Environmental Protection Agency
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California’s Fort Ord has been on the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of the most polluted places in the nation since 1990
February 23, 2022 -
The Biden administration is in the market for greener sources of electricity for the federal government, a significant step in a decades-long plan set into motion by a recent executive order.
February 04, 2022 -
When it comes to acquisition, Kimberly Patrick has done it all. She used lean management to reduce backlogs and speed up procurements, brought senior agency management into acquisition planning, found innovative ways to meet small business goals. She's the director of Office of Acquisition Solutions, Office of Mission Support at the EPA, and the recent recipient of a Presidential Rank Award.
February 02, 2022 -
Renee Wynn, former chief information officer at NASA, joins host Aileen Black on this week's Leaders and Legends to share important leadership lessons she learned during her career.
January 13, 2022 -
Michael Peckham, the former CFO of the Program Support Office at HHS, is one of several executives retiring after more than 30 years in government.
January 12, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, auditors for the Department of Veterans Affairs say the data Veterans Affairs is using to measure its capacity to provide specialty health care might not be accurate.
December 21, 2021 -
Of the agency reentry plans that Federal News Network recently reviewed, it's mostly managers and supervisors who appear primed to return to the office, at least for a day or two a week, in early January.
December 20, 2021 -
A total of 23 agencies have detailed new climate change strategies, part of their response to a January executive order from President Joe Biden.
October 07, 2021 -
Everybody talks about using data to inform decision making about meeting the mandates of the Evidence Act, but fewer actually do it.
October 06, 2021 -
You may or may not know that the Environmental Protection Agency is in the business of scoring and certifying the efficiency of huge data centers, along with common home appliances.
October 01, 2021 -
Congress is considering different approaches to remediate PFAS, including one which passed the House and uses the Environmental Protection Agency's existing Superfund program to regulate the contaminants and order cleanups.
September 30, 2021 -
A forthcoming Federal Sustainability Plan will examine disclosures of greenhouse gas emissions from federal suppliers and policies to mitigate climate-related financial risks.
September 10, 2021 -
EPA senior officials failed to follow standard operating procedures in 2018, when they signed off on permit renewals for certain pesticides. Including leaving scientific documents out of the decision.
June 18, 2021 -
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says he has fully reinstated one of two key advisory boards he dismantled earlier this year in a push for “scientific integrity” at the agency
June 18, 2021 -
Civilian agencies that saw their workforces decline or, in some cases, relocate, could experience hiring sprees if the Biden administration gets its way with its 2022 budget request.
June 02, 2021