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  • HealthCare.gov contractors point fingers at CMS for site bottlenecks

    The House Energy and Commerce Committee called representatives from four contractors — including prime contractor CGI Federal — to the committee to investigate the bumpy launch of the health care website. Contractors responsible for key parts of the website told lawmakers that the federal government was responsible for comprehensively testing the site and that a late decision to require logging into the system before browsing for insurance plans created bottlenecks that crippled the site.

    Congress
    October 24, 2013
  • DoE restructures management offices to cut waste, improve security

    The Department of Energy detailed to House lawmakers Wednesday its plans to create a new undersecretary for management and performance and expand its undersecretary of science office.

    Budget
    July 25, 2013
  • GOP lawmakers urge Obama to drop cyber executive order

    Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate wrote to President Barack Obama urging him to not issue an executive order setting voluntary cybersecurity standards for private-sector operators of critical infrastructure.

    All News
    October 11, 2012
  • NIH director voices concerns about sequestration

    National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins and members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee on Health shared concern about effects of potential sequestration on the agency, specifically in the area of funding grants.

    All News
    June 22, 2012
  • Now on Google street view: The homes of the House Energy and Commerce Committee

    The folks from the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog are going after Google for taking \"Street View\" photos of the homes 19 members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which happens to be the congressional overseers of much of Google\'s business.

    Management
    July 09, 2010
  • NIH faces economic strains in 2011

    NIH director Dr. Francis Collins testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce\'s Subcommittee on Health yesterday that the immediate future could be difficult because of poor economic conditions and stimulus funds running dry.

    Congress
    June 16, 2010
  • Former Undersecretary says cap-and-trade bill is problematic

    By Emily Jarvis Internet Editor FederalNewsRadio.com Lawmakers are debating a cap-and-trade system designed to put more limits on the pollution emitted by companies. The cap-and-trade system would be aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions, as…

    Management
    July 20, 2009
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