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Warner and Kaine: Unfair Chinese trade practices are hurting Salem workers (Roanoke Times)
Jul 13 2015
“Made in China” labels have become prominent in the goods we buy in this country. China is the U.S.’s second largest trading partner after Canada and our geopolitical strategy for the future includes an increased focus on the Asia-Pacific region. In other words — China’s not going anywhere. Now more than ever we need to put in place and enforce a set of rules to ensure that our ability to compete isn’t diminished down the line.
"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.
He sees a growing number of sharing-economy companies such as Uber, TaskRabbit and AirBnB transforming employment. About half of all American workers will be freelance or contractual workers by 2020, some economists predict.
Warner: Making the on-demand economy work better for more people (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Jun 30 2015
Remarkably, Washington mostly has remained on the sidelines as the U.S. workforce and the very concept of the workplace have undergone the most dramatic transformations in decades. By my count, almost 25 people are running for President in 2016, and almost none of them are talking about these issues.
Senator Warner visited WeWork in Washington D.C. to meet with members of the gig economy and to hear about their experiences as freelance workers and entrepreneurs.
Whether by economic necessity or by choice, as many as one-third of U.S. workers now find themselves piecing together two, three or more on-demand work opportunities to make a living. This is often called the gig economy or the sharing economy.
Sen. Warner Speaks at DATA Act Summit
Jun 11 2015
Senator Warner gave the keynote address at the second annual DATA Act Summit on Wednesday, June 10, speaking on the importance of data in government and transparency in the modern age.
Today, Sens. Warner and Kaine along with Reps. Scott, Forbes and Wittman applauded the U.S. Navy for signing a more than $4 billion contract to award the construction of the USS John F. Kennedy to Newport News Shipbuilding.
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.”
