The chairman of the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday criticized the Obama administration for failing to adequately fund research into making sure hydraulic fracturing and nuclear waste storage is safe. During a ...
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The day’s events will include discussion of near-shoring and the creation of innovation “hubs” across the nation. Government officials from across the country—Gov. Bill Haslam (R-Tenn.); Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D - ...
You come home from work and notice your dog or cat peeping at you from around the corner, you immediately know something's up. Regardless whether you discover a 'present' left on the living room rug or a broken vase from the cabinet they ...
The White House wants more protection for the privacy of citizens in the latest redraft of the controversial Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). CISPA, which has been pushed forward by the House Permanent Select ...
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The White House has threatened to veto the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) in its current form, citing concerns that the bill does not adequately prevent sharing of irrelevant personal information. If ...
Departing U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced today that Deputy United States Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis will assume the post of Acting United States Trade Representative effective Friday, March 15, 2013, as Ambassador ...
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SPIE leaders said they were encouraged to see proposed increases in funds for scientific research and development and a greater emphasis on STEM education in President Obama’s 2014 budget proposal released last Wednesday. At the same ...
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Ex-Metropolitan Police cyber crime detective and current MD of Cyber Security Consulting - which still handles government contracts - Adrian Culley has told Computing that the government's £650m budget for cyber security is not ...
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NASA's proposed $17.7 billion budget includes plans to capture and redirect an asteroid into orbit around Earth so astronauts can study it. Ultimately, the project looks to learn more about the makeup of asteroids in an attempt to protect ...
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Luxury plug-in hybrid carmaker Fisker Automotive looks set to file for bankruptcy protection in the US as soon as this week, according to latest reports. Under pressure from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to re-pay nearly US$200 ...
President Barack Obama's nominee for energy secretary, Ernest Moniz, on Tuesday reiterated the Obama administration's position that decisions to license liquefied natural gas exports from the US should be based on a transparent, analytic ...
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Scientists at the University of Washington are working on a rocket that they say could enable astronauts to reach Mars in just 30 days. NASA has estimated that, using current technology, a round-trip human mission to Mars would take more ...
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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's federal budget, released Wednesday, calls for increases in federal research and development spending. The overall spending increase, though shows a decline when adjusted for inflation. The White House ...
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Related Media Defense of biotechnology is personal Biggest wine hoax in history reveals trade secrets Whiskey is for drinking; agriculture water is for fighting Eating lunch while catching up on the news, the headline “Monsanto ...
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A little-publicized provision in a U.S. government budget resolution that largely prohibits four agencies from using Chinese-made IT products could backfire, several tech trade groups said. The provision, in a 2013 budget resolution ...