The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent agency in charge of protecting the natural environment. It was established in 1970.
Recovery Mode
November 03, 2009
Early this year, as the federal government set out to distribute $787 billion in economic stimulus funds, the challenge quickly became one of situational awareness. An unknown number of state and local governments, contractors, ...
Experts say policy' czars' fall within presidential authority
October 07, 2009
Constitutional experts mostly defended the legality of President Obama's practice of naming policy "czars" who are not subject to confirmation by the Senate and not readily accountable to congressional oversight committees. ...
The Risks of Open Government
September 14, 2009
Too much insight into the policymaking process can stymie the goals of transparency, scholar says.
Forecast: Mostly Cloudy
September 04, 2009
Government technologists want to deploy cloud computing, but agencies must learn to let go. ...
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November 11, 2009
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