Cancun Talks End with Agreement to Push for Greater Emissions Cuts, Verify Actions

CANCUN, Mexico—Negotiators from 194 countries concluded two weeks of climate talks here Dec. 11, with the adoption of a series of agreements that recognize the need to push for deeper cuts in…

House Passes Temporary Spending Freeze, Allows Adjustments for Energy Technology

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The House of Representatives Dec. 8 approved a continuing resolution that would freeze spending for discretionary programs in fiscal 2011 but would allow flexibility for the Energy Department to spend more on…

Republicans to Disband House Select Panel on Energy, Global Warming in Next Congress

The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will be discontinued in the 112th Congress, the committee’s top Republican announced Dec. 1…

IRS’s Information Security Weaknesses Jeopardize Financial Data, GAO Reports

The Internal Revenue Service had a material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting related to information security in fiscal year 2009, the Government Accountability Office said in a…