Environmental Protection Agency
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FAR Council issues an interim rule to change the acquisition regulations. Agencies and contractors must start meeting new requirements for goods and services.
May 31, 2011 -
EPA environmental protection specialist Una Song joins host John Gilroy to talk about the Energy Star project and how it can help your agency monitor its energy use. April 26, 2011
April 26, 2011 -
More details are emerging about the $38 billion dollar deal lawmakers say they reached to keep the government from shutting down. Some cuts were made by pruning money left over from previous years. More than half of the cuts affect education, labor and health programs. A vote in the House is expected as early as Wednesday and the Senate must pass it by Friday to prevent a shutdown.
April 12, 2011 -
A lawyer reviewing claims made by people who believe chemical testing at Fort Detrick caused a cancer cluster says none of the claims shows any support for their accusations.
March 12, 2011 -
AFGE members marched on Capitol Hill to put a face on the federal workforce. They want to correct the misperception that government workers are to blame for the deficit and gridlock in Washington.
February 09, 2011 -
Two bills aimed at the EPA are in the Senate, but whether they create momentum or reveal a divide aren\'t clear. The Hill\'s Ben Geman explains.
February 02, 2011 -
Federal agencies are collaborating to fight bed bug infestations with common-sense practices.
February 01, 2011 -
A newly-released EPA Inspector General\'s audit found that the agency lacks the internal controls it needs to make sure its workforce is aligned with its missions.
December 31, 2010 -
Former EPA CIO Molly O\'Neill highlights the top IT stories of this year in the DorobekINSIDER series, \'2010 and Beyond.\'
December 21, 2010 -
A Federal Facilities Agreement has been signed to clean up the contamination at Ft. Detrick.
December 17, 2010 -
On May 12, 2010, the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition unveiled its four-point \"Policy Roadmap for Clean Energy\". We ask co-chair Christine Todd Whitman what progress she\'s seen since then.
December 15, 2010 -
The Federal Bed Bug Workgroup meets in February for its second summit.
December 09, 2010 -
Federal offices face a public health scourge spreading across the nation: bedbugs. Five agencies have joined forces to form the Federal Bed Bug Workgroup, which works to educate on and control the spread of bed bugs. The EPA\'s director of Office of Pesticide Programs tells us about findings of the first National Bed Bug Summit.
November 29, 2010 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) released the 2011 Fuel Economy Guide, providing consumers with information about estimated mileage and fuel costs for model year 2011 vehicles. EPA\'s Karl Simon joins us with details.
November 12, 2010 -
The Gulf Coast oil spill is prompting many agencies to take a second -- and often a third -- look at how they handle communications in a crisis.
November 09, 2010