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News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following statements after President Biden issued an executive order, entitled “Transforming Federal Customer...


News Release: - The Opportunity Project (TOP) Summit: Open Innovation for All is beginning today. Hosted by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Census Open Innovation Labs (COIL), the three-day virtual conference will feature more than 45 new products from industry collaborators including Esri, Google, Amazon Web Services, Morehouse College and others that use federal open data to solve real-world problems. The products were developed during this year’s sprints on the world post-COVID -19.


After Oversight Committee Inquiry, Inspector General Finds Rampant Price Gouging by TransDigm in DOD Contracts

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; Rep. Stephen Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security; and Rep. Ro Khanna, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Environment, and Rep. Jackie Speier issued the following statements...


With Fuzzy Nanoparticles, Researchers Reveal a Way to Design Tougher Ballistic Materials

News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Columbia Engineering have discovered a new method to improve the toughness of materials that could lead to stronger versions of body armor, bulletproof glass and other ballistic equipment.


U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo Announces Finalists for $1 Billion “Build Back Better Regional Challenge”

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo today announced the 60 finalists for the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) $1 billion “Build Back Better Regional Challenge" - the marquee of EDA’s American Rescue Plan programs - that aims to boost economic pandemic recovery and...


Wyden Calls for Action to Lower Medicare Premiums for Seniors

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called on the Biden administration to limit Medicare Part B premium increases for seniors. Half of the proposed increase is attributable to potential costs associated with covering Aduhelm, an Alzheimer’s drug that was given accelerated...


Committee Leaders Question FCC After Findings Reveal Fraudulent Enrollment in Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), along with U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, ...


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” on Dec. 7.


There were 46 notices published by the Commerce Department in week ending Dec. 11, according to the Federal Register.


Finance Committee Releases Updated Build Back Better Text

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released updated text of the Finance Committee’s title of the Build Back Better Act. The updated text includes both technical and policy changes, as well as modifications to ensure compliance with Senate budget rules.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement today on the bipartisan package of bills the House of Representatives approved in a series of votes over the last two weeks to address longstanding issues in Indian Country, including tribal cultural patrimony, the federal land into trust, and management of buffalo (also known as bison) on tribal lands.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the final staff report culminating the Committee’s nearly three-year investigation into pharmaceutical pricing and business practices, which was launched by the late Chairman Elijah E. Cummings.