By DOE Newswire | Sep 15, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM and the management and operations contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have been working with a local community reuse organization to dismantle six buildings for resale, with proceeds supporting regional economic and workforce development activities.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: ICYMI - Last Friday, a group of 73 stakeholder groups and companies - including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Environmental Defense Fund, National Association of Manufacturers, and The Nature Conservancy - sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging passage of the American Energy Innovation Act (AEIA) before the year is over.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) called for an immediate briefing with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar following a series of alarming new reports detailing ongoing efforts by Trump...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Deputy Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes travelled to the Midwest region where he visited Ames National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and Southeast Wisconsin.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: Today, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray sent a letter urging Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 14, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) wrote to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 11, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) raised a series of questions in a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today following press reports that the agency put out a bid for a more than $250 million communications contract for a COVID-19 public relations campaign in the months leading up to the presidential election.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 10, 2020
News Release: Today, the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Commerce (DOC), Department of Defense (DoD), and Department of State launched the Federal Consortium for Advanced Batteries (FCAB) to accelerate the development of a robust, secure, domestic industrial base for advanced batteries. The Consortium provides...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 10, 2020
News Release: After a 17-month investigation, House and Senate Committee leaders today released a staff report detailing extensive abuse of nearly $6 million in taxpayer funds by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma, who retained private communications consultants with strong ties...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers sent a letter to the bipartisan leadership of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) calling for inclusion of the Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (FY21 NDAA).
By DOE Newswire | Sep 10, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with all five commissioners on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. (EDT). The hearing is entitled, “Trump FCC: Four Years of Lost Opportunities."
By DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska issued the following statement today after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for an oil and gas lease sale in the federal waters of Alaska’s Cook Inlet in 2021.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it will provide $16 million for advanced research in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) for both scientific investigation and the management of complex systems.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Committee advanced seven consumer protection bills to the full House of Representatives...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr’s (D-NJ) opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at a Full Committee markup of 38 bills...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the full Committee voted to advance 26 health bills to the full House of Representatives...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Committee advanced two energy bills to the full House of Representatives...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Committee advanced three communications and technology bills to the full House of Representatives...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today the Energy and Commerce Committee advanced 38 bills to the House floor for consideration. This builds upon the bipartisan progress the committee made in July when 30 bipartisan bills were reported to the full House for consideration.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m. (EDT) on the need for an ambitious...
