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Energy IG Report Offers New Details on Veteran Discrimination, Whistleblower Retaliation

“Today’s report offers shocking new details about the Bonneville Power Administration’s illegal hiring practices that discriminated against veterans and the agency’s culture of intimidation toward whistleblowers,” said House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif.

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ADVISORY: Oversight Committee to Hold Hearing on Energy Department Whistleblower Retaliation and Vet Discrimination

WASHINGTON - On Thursday August 1, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing entitled “Department of Energy’s Bonneville Power Administration: Discriminating Against Veterans and Retaliating Against ...

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Oversight Committee Seeks Documents on DOE Whistleblower Retaliation and Discrimination Against Veterans

WASHINGTON—House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., today sent a letter to Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy Daniel B. Poneman regarding a new DOE Inspector General report indicating the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) had discriminated against veterans in its hiring practices and retaliated against employees who attempted to ...

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Oversight Subcommittee to Examine Federal Constraints on American Energy Production

WASHINGTON – The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements will hold a hearing on Thursday, May 16th entitled “Opportunities Lost: Constraints on Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands and Waters.”   The hearing will examine the Department of the Interior’s policies towards energy production on federal lands and waters. In particular, it will focus on ...

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Oversight Hearing to Review Impact of Rising Energy Costs on American Families

"Energy costs for the average American family have risen significantly in the last twelve years. Since 2000, the amount that families spend on energy has increased to 20 percent of real income, up from 12 percent in 2001."

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Oversight Report Finds President Obama’s Real Energy Strategy is “None of the Below”

“This report details numerous specific rules and regulatory actions advanced by the Obama Administration which will severely restrict the development of abundant and reliable energy resources,” Chairman Issa said.

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Emails Contradict President Obama’s Answer on Loan Scandal in Colorado TV Interview

CompleteColorado.com has obtained emails that seem to directly contradict Plouffe's answer, and also challenge the President's notion that the DOE's loan decisions were universally autonomous within the agency.

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Oversight Seeks Information on Potential “Solyndra-Style” Tax Write-Offs to Fisker Automotive

“The Committee is also concerned that DOE may have similarly failed to protect taxpayers in the case of other companies that obtained DOE loans and then restructured those agreements to attract outside capital,” Issa wrote.

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Issa Statement on Passage of No More Solyndras Act

“The operations of the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program was rife with mismanagement and serious violations of federal law. Department officials illegally altered the terms of Solyndra’s loan agreement to advantage individuals who were invested in the company and political supporters of the President."

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Oversight Committee Presses Energy Secretary on False Denials, Improper Use of Non-official Email Accounts in Solyndra Loan Program

“Recently-obtained documents show DOE officials frequently used Yahoo! and Gmail to communicate about the loan guarantee program,” Issa, Jordan, and Gowdy wrote to Chu.