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The United States is “actively under attack” by enemies in the cyber world, a senator said on Tuesday. “We are actively under attack. Everyone knows that,” said Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., in remarks delivered at the Chamber of Commerce. “Americans see it every day.” Daines referenced the Office of Personnel Management breach that took place earlier this year, and argued that the government can’t keep pace with cyber threats without assistance from the private sector. “As somebody who in 28 years never had my data hacked as a private sector employee until I became a federal employee … I was

BILLINGS –            Senator Steve Daines said holding the hearing in Montana is important because issues and concerns can directly get to the pipeline administration. He said one of the concerns he heard today is that it’s taking a year, from the time the inspection of the pipeline is completed until when it’s given to the operators, to make corrective actions. Daines said this delay is completely unacceptable and has to change. “The most important thing is to get the voice of Montana, Montana’s viewpoint here, into the records, and I think we’ve accomplished that here today,” said Daines. Senator Daines

It wasn’t that long ago that Steve Daines was known as an entrepreneur from Bozeman, starting his own business after working for years as a chemical engineer. He then realized his political aspirations, being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and most recently being sworn in as a United States Senator. Senator Daines recently hosted the High-Tech Job Summit in Bozeman and discusses why Montana should want to attract high-tech jobs.

Senator Steve Daines spoke during an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the re-authorization of the Federal Land Recreation Enhancement Act. He emphasized the importance of reforming federal forest management with regards to the recent fires in Montana and other surrounding states. “I have heard some concerns regarding some challenges surrounding permit renewals on federal lands in Montana. In fact, in your testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee, you said permit renewals sometimes face ‘runaway analysis’ from the National Environmental Policy Act, and unfortunately, permittees are required to recover those costs from the agency like a ‘blank check,’

BOZEMAN –            This weekend marked the start of the first biannual High Tech Jobs Summit in Bozeman and close to 300 people showed up for the event. The kickoff welcome reception took place at Jabs Hall on the Montana State University campus. Monday will feature over 40 guest speakers, including U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, who will talk about ways Montana can advance in technology. The summit is expected to bring in some of the greatest tech leaders in the nation to discuss ways to create more tech jobs in Montana. “These high tech jobs are so important for Montana. They

BOZEMAN –            Montana Senator Steve Daines started the Montana High Tech Summit at Montana State University this morning by introducing some of the 40 people who will speak. Keynote speakers include Dr. Craig Barrett, former CEO of Intel, Doug Burgum, former CEO of Great Plains Software, which was purchased by Microsoft, Michael Goguen, Managing Partner of venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, Will Lansing, CEO of FICO and former Right Now Technologies Board member, Dr. Dava Newman, Deputy Administrator for NASA, and Matt Rose, Chairman, BNSF Railway Company. Daines promised a full agenda including lessons on how to turn a technology

BOZEMAN, Mont.  – Montana State University hosted its first bi-annual Montana High-Tech Jobs Summit Monday. High-tech leaders and innovators met to discuss the future of business and technology. Montana’s high-tech jobs are growing faster than the statewide job growth rate, and 40 percent of the state’s job growth occurred in Gallatin County. Speakers from the Federal Communications Commission spoke about the government’s role in encouraging innovation. They say it’s important to encourage new technology even it  replaces existing technology. FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai said, “Consumers will be better off, entrepreneurs will be better off, business will be better off, more

Winifred teen Riley Slivka has been receiving accolades for his documentaries  about rural Montana life for years, but Friday’s praise on the U.S. Senate floor  was a first. Slivka, a 17-year-old student at Winifred School, was entered into the  Congressional Record as Republican Sen. Steve Daines’ Montanan of the week. Every time Slivka gets a little recognition, his following grows. In the past  two weeks, Slivka’s latest short video posted on YouTube has been viewed more  than 21,000 times. The film tells the story of the 2015 wheat harvest on the  Slivka family’s Central Montana farm high above the Missouri

Businessmen from Butte and Dillon will serve as panelists at the first biannual Montana High Tech Jobs Summit Monday, Sept. 14, at Montana State University-Bozeman. They are: Larry Farrar of Butte, who founded Resodyn Corporation in 1994, Resodyn Acoustic Mixers in 2007, Resodyn Engineered Polymeric in 2011, and Resodyn Europe (a French company) in 2015. He will be part of a discussion called “Investing in Future Technology and Entrepreneurship.” Travis Cottom of Dillon, vice president of business development and solutions at Helix Business Solutions. The panel discussion is titled “Big Sky Innovation: How Technology Removes Geography as a Constraint.” Greg