budget votes the Senate approved two proposals from Sen. Warner: one improves federal government efficiency, and the second strengthens consumer protections following data breaches that expose customers’ personal information.
National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen testified before an open hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday.
Senator Warner released the following statement on questions surrounding Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's release.
Senator Warner Discusses Need to Strengthen TWIC Card Security at a Senate Commerce Committee Hearing
Supporting Springfield as next FBI campus
Dec 17 2013
Senator Warner joined Sen. Kaine, Gov.-elect McAuliffe, Reps. Connolly, Moran and Wolf, and a variety of state and local officials to announce his support for the FBI relocating its headquarters to a site near the Springfield Interchange in Fairfax County.
