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Chair Rodgers: DOE Must Be Transparent About Risk of Taxpayer Dollars Going to China
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Microvast and More: Oversight of President Biden's Energy Spending Spree."
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DOE Awards Over $6 Million for University Nuclear Energy Infrastructure
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $6.3 million in funding for 18 projects at 15 universities in 14 states. The funding builds up scientific infrastructure and upgrades research reactors at universities to expand the nation’s scientific capabilities and train the next generation of nuclear energy scientists and engineers.
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Cross-training ‘Means the World’ to Technician, Offers Flexibility to EM Nevada
News Release: LAS VEGAS - Byron Smith joined the EM Nevada Program in spring 2022 to work as a real-time radiography technician. The former X-ray technician started the job with more than a decade of experience in radiology.
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EM Site Manager Monitors Endangered Woodpecker Population at SRS
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - An EM site manager recently joined U.S. Forest Service personnel to observe the monitoring process for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
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EM Develops Five-Year Workforce Projections at Cleanup Sites
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Electricians, radiological technicians and project control analysts are projected to be among the most in-demand professions across the EM complex in coming years, according to a recently completed analysis.
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Two EM Representatives Win Key Department of Energy Awards
News Release: DOE recently honored two EM employees with major awards for their superior performance in 2022.
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France Visit Enables Information Exchange to Advance EM Cleanup
News Release: An EM team led by Senior Advisor William “Ike" White recently traveled to France to visit the nuclear company Orano and Alternative Atomic Energies Commission (CEA) facilities, and meet with representatives with the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency (ANDRA). The trip provided an opportunity...
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Chair Rodgers: The Opioid and Fentanyl Crisis Hits Every Community
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Responding to America's Overdose Crisis: An Examination of Legislation to Build Upon the SUPPORT Act."
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Hanford Teams Up With Local Sheriff’s Office to Improve Traffic Safety
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Hanford Site and EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) teamed up with the Benton County Sheriff's Office earlier this year to enhance traffic safety on the site.
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Chair Rodgers: DOE Must Be Transparent About Risk of Taxpayer Dollars Going to China
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled “Microvast and More: Oversight of President Biden's Energy Spending Spree."
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Nearly 200 Students Earn Intern Spots With Savannah River Site Contractor
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - A total of 180 students hailing from 59 colleges and 15 states recently earned spots in an a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM ) contractor’s paid summer internship program at the Savannah River Site.
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Bechtel Names New Project Director for Hanford Plant
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Bechtel National Inc. has selected Senior Vice President Brian Hartman as the new project director for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site. He is a 40-year Bechtel veteran with extensive leadership experience.
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Chair Rodgers to FCC Commissioners: “It’s Critical that the FCC is Accountable, Uses Resources Responsibly, and Doesn’t Stray from its Mission”
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission."
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Chair Rodgers to FCC Commissioners: “It’s Critical that the FCC is Accountable, Uses Resources Responsibly, and Doesn’t Stray from its Mission”
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission."
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Chair Rodgers Statement on President Biden's CDC Director Nomination
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after President Biden announced his intention to appoint Mandy Cohen to serve as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
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Chair Rodgers Statement on President Biden's CDC Director Nomination
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after President Biden announced his intention to appoint Mandy Cohen to serve as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
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Rodgers, Pallone Release Statement on Major Cyberattack on DOE, Other Federal Agencies
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today following a global cyberattack this week that compromised the Department of Energy (DOE), as well as several other federal agencies.
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Energy Subcommittee Chair Duncan and Rep. Hudson's Remarks During North Carolina Field Hearing
News Release: THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF A GRID ATTACK
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Manchin Announces $3.8 Million in PILT Payments to 36 West Virginia Counties
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $3,868,229 from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to 36 West Virginia counties. These payments are made annually to help defray the costs associated with maintaining important community services.
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Rodgers, Pallone Release Statement on Major Cyberattack on DOE, Other Federal Agencies
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today following a global cyberattack this week that compromised the Department of Energy (DOE), as well as several other federal agencies.