Environmental Protection Agency
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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 -
The Biden administration is asking for a 2.4% increase and a 14% increase in federal IT and cybersecurity spending, respectively, in fiscal 2022.
June 01, 2021 -
Cleaning up hazardous chemicals, unexploded munitions from military bases not likely to wrap up soonLast March a DoD task force report found that the number of installations where the department is investigating PFAS exposure rose from 401 to 651 as of the end of fiscal 2019.
May 27, 2021 -
Several years ago, EPA CIO Vaughn Noga and his team established a set of “wildly important goals” which he said have strengthened since the pandemic.
April 28, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new council at the Environmental Protection Agency will be tasked with researching how to protect communities facing issues with PFAS chemicals.
April 28, 2021 -
Nearly all civilian agencies would see double-digit spending increases next year, according to the Biden administration's 2022 budget request, which officials previewed Friday.
April 09, 2021 -
The Environmental Protection Agency and American Federation of Government Employees will revert back to some policies from a 2007 contract while they negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement.
April 07, 2021 -
The size of the Environmental Protection Agency has shrunk by 16% since 2009, according to members of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.
March 22, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Congress is asking four agencies about SolarWinds-sustained damage and more.
March 19, 2021