http://www.govexec.comen-usThu, 09 May 2013 16:21:09 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/05/gop-forces-gridlock-over-obamas-nominees-epa-labor/63086/Senate confirmation ritual gives minority party big influence.Amy Harder, National JournalThu, 09 May 2013 16:21:09 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/05/gop-forces-gridlock-over-obamas-nominees-epa-labor/63086/OversightGina McCarthy is Obama's nominee to head EPA.Alex Brandon/AP http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/what-senate-energy-panel-would-look-under-chairwoman-landrieu/62887/Landrieu is one of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate on energy issues.Amy HarderTue, 30 Apr 2013 11:33:43 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/what-senate-energy-panel-would-look-under-chairwoman-landrieu/62887/OversightSen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP File Photohttp://www.govexec.com/technology/2013/04/obamas-pick-energy-secretary-blocked-over-cuts-sc-nuclear-waste-plant/62745/GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham defends plutonium reprocessing in his state.Amy Harder, National JournalWed, 24 Apr 2013 09:36:29 -0400http://www.govexec.com/technology/2013/04/obamas-pick-energy-secretary-blocked-over-cuts-sc-nuclear-waste-plant/62745/TechnologyEnergy Secretary nominee Ernest MonizManuel Balce Ceneta/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/besieged-regulator-appointed-nuclear-weapons-panel/62642/Gregory Jaczko resigned from the NRC amid allegations he was a bully.Amy Harder, National JournalThu, 18 Apr 2013 17:10:11 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/besieged-regulator-appointed-nuclear-weapons-panel/62642/OversightFormer NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko Susan Walsh/AP File Photohttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/senator-grill-obamas-energy-nominee-nuclear-waste-site/62334/History between Sen. Ron Wyden and Ernest Moniz dates back to the 1990s.Amy HarderMon, 08 Apr 2013 09:55:49 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/04/senator-grill-obamas-energy-nominee-nuclear-waste-site/62334/OversightSen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., convenes Moniz’s confirmation hearing Tuesday morning,Charles Dharapak/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/02/democrats-oppose-flexibility-sequester-cuts/61547/Some fear the blame could shift to Obama.Shane Goldmacher, Amy Harder, and Stacy Kaper, National JournalWed, 27 Feb 2013 09:22:55 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/02/democrats-oppose-flexibility-sequester-cuts/61547/OversightSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., answers questions on the looming automatic spending cuts following a Democratic strategy session at the Capitol in Washington.J. Scott Applewhite/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/02/after-sequester-government-shutdown-looms/61516/The continuing resolution keeping government open expires on March 27.Amy Harder and Stacy Kaper, National JournalTue, 26 Feb 2013 09:52:26 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/02/after-sequester-government-shutdown-looms/61516/OversightThe federal government last shut down in the mid-1990s, affecting federal parks and monument staff.AP file photohttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/02/senate-democrats-prepare-defend-obamas-climate-change-rules/61424/The president is expected to pick Gina McCarthy to head EPA.Amy Harder, National JournalThu, 21 Feb 2013 09:15:58 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/02/senate-democrats-prepare-defend-obamas-climate-change-rules/61424/Oversight“My No. 1 job is to make sure that nobody does any harm to the existing Clean Air Act,” Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said Wednesday.Ben Margot/AP file photohttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/02/super-bowl-blackout-could-add-momentum-energy-policy-lawmaker-says/61077/Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, says Hispanic vote spurred immigration reform.Amy Harder, National JournalMon, 04 Feb 2013 15:36:23 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/02/super-bowl-blackout-could-add-momentum-energy-policy-lawmaker-says/61077/OversightSan Francisco 49er cheerleaders performed during the blackout Sunday.Evan Vucci/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/01/democratic-senators-pass-torch-epa-climate-change/60811/'There doesn't have to be a bill,' Sen. Boxer says. 'EPA has the authority...'Amy Harder, National JournalWed, 23 Jan 2013 09:07:02 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2013/01/democratic-senators-pass-torch-epa-climate-change/60811/OversightEpitavi/Shutterstock.comhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/09/protesters-security-forces-clash-charlotte/57863/Standoff blocks roads that were not expected to be closed.Amy HarderWed, 05 Sep 2012 07:09:50 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/09/protesters-security-forces-clash-charlotte/57863/OversightPolice observe protestors Monday in Charlotte.Patrick Semansky/APhttp://www.govexec.com/technology/2012/08/isaac-prompts-loan-petroleum-reserve/57814/The Energy Department has loaned oil in similar, emergency-type situations eight previous times.Amy HarderFri, 31 Aug 2012 15:31:54 -0400http://www.govexec.com/technology/2012/08/isaac-prompts-loan-petroleum-reserve/57814/TechnologyA rig extracts crude oil from the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.Flickr user kkhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/07/science-politics-collide-over-extreme-weather-climate-change/56593/Most scientists agree a warmer planet will see more extreme-weather events.Amy Harder, National JournalTue, 03 Jul 2012 08:58:18 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/07/science-politics-collide-over-extreme-weather-climate-change/56593/OversightDr. Scott M. Lieberman/APhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2012/06/sierra-club-hires-epa-official-felled-crucify-comments/56549/Al Armendariz will help the group's campaign against coal.Amy Harder, National JournalFri, 29 Jun 2012 17:11:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2012/06/sierra-club-hires-epa-official-felled-crucify-comments/56549/ManagementAl ArmendarizEPAhttp://www.govexec.com/management/2012/06/utility-executive-blasts-epa/56036/New CEO of American Electric Power is no fan of the administration's regulatory policies.Amy Harder, National JournalFri, 01 Jun 2012 11:52:00 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2012/06/utility-executive-blasts-epa/56036/ManagementCoal lies in piles around a conveyor system at a Kentucky mine.Ed Reinke/AP http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/03/epa-proposes-first-ever-climate-rules/41586/Rule is sure to reignite a fight over climate change both in Congress and on the campaign trail.Amy Harder, National JournalTue, 27 Mar 2012 12:57:35 -0400http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/03/epa-proposes-first-ever-climate-rules/41586/OversightCharlie Riedel/AP file photohttp://www.govexec.com/management/2012/03/energy-secretary-backtracks-high-gas-prices/41453/Steven Chu retracts his now-infamous 2008 statement about boosting prices at the pump.Amy Harder, National JournalTue, 13 Mar 2012 13:37:48 -0400http://www.govexec.com/management/2012/03/energy-secretary-backtracks-high-gas-prices/41453/ManagementEvan Vucci/APhttp://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/02/epa-faces-third-straight-year-cuts/41185/Budget barely acknowledges the agency’s plans to regulate power-plant emissions.Amy Harder, National JournalMon, 13 Feb 2012 12:41:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2012/02/epa-faces-third-straight-year-cuts/41185/OversightStock.xchnghttp://www.govexec.com/contracting/2012/01/obama-rejects-keystone-pipeline/40863/Administration says Republicans did not allow adequate time to the project.Amy Harder, National JournalWed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2012/01/obama-rejects-keystone-pipeline/40863/ContractingNati Harnik/APhttp://www.govexec.com/defense/2011/12/embattled-nuclear-agency-chairman-verbally-abused-female-employees-colleague-says/35628/'Of all the issues of leadership before us, I have found this the most troubling," Commissioner William Magwood says in testimony about Gregory Jaczko.Amy HarderWed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/defense/2011/12/embattled-nuclear-agency-chairman-verbally-abused-female-employees-colleague-says/35628/Defensehttp://www.govexec.com/defense/2011/12/navy-seeks-boost-from-biofuels/35552/Announcement is part of President Obama's goal of advancing a domestic biofuels industry capable of powering vehicles that now use diesel and jet fuel.Amy HarderMon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/defense/2011/12/navy-seeks-boost-from-biofuels/35552/Defensehttp://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2011/11/energy-secretary-says-politics-did-not-influence-solyndra-loan/35440/Steven Chu also says he didn't know his department urged the company to delay announcing layoffs until after the November 2010 elections.Amy HarderThu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2011/11/energy-secretary-says-politics-did-not-influence-solyndra-loan/35440/Newshttp://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2011/11/emails-suggest-energy-department-put-politics-above-economics-with-solyndra/35431/The agency, the struggling solar power company and its private investors were considering restructuring at the time of the newly released correspondence.Amy HarderWed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2011/11/emails-suggest-energy-department-put-politics-above-economics-with-solyndra/35431/Newshttp://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2011/11/will-energy-secretary-steven-chu-stay-or-go/35417/Burgeoning Solyndra controversy could put him on the ropes.Amy Harder and Coral DavenportTue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2011/11/will-energy-secretary-steven-chu-stay-or-go/35417/Newshttp://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2011/11/emails-show-obama-fundraiser-involved-in-solyndra/35370/George Kaiser was involved in lobbying the White House toward the company.Amy HarderWed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2011/11/emails-show-obama-fundraiser-involved-in-solyndra/35370/News