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Tom Carper

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Tom Carper is an American politician currently serving as the senior United States senator from Delaware, a position he has held since January 3, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper has focused on various issues including healthcare, environmental protection, and fiscal responsibility throughout his career. He previously served as the Governor of Delaware from January 21, 1993, to January 2, 2001, and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 1983, to January 21, 1993.

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Apr 28, 2009

One of the things I am very proud of that is going on in my State--and my guess is it is going on in your States and other States as well--is trying to find new ways to develop vaccines using things like tobacco plants in order to derive…

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Apr 28, 2009

I love the way you are collaborating.

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Apr 28, 2009

As this outbreak continues to grow, and with the vaccination programs that are being rolled out in all of our communities across the country, we have been seeing an immense amount of misinformation surrounding not only the vaccinations but…

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Apr 28, 2009

In my State, every high school has a wellness center. And we are very proud of that.

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Apr 28, 2009

What do we need to be doing on the legislative side? Anything?

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Apr 27, 2009

There is a lot of money at stake here and they have the ability to do it without going into a bank and robbing the bank.

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Apr 27, 2009

Thank you. Mr. Paller, before you answer, let me just say, in our business, as Senator Collins and Senator Burris know, we are always reminded to be on message.

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Apr 27, 2009

I think the bill is exactly right. It creates leadership. It moves to better metrics.

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Apr 27, 2009

Thank you for your testimony today and your responses to our questions.

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Apr 27, 2009

We are moving to a more competitive international environment.

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Apr 27, 2009

FISMA is not working very well now, and any steps along the lines of the legislation that can focus the effort to improve security on real threats rather than moving paper would be useful.

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Apr 27, 2009

This has to be a team effort, so I think there are many agencies.

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Apr 27, 2009

I am intrigued by other nations that are hacking into our system.

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Apr 27, 2009

For that nation to be so anxious to be able to infiltrate our systems and, potentially, to undermine our systems.

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Apr 27, 2009

I do not know if you have the opportunity to do turnover.

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Apr 27, 2009

On the campaign trail, there was a lot of discussion, as I am sure you will recall, of using technology to make government more efficient, more transparent, and more secure.

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Apr 27, 2009

I am just going to ask maybe one quick question.

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Apr 27, 2009

I think there is probably a pretty good chance that we will be pushing for a similar kind of approach on the Census Director.

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Apr 27, 2009

I do not believe that the website gives us the information that we need.

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Apr 27, 2009

Is that something you could see us doing in the Federal Government with this Administration?

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Apr 27, 2009

There is a reluctance to lean on contractors, and sometimes the government is flying blind.

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Apr 27, 2009

I think maybe that sort of--the way that we bring people into leadership positions for a relatively short period of time, a year or two, they are gone, we have vacancies, sometimes for extended periods of time before we fill them again.

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Apr 27, 2009

I believe the Federal Government does need to lead by example.

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Apr 27, 2009

OK. I understand another person was recently appointed as the Federal Government's first ever Chief Technology Officer.

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Apr 27, 2009

We do not oversee contractors well.

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