Energy Department
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Federal infrastructure projects have stalled around the country due to cumbersome permitting processes and funding challenges, which is why a bipartisan law was enacted two years ago to speed things up. Now the authors are hoping to amend that legislation with the Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act.
July 06, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the State Department plans to spend almost $1 billion to modernize four key services under the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
July 03, 2018 -
A former White House IT official tapped by the Trump administration to head a new Energy Department cybersecurity office says she intends to make the agency a more competitive recruiter for top talent.
June 26, 2018 -
The House Appropriations Committee approved the Financial Services and General Government fiscal 2019 spending bill with additional money for the three governmentwide funds.
June 18, 2018 -
OMB announced USDA, Energy and HUD earned approval from the TMF Board to get some of the $100 million in additional funding to push ongoing IT modernization projects over the top.
June 08, 2018 -
President Donald Trump's second executive order offers new limitations on official time, as well as restrictions to federal union use of agency office space and property.
May 31, 2018 -
A new executive order echoes the Obama-era GreenGov initiative to make the federal government a leader in environmental sustainability uses less strict metrics for measuring those goals.
May 22, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Energy Department's Inspector General finds the agency's Chief Financial Officer moved too much money over to the Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability account.
May 03, 2018 -
Federal CIO Suzette Kent said four agency proposals are among the first set of finalists to get some of the $100 million Technology Modernization Fund.
April 23, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, President Donald Trump presided over the signing of the "One Federal Decision" memorandum of understanding, in which seven of his cabinet secretaries took part.
April 10, 2018 -
A recent hearing of the House Homeland Security and Oversight and Government Reform committees highlighted the importance of leadership to make progress with CDM.
April 02, 2018 -
VA looks headed for its sixth secretary in five years.
March 20, 2018 -
The winning bidder of a DoE contract ran into protests because of its novel approach to handling very dangerous material.
March 15, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, three agencies are working on a spacecraft that could destroy an asteroid with a nuclear weapon.
March 12, 2018 -
The Energy Department will — if Congress goes along with the funding — set up a cybersecurity, energy security and emergency response office.
March 08, 2018