Subcommittee Prepares to Reauthorize SBIR and STTR Programs
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation held a hearing to examine the role of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs in promoting innovation and job growth. Democratic Members of the subcommittee focused on the role that small businesses are playing in our economic recovery. “Small businesses are on the innovation frontline - developing new … Continue Reading
March 30, 2011Subcommittee Democrats Urge Clarity and Realism in NASA’s Exploration Plans and Tie Successful Execution to Stable Funding and Policy
(Washington, DC) -- Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing to review NASA’s exploration program as it transitions toward the development of the new launch and crew exploration systems directed in the NASA Authorization Act of 2010 [P.L. 111-267]. At the hearing, the head of NASA’s Exploration Systems Directorate, a space policy expert, and an industry representative were questioned by Subcommittee Members on the … Continue Reading
March 30, 2011Subcommittee Democrats Urge Clarity and Realism in NASA’s Exploration Plans and Tie Successful Execution to Stable Funding and Policy
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March 17, 2011Committee Democrats Deplore Deep Funding Cuts to FAA Research, Citing Concerns over the Safety of the Flying Public
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March 17, 2011Committee Democrats Deplore Deep Funding Cuts to FAA Research, Citing Concerns over the Safety of the Flying Public
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held amarkup of H.R. 970 to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Research and Development Program for fiscal years 2011 to 2014. H.R. 970 would cut FAA’s research, engineering, and development accounts by 23% for each of the years authorized to meet the Republican Leadership’s arbitrary goal of limiting federal agency budgets to FY 2008 funding levels. In doing so, the Republican-sponsored bill … Continue Reading
March 15, 2011Subcommittee Democrats Assess Progress at DHS
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March 15, 2011Subcommittee Democrats Assess Progress at DHS
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation held a hearing to review activities at the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO). Subcommittee Democrats explored the FY 2012 budget request for research and development at DHS and assessed the status of efforts to improve management and performance at the Directorate and DNDO. “I … Continue Reading
March 11, 2011Committee Democrats Highlight Value of EPA and NOAA Science; Express Alarm at Proposed Cuts
(Washington, DC) -The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearingto discuss the Administration’s FY 2012 budget requests for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Science and Technology activities at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Testifying before the Committee were NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco on the first panel, and EPA Assistant Administrator Paul Anastas on the second. Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) began by … Continue Reading
March 11, 2011Committee Democrats Highlight Value of EPA and NOAA Science; Express Alarm at Proposed Cuts
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March 11, 2011Committee Democrats: NSF and NIST Play Critical Roles in the Nation’s Innovation Agenda and Long-Term Growth
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March 11, 2011Committee Democrats: NSF and NIST Play Critical Roles in the Nation’s Innovation Agenda and Long-Term Growth
(Washington, DC) -The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearingtoday to discuss the Administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget request for research and for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs at the National Science Foundation (NSF); and technology and innovation programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Testifying on NSF’s budget request were the Director, Dr. Subra Suresh, and the Chairman of the … Continue Reading
March 09, 2011Ranking Member Johnson Salutes Space Shuttle Discovery On the Successful Completion of Its Last Mission
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March 09, 2011Ranking Member Johnson Salutes Space Shuttle Discovery On the Successful Completion of Its Last Mission
Washington, D.C. March 9, 2011.--Today Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) applauded the successful completion of the final mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery. “This is an historic moment in the space program. From launching satellites such as the Hubble Space Telescope, deploying the Ulysses satellite to study the Sun, becoming the first Shuttle orbiter to rendezvous with the Russian Mir Space Station, and transporting the Japanese Kibo laboratory to the International Space … Continue Reading
March 03, 2011Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson Reintroduces Bill To Promote Gender Parity Among University Engineering And Science Faculty
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March 03, 2011Committee Democrats Decry Proposed Drastic Cuts to Critical DOE Programs
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March 03, 2011Committee Democrats Decry Proposed Drastic Cuts to Critical DOE Programs
(Washington, DC) -The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearingto discuss the Administration’s FY 2012 budget request for energy research and technology development programs at the Department of Energy (DOE) with Secretary Steven Chu testifying. The President’s FY 2012 request for DOE of $29.5 billion is a $3.1 billion (11.8%) increase over FY 2010 appropriations. Many of the Department’s key research programs see significant increases. Echoing the concern of Committee … Continue Reading
March 03, 2011Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson Reintroduces Bill To Promote Gender Parity Among University Engineering And Science Faculty
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)today announced that she has introduced H.R. 889, the Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act, which passed the House in the 111th Congress as part of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. The legislation promotes gender parity in the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at the university faculty level. The … Continue Reading
March 02, 2011Committee Democrats Caution Against Start-Stop Approach to NASA’s Funding and Goals
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March 02, 2011Committee Democrats Caution Against Start-Stop Approach to NASA’s Funding and Goals
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held ahearingto discuss the Administration’s FY 2012 budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with Charles F. Bolden, Administrator of NASA. This was the Congress’s first opportunity to review the President’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for NASA and arrives at a time of very difficult budgetary issues, with the appropriations for FY 2011 still undecided. “I can only imagine … Continue Reading
February 17, 2011Committee Democrats Contrast President’s R&D Budget Request with Damaging House CR Cuts
(Washington, DC) - Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held ahearingto discuss the Administration’s FY 2012 budget request with the President’s top science advisor,Dr. John P. Holdren, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). “This committee has heard countless witnesses from industry, academia, and government over the past several years testify that investments in science and technology and in STEM education must be a cornerstone of any serious … Continue Reading