By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1289, the "Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2020" or "PHONE Act of 2020":
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed four consumer protection and commerce bills...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, last week introduced new legislation, the University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act, in both the Senate and House of Representatives. The legislation is supported by Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, also R-Alaska, and would resolve the University of Alaska’s (University) unfulfilled land grant to help it generate revenues that support its students and operations.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the House passed four bipartisan Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee bills.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement after the House unanimously passed three bills to strengthen the cybersecurity of our electric grid and other energy infrastructure.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass the American Competitiveness on More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act. The bipartisan bill, led by Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - When the Hanford Site moved to an essential mission-critical operations posture in late March to ensure the safety of the site and local communities, the number of employees that reported to work dropped to about 10 to 15 percent of the normal 11,000-person workforce. The site had been preparing for a significant reduction in activities and services for several weeks, and thousands of federal and contractor employees had already shifted to a telework status.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC -Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after the House passed the Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies (PHONE) Act to prevent families from losing their landline phone numbers after natural disasters.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed three energy bills...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - DOE and the University of South Carolina-Aiken (USCA) unveiled a 3-D model of the proposed Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative (AMC) facility last week to be built on the USCA campus, providing accessible, modern, and flexible laboratory space for EM’s Savannah River National Laboratory and its collaboration partners.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) is renewing the non-competitive financial assistance cooperative agreement to the Florida International University Applied Research Center (FIU-ARC). Under this renewed agreement, FIU-ARC’s ongoing workforce development and technical support to DOE’s...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: House Democrats today released an updated version of The Heroes Act, addressing needs that have developed since the House passed an earlier iteration and reflecting negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded North Wind Site Services, LLC (North Wind) a new Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Environmental Management (EM-LLNL) Project Task Order under IDIQ # 89303319DEM000028 that will provide a variety of cleanup services at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) site. North Wind is a Small Business Administration (SBA) Certified 8(a) Program Participant.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 26, 2020
News Release: Last week, nine teams of finalists presented their proposals for the Fish Protection Prize’s PITCH CONTEST at the American Fisheries Society Virtual Annual Meeting. Following two days of pitches, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Bureau of Reclamation selected three prize winners.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In September 2020, the Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) announced cooperative agreements totaling $12 million over a three-year period to develop and deploy cyber and cyber-physical solutions for distribution and municipal...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In September 2020, the Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) announced cooperative agreements totaling $12 million over a three-year period to develop and deploy cyber and cyber-physical solutions for distribution and municipal...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 25, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) 2020 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). This funding opportunity will provide up to $80 million for projects that enhance energy demand flexibility across buildings and the electric power grid.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 25, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s health care announcement.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) 2020 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). This funding opportunity will provide up to $80 million for projects that enhance energy demand flexibility across buildings and the electric power grid.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 25, 2020
News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) published the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Tongass-specific Roadless Rule. The final EIS includes six alternatives, with a full exemption selected as the preferred alternative.
