Subcommittee Democrats Question Industry’s Progress in Assuring Safe Deepwater Drilling
(Washington, DC) - On Wednesday, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing to review the offshore oil and gas industry’s progress in developing safer and more environmentally responsible drilling technologies. Democrats sought to understand what lessons the industry has learned about the inherent risks of deepwater and ultra-deepwater drilling in the year since an explosion onboard the Deepwater Horizon killed eleven men and … Continue Reading
April 07, 2011Subcommittee Democrats Question Industry’s Progress in Assuring Safe Deepwater Drilling
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April 07, 2011Subcommittee Reviews Earthquake Risks in the U.S.
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April 06, 2011Subcommittee Democrats Explore Questions Behind TSA’s Behavioral-Based Security Screening Program
(Washington, DC) -- Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight held a hearing to review the value and effectiveness of the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA’s) Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) program. The SPOT program relies on identifying specific nonverbal behavioral cues that are believed to be associated with stress, fear or anxiety, as a method of identifying individuals that may pose a … Continue Reading
April 06, 2011Subcommittee Democrats Explore Questions Behind TSA’s Behavioral-Based Security Screening Program
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April 01, 2011Committee Democrats Concerned that Hearing Fails to Address Scientific Basis for Action on Climate Change
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April 01, 2011Committee Democrats Concerned that Hearing Fails to Address Scientific Basis for Action on Climate Change
(Washington, DC) -On Thursday, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearingtitled, “Climate Change: Examining the Processes Used to Create Science and Policy”. Testifying before the Committee were six witnesses: three scientists; a business school professor of marketing; an energy industry lawyer; and an economist. Topics for witness testimony and Committee Member questions ranged from the scientific foundations of climate change, to the controversy over stolen emails … Continue Reading
March 31, 2011Subcommittee Prepares to Reauthorize SBIR and STTR Programs
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March 31, 2011Subcommittee 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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