By DOE Newswire | Oct 22, 2019
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 legislative hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 10:30 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 22, 2019
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Working to keep the Hanford Site ’s computer network secure, EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Mission Support Alliance (MSA) is combating new and more advanced cyberthreats through training exercises for workers, simulated network attacks, and 24-7 monitoring to identify possible risks.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 22, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) sent a letter today to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai raising concerns about whether the FCC Media Bureau’s decision...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 22, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement today after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Sunday Riley Skincare and its CEO, Sunday Riley, for misleading consumers...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 22, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of 13 projects to receive a total of $28 million to advance wind energy nationwide. While utility-scale, land-based wind energy in the United States has grown to 96 gigawatts, significant opportunities for cost reductions remain, especially in the areas of offshore wind, distributed wind, and tall wind.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 22, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee 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 hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 10 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building entitled “Repurposing the C-Band to Benefit all Americans."
By DOE Newswire | Oct 22, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - 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) are raising concerns to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) about the Navigator program established under the Affordable Care Act.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 22, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing to examine international efforts to increase energy efficiency and opportunities to advance energy efficiency in the United States.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 22, 2019
Release: Selected Projects to Lower Barriers to Innovation, Improve Access to National Lab Research
By DOE Newswire | Oct 21, 2019
News Release: After a 10-year hiatus, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is restarting uranium mining leasing on public lands, while also incorporating more stringent environmental standards into the process. All renewed leases for these mining sites will require a detailed environmental assessment of the impacts of future mining on the area to ensure protection of air, water, wildlife, and cultural resources with a renewed emphasis on safety.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 21, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement after President Trump announced he would nominate Dan Brouillette to be Secretary of the Department of the Energy (DOE).
By DOE Newswire | Oct 18, 2019
News Release: Today, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) announced awards of nearly $7 million to support the research, development, and demonstration of next-generation tools and technologies to enhance the cybersecurity of energy delivery systems. Three projects were selected for their merit and potential to enhance the reliability and resilience of the nation’s energy infrastructure.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 18, 2019
News Release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement after President Trump announced that Secretary of Energy Rick Perry will be departing from his administration.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 18, 2019
News Release: Today, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) announced awards of nearly $7 million to support the research, development, and demonstration of next-generation tools and technologies to enhance the cybersecurity of energy delivery systems. Three projects were selected for their merit and potential to enhance the reliability and resilience of the nation’s energy infrastructure.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 18, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), Oversight and Investigations Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) issued the following statement today in response to the release of the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) framework for making risk-informed cleanup decisions...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 18, 2019
News Release: Every two years, leaders from tribal and state governments, federal agencies, private industry, utilities, and academia have an unparalleled opportunity to exchange ideas at the National Tribal Energy Summit (NTES) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy in cooperation with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
By DOE Newswire | Oct 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on reports that Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette will be nominated to be Energy Secretary...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 18, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Secretary Perry informed President Donald J. Trump that he will resign from his position, effective later this year. The Secretary is immensely grateful to President Trump and the American people for this opportunity to serve and looks forward to continuing to support the President’s agenda after he returns home to Texas later this year.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 18, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy is hosting its 2019 Program Review November 18-21 at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel in Lakewood, Colorado.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing to examine the status of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and its continued importance to our nation’s energy security.
